Patents by Inventor Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong

Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong 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: 20240151147
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an airfoil assembly for a turbine engine and methods of assembly thereof. The airfoil assembly generally includes a composite airfoil and a spar. The composite airfoil has a pressure side and a suction side extending in an axial direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge defining a chordwise direction and extending radially between a root and a tip defining a spanwise direction and having a span-length. The spar includes a first portion including a first material and a second portion joined at an interface with the first portion. The second portion further includes a second material, different from the first material, joined to the first portion at an interface. The method generally includes joining the first portion with the second portion at the interface; and assembling the spar with the composite airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: AIRFOIL AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF
    Inventors: Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Nicholas Joseph Kray, Ming Xie, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Nicholas M. Daggett, Frank Worthoff, Scott Roger Finn
  • Patent number: 11920493
    Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine, the airfoil having an outer wall defining an interior and a camber line extending through the airfoil, and at least one cell located within the interior. The at least one cell can include a forward portion and an aft portion with respect to the camber line. The forward portion and the aft portions can be connected by side portions. A braided fabric can be provided on at least one of the forward or aft portions, while a braided fiber can be provided on at least one of the side portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Devin R. Dilley, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos
  • Publication number: 20240044254
    Abstract: An airfoil assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, the airfoil assembly defining a span axis, a root end, and a tip end. The airfoil assembly includes a reinforcement structure comprising a first helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end and a second helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end; a polymeric matrix material positioned at least partially around the reinforcement structure; and an outer skin positioned around the reinforcement structure and the polymeric matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: David Raju Yamarthi, Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu, Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Tatiparthi, Paul Mathew, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Gary Willard Bryant, JR., Nuthi Srinivas
  • Patent number: 11879355
    Abstract: An airfoil assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, the airfoil assembly defining a span axis, a root end, and a tip end. The airfoil assembly includes a reinforcement structure comprising a first helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end and a second helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end; a polymeric matrix material positioned at least partially around the reinforcement structure; and an outer skin positioned around the reinforcement structure and the polymeric matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Raju Yamarthi, Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu, Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Tatiparthi, Paul Mathew, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Nuthi Srinivas
  • Publication number: 20230358242
    Abstract: High pressure magnetic coupling shrouds and methods of producing the same are disclosed herein. An example shroud disclosed herein includes an inner shell including a thermoplastic composite or a metal, and an outer shell including a composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mohan Kannaiah Raju, David Raju Yamarthi, Prachi Anand Tappu, Santosh Pattnaik, Adam Joseph Wangler, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos, Venkata Subramanya Sarma Devarakonda, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20230272718
    Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine, the airfoil having an outer wall defining an interior and a camber line extending through the airfoil, and at least one cell located within the interior. The at least one cell can include a forward portion and an aft portion with respect to the camber line. The forward portion and the aft portions can be connected by side portions. A braided fabric can be provided on at least one of the forward or aft portions, while a braided fiber can be provided on at least one of the side portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Devin R. Dilley, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos