Patents by Inventor Daniel John Oehrle

Daniel John Oehrle 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: 20240133345
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine defines an axial direction and a radial direction and comprises a turbomachine having an unducted primary fan, a core engine a combustor casing enclosing a combustor and defining an outer surface, a core cowl surrounding at least a portion of the core engine. The outer surface of the core cowl defines a peak cowl diameter (D) in the radial direction, and the outer surface of the combustor casing defines a maximum combustor casing diameter (d) along the radial direction. The core engine defines an overall core axial length (L) along the axial direction and an under-core cowl axial length (L1) along the axial direction. The gas turbine engine defines a core cowl diameter ratio (CDR) equal to the peak cowl diameter (D) divided by the maximum combustor casing diameter (d) and a core cowl length ratio (CLR) equal to the under-core cowl axial length (L1) divided by the overall core axial length (L). The CDR is between 2.7 and 3.5 and the CLR is between 0.25 and 0.50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel John Oehrle, Randy M. Vondrell
  • Publication number: 20230073647
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine defining a core flowpath extending through a first compressor and a second compressor, wherein a first compressor frame defines a compressor bypass passage extending from the core flowpath at the first compressor frame; and a forward compressor frame positioned between the first compressor and the second compressor, wherein the forward compressor frame defines at least in part a second portion of the core flowpath at a location downstream of the first portion of the core flowpath, wherein the forward compressor frame defines a compressor bleed passage extending from the core flowpath at a location downstream of the first compressor and upstream of the second compressor to egress a flow of air away from the core flowpath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: John Carl Glessner, Daniel John Oehrle, Mark Edward Linz