Patents by Inventor Dale William Petty

Dale William Petty 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).

  • TIE ROD FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130052006
    Abstract: A tie rod includes a gusset which extends between a rod and a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Dale William Petty
  • Gas turbine engine systems involving variable nozzles with sliding doors
    Patent number: 8356483
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a door axially slidable relative to a passage in communication with a secondary flow path to regulate the secondary flow though the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corp
    Inventors: Dale William Petty, Shawn M. McMahon, Michael Joseph Murphy, Sean P. Zamora, Timothy A. Swanson
  • PIVOTING LINER HANGER
    Publication number: 20090293498
    Abstract: An example turbine engine assembly includes a first attachment structure secured to an engine casing or an engine liner. A second attachment structure is secured to the other of the engine casing or the engine liner. The assembly further includes a link having a rod portion extending longitudinally from a hemispherical end portion and terminating at a rod end portion. The hemispherical end portion is received within a recess defined by the first attachment structure. The rod end portion is secured relative to the second attachment structure to limit relative movement between the engine casing and the engine liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Dale William Petty, Gonzalo F. MARTINEZ
  • Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Variable Nozzles with Sliding Doors
    Publication number: 20090255269
    Abstract: Gas turbine engine systems involving variable nozzles with sliding doors are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: United Techonologies Corp.
    Inventors: Dale William Petty, Shawn M. McMahon, Michael Joseph Murphy, Sean P. Zamora, Timothy A. Swanson
  • Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Variable Nozzles with Flexible Panels
    Publication number: 20090241550
    Abstract: Gas turbine engine systems involving flexible panels are provided. In this regard, a representative flexible panel assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a flexible panel operative to define at least one of a throat area and an exit area of a nozzle of a gas turbine engine, the panel being further operative to selectively exhibit a range of positions to regulate exhaust of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Dale William Petty, Timothy A. Swanson, Shawn M. McMahon
  • SLIDING RAMP NOZZLE SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20090158703
    Abstract: A regulator system includes a slidable ramp intermediate a secondary flow path and a primary flow path of a gas turbine engine nozzle section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Dale William Petty