Patents by Inventor James E. Sellhorn

James E. Sellhorn 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: 10968744
    Abstract: A retaining collar is disclosed for a bayonet mount comprising a rotor disc having a male mounting member defining a pair of apertures and an auxiliary annular wheel defining a plurality of mounting slots. The retaining collar comprises a ring-shaped body and a pair of retention pins. The ring-shaped body has a pair of circumferential end portions separated by a circumferential gap, and an arcuate radial outer surface extending circumferentially between the end portions. The body is dimensioned so that the radial outer surface frictionally engages a radial inner surface of a cylindrical male mounting member in the bayonet mount. The pair of retention pins each extend radially outward from one of the circumferential end portions. Each of the retention pins are dimensioned to extend radially outward from the body through one of said apertures and one of said mounting slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle
  • Patent number: 10865646
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle
  • Patent number: 10774678
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle
  • Patent number: 10533441
    Abstract: A labyrinth seal system comprises a knife element and a stator element, the knife element having a plurality of teeth radially extending from a base and the stator element having a radially inner surface configured to interact with the plurality of teeth to create a seal. The knife element is axially constrained by and rotationally coupled to a turbine component, but has a degree of freedom in the radial direction with respect to that component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: James E. Sellhorn, Michael Whitten
  • Publication number: 20180347386
    Abstract: A labyrinth seal system comprises a knife element and a stator element, the knife element having a plurality of teeth radially extending from a base and the stator element having a radially inner surface configured to interact with the plurality of teeth to create a seal. The knife element is axially constrained by and rotationally coupled to a turbine component, but has a degree of freedom in the radial direction with respect to that component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Sellhorn, Michael Whitten
  • Publication number: 20180320523
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle
  • Publication number: 20180320533
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle
  • Publication number: 20180320522
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle
  • Publication number: 20180320544
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle
  • Publication number: 20180320601
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Michael R. Whitten, James E. Sellhorn, Bradford John Riehle