Patents by Inventor Danny KRAUSE

Danny KRAUSE 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).

  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BALANCING A HIGH-PRESSURE SPOOL OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180371915
    Abstract: Devices and methods useful for balancing high-pressure spools of gas turbine engines are disclosed. An exemplary device may comprise: an input shaft configured to be coupled to an output of an accessory gear box driven by a high-pressure spool of a gas turbine engine; a first trigger rotatably coupled to the input shaft at a first speed ratio; and a sensor configured to detect the trigger at each revolution of the trigger. The first speed ratio may permit a rotational speed of the first trigger to be substantially the same as a rotational speed of the high-pressure spool. Upon detection of the trigger, the sensor may generate one or more signals representative of each associated revolution of the high-pressure spool of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce CALVERT, Richard Brian WIRTH, Danny KRAUSE
  • Devices and methods for balancing a high-pressure spool of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10087761
    Abstract: Devices and methods useful for balancing high-pressure spools of gas turbine engines are disclosed. An exemplary device may comprise: an input shaft configured to be coupled to an output of an accessory gear box driven by a high-pressure spool of a gas turbine engine; a first trigger rotatably coupled to the input shaft at a first speed ratio; and a sensor configured to detect the trigger at each revolution of the trigger. The first speed ratio may permit a rotational speed of the first trigger to be substantially the same as a rotational speed of the high-pressure spool. Upon detection of the trigger, the sensor may generate one or more signals representative of each associated revolution of the high-pressure spool of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Bruce Alan Calvert, Richard Brian Wirth, Danny Krause
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BALANCING A HIGH-PRESSURE SPOOL OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150177091
    Abstract: Devices and methods useful for balancing high-pressure spools of gas turbine engines are disclosed. An exemplary device may comprise: an input shaft configured to be coupled to an output of an accessory gear box driven by a high-pressure spool of a gas turbine engine; a first trigger rotatably coupled to the input shaft at a first speed ratio; and a sensor configured to detect the trigger at each revolution of the trigger. The first speed ratio may permit a rotational speed of the first trigger to be substantially the same as a rotational speed of the high-pressure spool. Upon detection of the trigger, the sensor may generate one or more signals representative of each associated revolution of the high-pressure spool of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Bruce Alan CALVERT, Richard Brian WIRTH, Danny KRAUSE