Patents by Inventor Daniel Carminati

Daniel Carminati 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).

  • Publication number: 20250257692
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor, a turbine, and a rotational assembly. The compressor and the turbine form a core flow path. The rotational assembly includes a shaft, a compressor rotor, and a turbine rotor. The shaft interconnects the compressor rotor and the turbine rotor. The compressor rotor includes bladed rotor disks. The bladed rotor disks are spaced from the shaft to form an unobstructed passage. The bladed rotor disks form at least one forward rotor cavity and at least one aft cavity. The at least one forward rotor cavity and the at least one aft rotor cavity are connected in fluid communication by the unobstructed passage. The rotational assembly forms a thermal conditioning assembly. The thermal conditioning assembly includes air apertures formed by at least one of the bladed rotor disks. The air apertures extend from the core flow path to the at least one aft rotor cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Kalpendu J. Parekh, Rishon Saftler, Daniel Carminati, John H. Mosley, Jorn A. Glahn, Matthew P. Wilcox, Xuejun Liu, John P. Virtue, JR.
  • Patent number: 10030539
    Abstract: A compressor of a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of rotors rotatable about a central longitudinal axis, a plurality of stators, and a circumferential inner case wall located outwardly of the plurality of rotors and the plurality of stators. The inner case wall includes a plurality of first slots located in a first section of the circumferential inner case wall and a plurality of second slots located in at least one second section of the circumferential inner case wall. A first area of each of the first slots is greater than a second area of each of the second slots. A circumferential manifold is located outwardly of the inner case wall including a port. At least one of the plurality of second slots is located proximate to the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Ronan, Daniel Carminati
  • Patent number: 9528391
    Abstract: An axially extending outer case for a gas turbine engine comprises an arcuate case wall, an opening, a boss and contouring. The arcuate case wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The opening extends through the arcuate case wall. The boss extends radially from the outer surface of arcuate case wall and surrounds the opening. The contouring surrounds the opening along the inner surface of the arcuate case wall within the boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Dougan, Jr., Daniel Carminati, Cheng-Zhang Wang
  • Patent number: 9234463
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine includes a high pressure compressor rotor having a plurality of disks and a shaft; at least one forward cavity between a rim of at least one of the disks and the shaft and at least one aft cavity formed between a rim of at least one other of the disks and the shaft; a first flow of cooling air in the at least one forward cavity; and a second flow of cooling air in the at least one aft cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: United Technologies Corporation, MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Daniel Benjamin, Daniel Carminati, David S. Jang, Stephan Proestler
  • Publication number: 20150292358
    Abstract: A compressor of a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of rotors rotatable about a central longitudinal axis, a plurality of stators, and a circumferential inner case wall located outwardly of the plurality of rotors and the plurality of stators. The inner case wall includes a plurality of first slots located in a first section of the circumferential inner case wall and a plurality of second slots located in at least one second section of the circumferential inner case wall. A first area of each of the first slots is greater than a second area of each of the second slots. A circumferential manifold is located outwardly of the inner case wall including a port. At least one of the plurality of second slots is located proximate to the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Ronan, Daniel Carminati
  • Patent number: 9097133
    Abstract: A compressor tip clearance management system includes a compressor section having a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor arranged downstream from the low pressure compressor. A variable stator vane is arranged upstream from the high pressure compressor. The variable stator vane is connected to an actuator, and a controller is in communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to provide a command to the actuator to move the variable stator vane in response to a high pressure compressor clearance condition. A high pressure compressor rotor speed is altered, and the high pressure compressor clearance condition is changed to a desired clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan Dong, Lisa I. Brilliant, Daniel Carminati, Steven J. Sirica
  • Publication number: 20140023487
    Abstract: An axially extending outer case for a gas turbine engine comprises an arcuate case wall, an opening, a boss and contouring. The arcuate case wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The opening extends through the arcuate case wall. The boss extends radially from the outer surface of arcuate case wall and surrounds the opening. The contouring surrounds the opening along the inner surface of the arcuate case wall within the boss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald Dougan, Daniel Carminati, Cheng-Zhang Wang
  • Publication number: 20130323012
    Abstract: A compressor tip clearance management system includes a compressor section having a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor arranged downstream from the low pressure compressor. A variable stator vane is arranged upstream from the high pressure compressor. The variable stator vane is connected to an actuator, and a controller is in communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to provide a command to the actuator to move the variable stator vane in response to a high pressure compressor clearance condition. A high pressure compressor rotor speed is altered, and the high pressure compressor clearance condition is changed to a desired clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Yuan Dong, Lisa I. Brilliant, Daniel Carminati, Steven J. Sirica
  • Publication number: 20130280028
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine includes a high pressure compressor rotor having a plurality of disks and a shaft; at least one forward cavity formed between a rim of at least one of the disks and the shaft and at least one aft cavity formed between a rim of at least one other of the disks and the shaft; a first flow of cooling air in the at least one forward cavity; and a second flow of cooling air in the at least one aft cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Benjamin, Daniel Carminati, David S. Jang