Patents by Inventor Evan K Fink

Evan K Fink 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: 10808544
    Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 4.35-4.65 inch (110.5-118.1 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 2.45-2.75 inch (62.2-69.9 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 255±10% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 818±10% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 1439±10% Hz, a fourth mode with a frequency of 2035±10% Hz, a fifth mode with a frequency of 3033±10% Hz and a sixth mode with a frequency of 3740±10% Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xuedong Zhou, Evan K. Fink, Joseph C. Straccia, Joseph Wieser, Konstantinos Panagiotis Giannakopoulos
  • Patent number: 10760429
    Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 3.45-3.75 inch (87.6-95.3 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 1.55-1.85 inch (39.4-47.0 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 424±10% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 1401±10% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 1770±10% Hz, a fourth mode with a frequency of 3336±10% Hz, a fifth mode with a frequency of 3378±10% Hz and a sixth mode with a frequency of 4141±10% Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xuedong Zhou, Evan K. Fink, Joseph C. Straccia, Joseph Wieser, Konstantinos Panagiotis Giannakopoulos
  • Patent number: 10577933
    Abstract: A rotor is provided for a gas turbine engine. The rotor includes a rim that extends transverse to the web. The rim has a rotor spacer arm which defines a coating pocket and a stress relief protrusion opposite the coating pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Evan K Fink, Michael R DeRosa
  • Publication number: 20160208626
    Abstract: An integrally bladed rotor comprises a hub centered about an axis and having a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly of the axis across a span. Each of the blades includes an airfoil extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and having a pressure side and a suction side. The airfoil has a thicker portion at the trailing edge, and at a radially inner portion of the span, and over a limited percentage of the span, such that the thicker portion does not extend beyond 50 percent of the span. An axial distance is defined between the trailing edge and the leading edge. The thicker portion extends for less than 50 percent of the axial distance, and is on the pressure side. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Evan K. Fink, Joseph Steele
  • Publication number: 20160201466
    Abstract: A rotor is provided for a gas turbine engine. The rotor includes a rim that extends transverse to the web. The rim has a rotor spacer arm which defines a coating pocket and a stress relief protrusion opposite the coating pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Evan K Fink, Michael R DeRosa