Patents by Inventor Daniel K. Vetters

Daniel K. Vetters 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: 9739202
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle for use in a gas turbine engine is provided. The fuel nozzle has a fuel nozzle tip with an outer tip housing. The tip housing has a recess formed at an inner surface of the tip housing. A shim is disposed within the recess and a surface of the shim contacts a diaphragm of the fuel nozzle tip. A thermal adjustment member is disposed within the recess against the shim. The tip housing, diaphragm and shim are formed of a base material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (?1) and the thermal adjustment member is formed of a different material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (?2) higher than the coefficient of thermal expansion (?1) of the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel K. Vetters
  • Publication number: 20170204737
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine having a plurality of vanes, a plurality of blades, a turbine shroud arranged around the vanes and blades, and a turbine case arranged around the turbine shroud. The turbine shroud is sized to block combustion products from passing over the blades without pushing the blades to rotate. The turbine shroud includes a runner arranged around the blades and a carrier arranged around the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce E. Varney, Jack D. Petty, Daniel K. Vetters, Eugene Clemens
  • Publication number: 20170204744
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine having a plurality of vanes, a plurality of blades, a turbine shroud arranged around the vanes and blades, and a turbine case arranged around the turbine shroud. The turbine shroud is sized to block combustion products from passing over the blades without pushing the blades to rotate. The turbine shroud includes a runner arranged around the blades and a carrier arranged around the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce E. Varney, Jack D. Petty, Daniel K. Vetters, Eugene Clemens
  • Publication number: 20170204736
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine having a plurality of vanes, a plurality of blades, a turbine shroud arranged around the vanes and blades, and a turbine case arranged around the turbine shroud. The turbine shroud is sized to block combustion products from passing over the blades without pushing the blades to rotate. The turbine shroud includes a runner arranged around the blades and a carrier arranged around the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce E. Varney, Jack D. Petty, Daniel K. Vetters, Eugene Clemens
  • Patent number: 9708914
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine airflow member is disclosed having spherical interface shapes at a tip end and a hub end. In one embodiment, the airflow member is a fan blade. The spherical interface shapes can be convex or concave. In one form, the tip end spherical shape is axially shifted aft relative to a hub end. The tip end can include relatively little forward portion in an expanding flow path with predominant portion of the tip end in a contracting flow path. Such a configuration can occur with a midpoint and trailing edge located in the contracting flow path. A center of gravity of a swept airflow member having spherical end shape can be located on a pivot axis of the airflow member. Divot depressions can be provided to permit concave flow path shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy D Fulayter, Daniel K Vetters, Bronwyn Power
  • Publication number: 20170175572
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling flow inserts direct cooling air onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: Daniel K. Vetters
  • Publication number: 20170145845
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Impingement tubes direct cooling air onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Peter Broadhead, Steven Hillier
  • Patent number: 9612017
    Abstract: A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine and methods for assembling the same are disclosed. The combustor includes an outer case and a combustion liner. The combustion liner is arranged radially inward of the outer case. The combustion liner is arranged to define an annular combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel K. Vetters
  • Patent number: 9587517
    Abstract: A turbine shroud assembly or blade track assembly adapted to extend around a turbine wheel assembly is disclosed. The turbine shroud assembly includes a carrier and a blade track coupled to the carrier. The blade track is movable between a radially-inward position having a first inner diameter and a radially-outward position having a second inner diameter larger than the first inner diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Joseph Doyle, Michael Jacquinto, Wesley Thibault
  • Publication number: 20170037740
    Abstract: A turbine shroud segment of a turbine shroud for use in a turbine of a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The turbine shroud segment includes a carrier segment and a blade track segment. The carrier segment includes metallic materials. The blade track segment includes ceramic matrix composite materials. A seal is arranged between the carrier segment and the blade track segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters
  • Publication number: 20170002674
    Abstract: A turbine engine including a turbine shroud for positioning radially outside of blades of the turbine rotor. The turbine shroud includes a carrier, a retention assembly, and a blade track. The blade track is clamped by the retention assembly, and the retention assembly is supported by the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Todd Engel, Robert J. Shinavski
  • Publication number: 20160376921
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20160376907
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20160376906
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20160376901
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20160368827
    Abstract: Integrated ceramic matrix composite components for use in gas turbine engines are disclosed along with methods for making the same. The methods include coinfiltrating a greenbody assembly with ceramic matrix to produce an integrated component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Sean E. Landwehr, Daniel K. Vetters, Ted J. Freeman, Robert J. Shinavski
  • Publication number: 20160333718
    Abstract: A blade track for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blade track segments. The blade track segments are arranged circumferentially around a central axis to form the blade track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Paul A. Davis, Simon L. Jones, Steven Hillier, Peter Broadhead
  • Publication number: 20160333787
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle for use in a gas turbine engine is provided. The fuel nozzle has a fuel nozzle tip with an outer tip housing. The tip housing has a recess formed at an inner surface of the tip housing. A shim is disposed within the recess and a surface of the shim contacts a diaphragm of the fuel nozzle tip. A thermal adjustment member is disposed within the recess against the shim. The tip housing, diaphragm and shim are formed of a base material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (?1) and the thermal adjustment member is formed of a different material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (?2) higher than the coefficient of thermal expansion (?1) of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel K. Vetters
  • Publication number: 20160319689
    Abstract: A blade track for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blade track segments. The blade track segments are arranged circumferentially around a central axis to form the blade track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Aaron D. Sippel, David J. Thomas, Andrew J. Eifert, Paul A. Davis, Simon L. Jones, Peter Broadhead, Bruce E. Varney, Jeffrey A. Walston, Steven Hillier
  • Publication number: 20160319688
    Abstract: A blade track assembly is disclosed. The blade track assembly comprises a plurality of ceramic matrix composite blade track segments arranged circumferentially adjacent to one another around a central axis. Each of the blade track segments includes an arcuate runner extending in a circumferential direction around a portion of the central axis and is coupled to circumferentially adjacent blade track segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Aaron D. Sippel, David J. Thomas, Andrew J. Eifert, Paul A. Davis, Simon L. Jones, Steven M. Hillier, Peter Broadhead, Joseph Doyle, Michael Jacquinto, Wesley Thibault, Jun Shi, Roderick Townes