Patents by Inventor Charles J. Banas

Charles J. Banas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11852029
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a first rotatable body and an injector. The first rotatable body extends axially along and circumferentially about a rotational axis. The first rotatable body includes a first scoop with a first scoop aperture that extends obliquely through the first rotatable body. The injector includes a first nozzle orifice and a second nozzle orifice. The injector is configured to direct a first fluid jet from the first nozzle orifice into an inlet of the first scoop aperture. The injector is further configured to direct a second fluid jet from the second nozzle orifice into the inlet of the first scoop aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sin Chien Siw, Charles J. Banas, Timothy Castaldo
  • Publication number: 20220049625
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a first rotatable body and an injector. The first rotatable body extends axially along and circumferentially about a rotational axis. The first rotatable body includes a first scoop with a first scoop aperture that extends obliquely through the first rotatable body. The injector includes a first nozzle orifice and a second nozzle orifice. The injector is configured to direct a first fluid jet from the first nozzle orifice into an inlet of the first scoop aperture. The injector is further configured to direct a second fluid jet from the second nozzle orifice into the inlet of the first scoop aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sin Chien Siw, Charles J. Banas, Timothy Castaldo
  • Patent number: 11193389
    Abstract: A seal land includes a seal land body that extends circumferentially about an axis and radially between an inner seal land side and an outer seal land side. The seal land body is configured with a plurality of fluid passages arranged about the axis. A first of the fluid passages includes an inner passage segment and an outer passage segment fluidly coupled with the inner passage segment. The inner passage segment extends along a first trajectory within the seal land body towards the outer passage segment. The outer passage segment extends along a second trajectory within the seal land body away from the inner passage segment and towards the outer seal land side. The second trajectory is different than the first trajectory and includes a radial component and a circumferential component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sin Chien Siw, Timothy Castaldo, Charles J. Banas
  • Publication number: 20210115812
    Abstract: A seal land includes a seal land body that extends circumferentially about an axis and radially between an inner seal land side and an outer seal land side. The seal land body is configured with a plurality of fluid passages arranged about the axis. A first of the fluid passages includes an inner passage segment and an outer passage segment fluidly coupled with the inner passage segment. The inner passage segment extends along a first trajectory within the seal land body towards the outer passage segment. The outer passage segment extends along a second trajectory within the seal land body away from the inner passage segment and towards the outer seal land side. The second trajectory is different than the first trajectory and includes a radial component and a circumferential component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Sin Chien Siw, Timothy Castaldo, Charles J. Banas