Patents by Inventor Ernest ADIQUE

Ernest ADIQUE 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: 11002293
    Abstract: A compressor rotor for a gas turbine engine includes a hub disposed about an axis of rotation and an outer surface forming a radially inner gaspath boundary, the outer surface defining a nominal hub diameter. A circumferential array of blades extends radially outwardly from the hub. A first inter-blade passage is defined between a first set of adjacent blades and has a first throat area. A second inter-blade passage is defined between a second set of adjacent blades and has a second throat area that is smaller than the first throat area. At least one scoop is disposed in the second inter-blade passage, the scoop defining a cavity extending radially into the outer surface of the hub relative to the nominal hub diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Karan Anand, Farid Abrari, Ernest Adique, Paul Aitchison, Daniel Fudge, Kari Heikurinen, Paul Stone, Tibor Urac, Thomas Veitch
  • Patent number: 10865806
    Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine engine. The rotor includes blades circumferentially distributed around a hub. The blades have airfoils with a span defined between a root and tip, a chord defined between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a thickness defined between a pressure side surface and suction side surface. The blades include first blades and second blades. The airfoil of the first blades has a first thickness distribution defining a first natural vibration frequency of the airfoils of the first blades. The airfoil of the second blades has a second thickness distribution defining a second natural vibration frequency different than the first natural vibration frequency. The first thickness distribution is different than the second thickness distribution along a radially-inner half of the span, and the first thickness distribution matches the second thickness distribution along a radially-outer half of the span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Veitch, Farid Abrari, Ernest Adique, Daniel Fudge, Kari Heikurinen, Paul Stone, Ignatius Theratil, Peter Townsend, Tibor Urac
  • Patent number: 10837459
    Abstract: A fan for a gas turbine engine comprises blades distributed around a hub. The blades include first and second blades, having geometric parameters and/or material properties that differ from each other to frequency mistune the fan. The blades are distributed about the hub with at least one second blade between adjacent first blades. The leading edge of the airfoil of the second blades is disposed axially aft of the corresponding leading edge of the first blades in at least a portion of the blade span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Veitch, Farid Abrari, Ernest Adique, Daniel Fudge, Kari Heikurinen, Paul Stone, Ignatius Theratil, Peter Townsend, Tibor Urac
  • Patent number: 10689987
    Abstract: A compressor rotor for a gas turbine engine has blades circumferentially distributed around and extending a span length from a central hub. The blades include alternating first and second blades having airfoils with corresponding geometric profiles. The airfoil of the first blade has a coating varying in thickness relative to the second blade to provide natural vibration frequencies different between the first and the second blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Veitch, Farid Abrari, Ernest Adique, Paul Aitchison, Daniel Fudge, Kari Heikurinen, Paul Stone, Tibor Urac
  • Publication number: 20200018176
    Abstract: A compressor rotor for a gas turbine engine has blades circumferentially distributed around and extending a span length from a central hub. The blades include alternating first and second blades having airfoils with corresponding geometric profiles. The airfoil of the first blade has a coating varying in thickness relative to the second blade to provide natural vibration frequencies different between the first and the second blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas VEITCH, Farid ABRARI, Ernest ADIQUE, Paul AITCHISON, Daniel FUDGE, Kari HEIKURINEN, Paul STONE, Tibor URAC
  • Patent number: 10443411
    Abstract: A compressor rotor for a gas turbine engine has blades circumferentially distributed around and extending a span length from a central hub. The blades include alternating first and second blades having airfoils with corresponding geometric profiles. The airfoil of the first blade has a coating varying in thickness relative to the second blade to provide natural vibration frequencies different between the first and the second blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Veitch, Farid Abrari, Ernest Adique, Paul Aitchison, Daniel Fudge, Kari Heikurinen, Paul Stone, Tibor Urac
  • Patent number: 10408231
    Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine engine comprises a rotor having a hub and blades around the hub, and extending from the hub to tips. The tips include first and second tip portions between their respective tip leading edge and tip trailing edge. Tips are spaced from a rotational axis of the rotor by spans. A mean span of a first tip portion of a first blade is greater than a mean span of a corresponding first tip portion of a second blade. A mean span of a second tip portion the first blade is less than a mean span of a corresponding second tip portion of the second blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas Veitch, Farid Abrari, Ernest Adique, Daniel Fudge, Kari Heikurinen, Paul Stone, Ignatius Theratil, Peter Townsend, Tibor Urac
  • Publication number: 20190107123
    Abstract: A fan for a gas turbine engine comprises blades distributed around a hub. The blades include first and second blades, having geometric parameters and/or material properties that differ from each other to frequency mistune the fan. The blades are distributed about the hub with at least one second blade between adjacent first blades. The leading edge of the airfoil of the second blades is disposed axially aft of the corresponding leading edge of the first blades in at least a portion of the blade span.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas VEITCH, Farid ABRARI, Ernest ADIQUE, Daniel FUDGE, Kari HEIKURINEN, Paul STONE, Ignatius THERATIL, Peter TOWNSEND, Tibor URAC
  • Publication number: 20190085704
    Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine engine. The rotor includes blades circumferentially distributed around a hub. The blades have airfoils with a span defined between a root and tip, a chord defined between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a thickness defined between a pressure side surface and suction side surface. The blades include first blades and second blades. The airfoil of the first blades has a first thickness distribution defining a first natural vibration frequency of the airfoils of the first blades. The airfoil of the second blades has a second thickness distribution defining a second natural vibration frequency different than the first natural vibration frequency. The first thickness distribution is different than the second thickness distribution along a radially-inner half of the span, and the first thickness distribution matches the second thickness distribution along a radially-outer half of the span.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas VEITCH, Farid ABRARI, Ernest ADIQUE, Daniel FUDGE, Kari HEIKURINEN, Paul STONE, Ignatius THERATIL, Peter TOWNSEND, Tibor URAC
  • Publication number: 20190085868
    Abstract: A compressor rotor for a gas turbine engine includes a hub disposed about an axis of rotation and an outer surface forming a radially inner gaspath boundary, the outer surface defining a nominal hub diameter. A circumferential array of blades extends radially outwardly from the hub. A first inter-blade passage is defined between a first set of adjacent blades and has a first throat area. A second inter-blade passage is defined between a second set of adjacent blades and has a second throat area that is smaller than the first throat area. At least one scoop is disposed in the second inter-blade passage, the scoop defining a cavity extending radially into the outer surface of the hub relative to the nominal hub diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Karan ANAND, Farid ABRARI, Ernest ADIQUE, Paul AITCHISON, Daniel FUDGE, Kari HEIKURINEN, Paul STONE, Tibor URAC, Thomas VEITCH
  • Publication number: 20190085708
    Abstract: A compressor rotor for a gas turbine engine has blades circumferentially distributed around and extending a span length from a central hub. The blades include alternating first and second blades having airfoils with corresponding geometric profiles. The airfoil of the first blade has a coating varying in thickness relative to the second blade to provide natural vibration frequencies different between the first and the second blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas VEITCH, Farid ABRARI, Ernest ADIQUE, Paul AITCHISON, Daniel FUDGE, Kari HEIKURINEN, Paul STONE, Tibor URAC
  • Publication number: 20190078589
    Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine engine comprises a rotor having a hub and blades around the hub, and extending from the hub to tips. The tips include first and second tip portions between their respective tip leading edge and tip trailing edge. Tips are spaced from a rotational axis of the rotor by spans. A mean span of a first tip portion of a first blade is greater than a mean span of a corresponding first tip portion of a second blade. A mean span of a second tip portion the first blade is less than a mean span of a corresponding second tip portion of the second blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas VEITCH, Farid ABRARI, Ernest ADIQUE, Daniel FUDGE, Kari HEIKURINEN, Paul STONE, Ignatius THERATIL, Peter TOWNSEND, Tibor URAC