Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Strock

Christopher W. Strock 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: 10711622
    Abstract: A blade includes a blade body extending from a blade root to an opposed blade tip surface along a longitudinal axis. The blade body defines a pressure side and a suction side. The blade body includes a cutting edge defined where the tip surface of the blade body meets the pressure side of the blade body. The cutting edge is configured to abrade a seal section of an engine case. A method for manufacturing a blade includes forming an airfoil with a root and an opposed tip surface along a longitudinal axis, wherein the airfoil defines a pressure side and a suction side. The method also includes forming a cutting edge where the tip surface of the airfoil meets the pressure side of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Changsheng Guo, Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10711638
    Abstract: A vibration resistant fan guide vane for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan guide vane comprises a vibration damping component made of a MAXMET composite. The damping component may be a cover that covers some or all of the fan guide vane body. Alternatively, portions of the fan guide vane body or the entire vane body may be made from MAXMET composites. The disclosure makes use of the ultrahigh, fully reversible, non-linear elastic hysteresis behavior that MAXMET composites exhibit during cyclic elastic deformation in order to damp vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shahram Amini, Christopher W. Strock, Sergei F. Burlatsky, Dmitri Novikov
  • Publication number: 20200217209
    Abstract: An integrally bladed rotor, including: a plurality of blades integrally formed with a hub as a single component, each of the plurality of blades having a blade body extending from the hub to an opposed blade tip surface along a longitudinal axis, wherein the blade body defines a pressure side and a suction side, and wherein the blade body includes a cutting edge defined between the blade tip surface of the blade body and the pressure side of the blade body, wherein the cutting edge is configured to abrade a seal section of an engine case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Changsheng Guo, Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10697464
    Abstract: A blade outer airseal comprising a body having: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; a trailing end; a metallic substrate; and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer comprising a metallic matrix and a filler. The filler forms at least 20% by volume of the abradable layer with agglomerates or aggregates of oxide particles, the oxide particles having a D50 size ?200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10670045
    Abstract: An abrasive tip comprises an additive layer having an additive; the additive is configured to prevent adhesion of an organic component from an abradable seal onto an abrasive blade tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W Strock, James O Hansen
  • Patent number: 10669213
    Abstract: A method includes forming a ceramic member that has a plurality of closed pores within a ceramic matrix. The forming includes compacting a ceramic powder to form intra-particle pores between particles of the ceramic powder, and sintering the compacted ceramic powder to cause diffusion of the ceramic powder and formation of the ceramic matrix. The diffusion does not fill the intra-particle pores and leaves the closed pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susan M. Tholen, Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10669878
    Abstract: A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer comprising a metallic matrix and a solid lubricant; and the metallic matrix comprises, by weight, 35% copper, 30.0-45.0% combined nickel, cobalt, and iron with combined iron and cobalt content at most one-third of the nickel content, 2.0-8.0% aluminum, and 5.0-15.0% chromium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10662517
    Abstract: A process of preparing a blade tip for abrasive coating includes forming a hydroxide layer on a surface of the blade tip. The process includes ablating the hydroxide layer from the surface with a laser. The process includes roughening the surface with the laser after the hydroxide layer ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10655492
    Abstract: An abrasive tip comprises an additive, the additive is configured to prevent adhesion of an organic component from an abradable seal onto an abrasive blade tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James O Hansen, Christopher W Strock
  • Publication number: 20200149431
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a preformed sheet having geometric surface features for a geometrically segmented abradable ceramic thermal barrier coating on a turbine engine component, the process comprising the steps of providing a preformed sheet material. The process includes forming a partially of geometric surface features in the sheet material. The process includes joining the sheet material to a substrate of the turbine engine component. The process includes disposing a thermally insulating topcoat over the geometric surface features and forming segmented portions that are separated by faults extending through the thermally insulating topcoat from the geometric surface features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Strock, Paul M. Lutjen
  • Publication number: 20200149426
    Abstract: An article has a body having: a first face; and a first bevel surface extending from the first face. A plurality of first channels along the first bevel surface extending from the first face. A ceramic coating is along the inner diameter surface and the first bevel surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher W. Strock
  • Publication number: 20200141260
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a circumferential row of blades, with the blades having respective blade tips. A seal is disposed about the blades. The seal has an abradable layer which the tips of the blades, at times, rub against when the blades rotate. The rubbing produces a maximum temperature at the abradable layer. The abradable layer includes a metal matrix and microballoons dispersed in the metal matrix. The microballoons are formed of a glass that has a glass transition temperature that is approximately 50° F. to 300° F. greater than the maximum temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Seymour, Christopher W. Strock
  • Publication number: 20200123922
    Abstract: A turbine article includes a substrate with a geometric surface having a multiple of divots recessed into the substrate, and a ceramic topcoat disposed over the geometric surface, the topcoat including at least a first layer having a first hardness and a second layer having a second hardness, the first hardness different than the second hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10626751
    Abstract: A cooling system for a turbine engine includes a structure defining a fluid passageway. The fluid passageway includes an impingement surface. A first opening into the fluid passageway is also included. The first opening is disposed opposite the impingement surface of the fluid passageway such that airflow entering the fluid passageway impacts the impingement surface. An agglomerate retention structure is disposed on the impingement surface. The agglomerate retention structure holds particulates impacting the impingement surface entering through the opening. A turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Strock, Paul M. Lutjen
  • Publication number: 20200095171
    Abstract: A method for coating a substrate with a ceramic coating, includes the steps of: applying a bond coat material to a surface of a substrate to form a bond coat on the surface; and applying a ceramic coat over the bond coat, wherein the step of applying the bond coat material produces a bond coat having a lower elastic modulus as compared to a conventionally applied bond coat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher W. Strock, Kevin Seymour, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Sergei F. Burlatsky
  • Patent number: 10590523
    Abstract: An air seal for use in a gas turbine engine. The seal includes a thermally sprayed abradable seal layer. The abradable material is composed of aluminum powder forming a metal matrix, and co-deposited methyl methacrylate particles and/or hexagonal boron nitride particles embedded as filler in the metal matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles R. Beaudoin, Christopher W. Strock
  • Publication number: 20200049020
    Abstract: A blade comprises an airfoil having a root end and a tip. A metallic substrate is along at least a portion of the airfoil. An abrasive tip coating comprises an abrasive and an aluminum-based matrix. An aluminum-based base layer is between the tip coating and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 10544698
    Abstract: An embodiment of a gas turbine engine component includes an abrasive coating disposed on at least a portion of a sealing region. The abrasive coating includes an inner abrasive region disposed outward of the sealing region in a coating thickness direction, and an outer abrasive region disposed outward of the inner abrasive region in the coating thickness direction. The inner abrasive region includes abrasive particles retained in an inner matrix, and the outer abrasive region includes abrasive particles retained in an outer matrix. At least one of the inner matrix and the outer matrix is modified with a first indicator material. At least one aspect of the first indicator material corresponds to a thickness range of the abrasive coating being within the inner thickness region or the outer thickness region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Pantcho Stoyanov, Christopher W. Strock, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek
  • Publication number: 20200024971
    Abstract: An abrasive coating for a substrate of a component in a gas path exposed to a maximum temperature of 1750 degree Fahrenheit, comprising a plurality of grit particles adapted to be placed on a top surface of the substrate; a matrix material bonded to the top surface; the matrix material partially surrounds the grit particles, wherein the grit particles extend above the matrix material relative to the top surface; and a film of oxidant resistant coating applied over the plurality of grit particles and the matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Seymour, Christopher W. Strock, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20200025016
    Abstract: An abrasive coating for a substrate of a component in a gas path exposed to a maximum temperature of 500 degree Fahrenheit, comprising: a plurality of grit particles adapted to be placed on a top surface of the substrate; a matrix material bonded to the top surface; the matrix material partially surrounds the grit particles, wherein the grit particles extend above the matrix material relative to the top surface; and a film of oxidant resistant coating applied over the plurality of grit particles and the matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Seymour, Christopher W. Strock, Thomas D. Kasprow