Patents by Inventor Frank C. Miller

Frank C. Miller 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).

  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH ACOUSTIC SPACING OF THE FAN BLADES AND OUTLET GUIDE VANES
    Publication number: 20240151185
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises a fan, a core turbine engine coupled to the fan, a fan case housing the fan and the core turbine engine, a plurality of outlet guide vanes extending between the core turbine engine and the fan case, and an acoustic spacing. The fan comprises a plurality of fan blades that define a fan diameter and a BEAL. The fan case comprises an inlet and an inlet length between the inlet and the fan. The acoustic spacing comprises a distance between the fan and the plurality of outlet guide vanes, and in combination with the BEAL determines an acoustic spacing ratio of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brandon Wayne Miller, Egbert Geertsema, Arthur W. Sibbach, Andrew Hudecki, Timothy Richard DePuy, John C. Schilling, Frank Worthoff, Tsuguji Nakano
  • Process for reclaiming mirror cullet and production of a powdered glass
    Publication number: 20030032370
    Abstract: Abrasive blasting technology is used to mechanically remove the mirror coating from mirror scrap or cullet. The blasting technology produces a cullet having a clean surface, with metal contamination levels which are hardly detectable after processing. The dust produced by the system may be processed for further use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Gerald P. Balcar, Curtis R. Bucey, Thomas Dudak, Joseph M. Martin, Frank C. Miller, Richard C. Amidon