Patents by Inventor Charles T. Ruby

Charles T. Ruby 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).

  • Multi-piece fairing for monolithic turbine exhaust case
    Patent number: 9631517
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component comprises a frame and a fairing. The frame comprises a monolithic ring-strut-ring structure. The fairing comprises a multi-segment ring-strut-ring structure that is assembled around the frame. A method of assembling the frame and fairing comprises positioning a plurality of shroud segments within a frame and joining the plurality of shroud segments to each other so that the fairing is trapped within the frame. In one embodiment, the fairing comprises a plurality of outer diameter shroud segments, a plurality of inner diameter shroud segments, a plurality of strut segments, and stiffening features connected to the plurality of strut segments to strengthen the fairing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jason David Liles, Charles T. Ruby
  • MULTI-PIECE FAIRING FOR MONOLITHIC TURBINE EXHAUST CASE
    Publication number: 20140186167
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component comprises a frame and a fairing. The frame comprises a monolithic ring-strut-ring structure. The fairing comprises a multi-segment ring-strut-ring structure that is assembled around the frame. A method of assembling the frame and fairing comprises positioning a plurality of shroud segments within a frame and joining the plurality of shroud segments to each other so that the fairing is trapped within the frame. In one embodiment, the fairing comprises a plurality of outer diameter shroud segments, a plurality of inner diameter shroud segments, a plurality of strut segments, and stiffening features connected to the plurality of strut segments to strengthen the fairing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason David Liles, Charles T. Ruby