Patents by Inventor Craig J. Wojcik

Craig J. Wojcik 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: 11764648
    Abstract: A diode pack housing for a rotating rectifier assembly can include a body having an interior surface defining an interior cavity open on a first end and configured to contain a diode pack and a plurality of bus bar channels defined axially on or in the inner surface in the interior cavity. The plurality of bus bar channels can be five or less bus bar channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Craig J. Wojcik, Edward C. Allen, Ted A. Martin, Andrew R. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 11735980
    Abstract: A diode pack comprises a plurality of diodes seated in an assembly within a housing. The diode pack also includes a plurality of radial studs extending from an axial end of the housing relative to an axis of rotation extending through the housing. Each of the radial studs is electrically connected to a respective diode within the assembly. The diode pack further includes a center stud captured within the housing between the assembly and the housing and along the axis of rotation. A method of making a diode pack includes forming a housing of an electrically insulate material, removing a portion of the housing along an axis of rotation of the housing, mounting a center stud in the housing where the portion was removed, and assembling an assembly of diodes into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Andrew P. Grosskopf
  • Patent number: 11624398
    Abstract: An input shaft includes an annular main shaft extending along a longitudinal axis with an internal bore configured for fluid flow through the annular main shaft. A generator spline is included on an exterior surface of a first end of the main shaft. A gearbox spline is included on an exterior surface of a second end of the main shaft opposite the first end. At least one orifice is defined through the main shaft from the internal bore to the exterior surface of the second end of the main shaft for flow of fluid from the internal bore to the exterior surface for cooling and lubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11569594
    Abstract: A terminal assembly includes a terminal block of a dielectric material defining a plurality of bores therethrough. A respective terminal contact of an electrically conductive material is seated in each of the respective bores. The terminal contact defines a longitudinal axis therethrough with a terminal bore defined through the terminal contact along the longitudinal axis. A divider wall separates the terminal bore into a solder cup for a lead wire on an interior side of the terminal bore, and a lug receptacle on an exterior side of the terminal bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Craig J. Wojcik, Edward C. Allen, Skyler Ripplinger, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson, Doren Smith
  • Patent number: 11522412
    Abstract: A housing for a gas turbine engine accessory includes an enclosure having a drive end with an opening and a closure. The closure is seated in the opening, defines therethrough a shaft aperture and has a v-band flange extending about a periphery of the closure to limit load carried by the enclosure when the engine accessory is mounted to an accessory gearbox mount in a cantilevered arrangement. Engine accessories for gas turbine engines and mounting arrangements for gas turbine engine accessories are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Paul Henry Verstrate
  • Publication number: 20220341462
    Abstract: An input shaft includes an annular main shaft extending along a longitudinal axis with an internal bore configured for fluid flow through the annular main shaft. A generator spline is included on an exterior surface of a first end of the main shaft. A gearbox spline is included on an exterior surface of a second end of the main shaft opposite the first end. At least one orifice is defined through the main shaft from the internal bore to the exterior surface of the second end of the main shaft for flow of fluid from the internal bore to the exterior surface for cooling and lubrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11396903
    Abstract: An input shaft includes an annular main shaft extending along a longitudinal axis with an internal bore configured for fluid flow through the annular main shaft. A generator spline is included on an exterior surface of a first end of the main shaft. A gearbox spline is included on an exterior surface of a second end of the main shaft opposite the first end. At least one orifice is defined through the main shaft from the internal bore to the exterior surface of the second end of the main shaft for flow of fluid from the internal bore to the exterior surface for cooling and lubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220209630
    Abstract: A diode pack comprises a plurality of diodes seated in an assembly within a housing. The diode pack also includes a plurality of radial studs extending from an axial end of the housing relative to an axis of rotation extending through the housing. Each of the radial studs is electrically connected to a respective diode within the assembly. The diode pack further includes a center stud captured within the housing between the assembly and the housing and along the axis of rotation. A method of making a diode pack includes forming a housing of an electrically insulate material, removing a portion of the housing along an axis of rotation of the housing, mounting a center stud in the housing where the portion was removed, and assembling an assembly of diodes into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Andrew P. Grosskopf
  • Publication number: 20220181949
    Abstract: A diode pack housing for a rotating rectifier assembly can include a body having an interior surface defining an interior cavity open on a first end and configured to contain a diode pack and a plurality of bus bar channels defined axially on or in the inner surface in the interior cavity. The plurality of bus bar channels can be five or less bus bar channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Craig J. Wojcik, Edward C. Allen, Ted A. Martin, Andrew R. Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20220069486
    Abstract: A terminal assembly includes a terminal block of a dielectric material defining a plurality of bores therethrough. A respective terminal contact of an electrically conductive material is seated in each of the respective bores. The terminal contact defines a longitudinal axis therethrough with a terminal bore defined through the terminal contact along the longitudinal axis. A divider wall separates the terminal bore into a solder cup for a lead wire on an interior side of the terminal bore, and a lug receptacle on an exterior side of the terminal bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Craig J. Wojcik, Edward C. Allen, Skyler Ripplinger, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson, Doren Smith
  • Patent number: 11171429
    Abstract: A terminal assembly includes a terminal block of a dielectric material defining a plurality of bores therethrough. A respective terminal contact of an electrically conductive material is seated in each of the respective bores. The terminal contact defines a longitudinal axis therethrough with a terminal bore defined through the terminal contact along the longitudinal axis. A divider wall separates the terminal bore into a solder cup for a lead wire on an interior side of the terminal bore, and a lug receptacle on an exterior side of the terminal bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Craig J. Wojcik, Edward C. Allen, Skyler Ripplinger, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson, Doren Smith
  • Publication number: 20210254656
    Abstract: An input shaft includes an annular main shaft extending along a longitudinal axis with an internal bore configured for fluid flow through the annular main shaft. A generator spline is included on an exterior surface of a first end of the main shaft. A gearbox spline is included on an exterior surface of a second end of the main shaft opposite the first end. At least one orifice is defined through the main shaft from the internal bore to the exterior surface of the second end of the main shaft for flow of fluid from the internal bore to the exterior surface for cooling and lubrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210210877
    Abstract: A terminal assembly includes a terminal block of a dielectric material defining a plurality of bores therethrough. A respective terminal contact of an electrically conductive material is seated in each of the respective bores. The terminal contact defines a longitudinal axis therethrough with a terminal bore defined through the terminal contact along the longitudinal axis. A divider wall separates the terminal bore into a solder cup for a lead wire on an interior side of the terminal bore, and a lug receptacle on an exterior side of the terminal bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Dhaval Patel, Craig J. Wojcik, Edward C. Allen, Skyler Ripplinger, Ted A. Martin, Duane C. Johnson, Doren Smith
  • Patent number: 10923983
    Abstract: Generator housings for generators of aircraft are provided. The generator housings include a mounting pad at a first end, the generator housing extending to a second end, and a base arranged to connect to an electronics module. The generator housing defines a generator cavity and a flow path to supply a working fluid through the generator housing, the flow path extending between an inlet formed in the mounting pad and at least one outlet formed in the mounting pad. One or more electronics flow ports enable fluid connection between the flow path within the generator housing and the electronic module when connected and one or more inductor ports enable fluid connection between the flow path within the generator housing and one or more inductors when mounted to the generator housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Mark W. Metzler, Richard L. Downing
  • Publication number: 20190363610
    Abstract: A housing for a gas turbine engine accessory includes an enclosure having a drive end with an opening and a closure. The closure is seated in the opening, defines therethrough a shaft aperture and has a v-band flange extending about a periphery of the closure to limit load carried by the enclosure when the engine accessory is mounted to an accessory gearbox mount in a cantilevered arrangement. Engine accessories for gas turbine engines and mounting arrangements for gas turbine engine accessories are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Paul Henry Verstrate
  • Publication number: 20190363606
    Abstract: Generator housings for generators of aircraft are provided. The generator housings include a mounting pad at a first end, the generator housing extending to a second end, and a base arranged to connect to an electronics module. The generator housing defines a generator cavity and a flow path to supply a working fluid through the generator housing, the flow path extending between an inlet formed in the mounting pad and at least one outlet formed in the mounting pad. One or more electronics flow ports enable fluid connection between the flow path within the generator housing and the electronic module when connected and one or more inductor ports enable fluid connection between the flow path within the generator housing and one or more inductors when mounted to the generator housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Ted A. Martin, Mark W. Metzler, Richard L. Downing
  • Patent number: 10100673
    Abstract: An integrated drive generator includes an input shaft and an input drive gear connected to the input shaft. The integrated drive generator also includes an input driven gear meshed with the input drive gear. The integrated drive generator also includes a hydraulic speed trimming device. The hydraulic speed trimming device includes an input shaft connected to the input driven gear, an output shaft, an accessory drive gear connected to the output shaft, and an output ring gear connected to the output shaft. The input driven gear, the accessory drive gear, and the output ring gear are coaxial and disposed proximate a first end of the hydraulic speed trimming device. The integrated drive generator also includes a pump assembly with a pump drive shaft and a pump gear connected to the pump drive shaft and meshed with the accessory drive gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Andrew P. Grosskopf
  • Publication number: 20180258795
    Abstract: An integrated drive generator includes an input shaft and an input drive gear connected to the input shaft. The integrated drive generator also includes an input driven gear meshed with the input drive gear. The integrated drive generator also includes a hydraulic speed trimming device. The hydraulic speed trimming device includes an input shaft connected to the input driven gear, an output shaft, an accessory drive gear connected to the output shaft, and an output ring gear connected to the output shaft. The input driven gear, the accessory drive gear, and the output ring gear are coaxial and disposed proximate a first end of the hydraulic speed trimming device. The integrated drive generator also includes a pump assembly with a pump drive shaft and a pump gear connected to the pump drive shaft and meshed with the accessory drive gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Andrew P. Grosskopf
  • Patent number: 9863416
    Abstract: A cover with a center axis for a pump assembly includes a plate. A center hole is formed in the plate and positioned on the center axis of the cover. A first edge of the plate extends between a first lobe and a second lobe, a second edge of the plate extends between the first lobe and a third lobe, and a third edge of the plate extends between the second lobe and the third lobe. The first, second, and third lobes each comprise a mounting boss with a thru-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Andrew P. Grosskopf
  • Patent number: 9797397
    Abstract: A pump sleeve includes a tubular body extending from a first end to a second end along a center axis. A first hole is formed in the tubular body and is positioned axially on the tubular body between the first end and the second end. A second hole is formed in the tubular body, the second hole being axially aligned on the tubular body with the first hole. A third hole is formed in the tubular body and is positioned axially on the tubular body between the first end and the first hole. A fourth hole is formed in the tubular body, the fourth hole being axially aligned on the tubular body with the third hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Wojcik, Andrew P. Grosskopf