Patents by Inventor Derek A Brigham

Derek A Brigham 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).

  • High pressure turbine rear side plate
    Patent number: 10787921
    Abstract: A cover plate for a rotor assembly is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cover plate includes an annular member having a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion with respect to a longitudinal axis, the radially inner portion including an aft face and an angled forward face, the angled forward face defining a forward face angle with respect to a cylindrical plane that is coaxial with the longitudinal axis, the face angle having a value that is greater than or equal to fifty degrees; a first tab and a second tab disposed proximate the radially inner portion of the annular member; and a slot disposed between the first tab and the second tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek A Brigham, Jeffrey Leon, David Dwyer Whittle, Amarnath Ramlogan, Brian J Burke, Santiago Orellana, Tania Bhatia Kashyap, Dianbo Li
  • HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE REAR SIDE PLATE
    Publication number: 20200088052
    Abstract: A cover plate for a rotor assembly is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cover plate includes an annular member having a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion with respect to a longitudinal axis, the radially inner portion including an aft face and an angled forward face, the angled forward face defining a forward face angle with respect to a cylindrical plane that is coaxial with the longitudinal axis, the face angle having a value that is greater than or equal to fifty degrees; a first tab and a second tab disposed proximate the radially inner portion of the annular member; and a slot disposed between the first tab and the second tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Derek A Brigham, Jeffrey Leon, David Dwyer Whittle, Amarnath Ramlogan, Brian J Burke, Santiago Orellana, Tania Bhatia Kashyap, Dianbo Li