Patents by Inventor Jared Peter Buhler

Jared Peter Buhler 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: 12698716
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Warburg, Zachary R. Noeth, Kelli Marie Fishback, Marie Myers, Zachary Daniel Webster, Kurt Thomas Whittington, Kirk D. Gallier, Jared Peter Buhler
  • Patent number: 12637948
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Warburg, Zachary R. Noeth, Kelli Marie Fishback, Marie Myers, Zachary Daniel Webster, Kurt Thomas Whittington, Kirk D. Gallier, Jared Peter Buhler
  • Patent number: 12509991
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Warburg, Zachary R. Noeth, Kelli Marie Fishback, Marie Myers, Zachary Daniel Webster, Kurt Thomas Whittington, Kirk D. Gallier, Jared Peter Buhler
  • Publication number: 20250339801
    Abstract: A turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and a rotatable drive shaft. A bypass conduit couples the compressor section to the turbine section. At least one centrifugal separator is fluidly coupled to the bypass stream, where the at least one centrifugal separator includes a body, a center body, a separator inlet, and a separator outlet fluidly coupled with the turbine section to output a reduced-particle stream that is provided to the turbine section for cooling. The centrifugal separator includes an angular velocity increaser, a flow splitter, a first outlet passage defined by an inner annular wall that receives the reduced-particle stream, and an angular velocity decreaser located downstream of the flow splitter. A second outlet passage receives the concentrated-particle stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck Stone, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Robert Proctor, Curtis Stover, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia, Jared Peter Buhler, Robert Carl Murray, Corey Bourassa, Byron Andrew Pritchard, JR., Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff
  • Publication number: 20250283414
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas P. Warburg, Zachary R. Noeth, Kelli Marie Fishback, Marie Myers, Zachary Daniel Webster, Kurt Thomas Whittington, Kirk D. Gallier, Jared Peter Buhler
  • Publication number: 20250283418
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas P. Warburg, Zachary R. Noeth, Kelli Marie Fishback, Marie Myers, Zachary Daniel Webster, Kurt Thomas Whittington, Kirk D. Gallier, Jared Peter Buhler
  • Publication number: 20250283415
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas P. Warburg, Zachary R. Noeth, Kelli Marie Fishback, Marie Myers, Zachary Daniel Webster, Kurt Thomas Whittington, Kirk D. Gallier, Jared Peter Buhler
  • Publication number: 20250283413
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the airfoil. The blade assembly has specific geometries that improve durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas P. Warburg, Zachary R. Noeth, Kelli Marie Fishback, Marie Myers, Zachary Daniel Webster, Kurt Thomas Whittington, Kirk D. Gallier, Jared Peter Buhler
  • Patent number: 12357933
    Abstract: A turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and a rotatable drive shaft. A bypass conduit couples the compressor section to the turbine section. At least one centrifugal separator is fluidly coupled to the bypass stream, where the at least one centrifugal separator includes a body, a center body, a separator inlet, and a separator outlet fluidly coupled with the turbine section to output a reduced-particle stream that is provided to the turbine section for cooling. The centrifugal separator includes an angular velocity increaser, a flow splitter, a first outlet passage defined by an inner annular wall that receives the reduced-particle stream, and an angular velocity decreaser located downstream of the flow splitter. A second outlet passage receives the concentrated-particle stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck Stone, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Robert Proctor, Curtis Stover, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia, Jared Peter Buhler, Robert Carl Murray, Corey Bourassa, Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff
  • Publication number: 20250010231
    Abstract: A turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and a rotatable drive shaft. A bypass conduit couples the compressor section to the turbine section. At least one centrifugal separator is fluidly coupled to the bypass stream, where the at least one centrifugal separator includes a body, a center body, a separator inlet, and a separator outlet fluidly coupled with the turbine section to output a reduced-particle stream that is provided to the turbine section for cooling. The centrifugal separator includes an angular velocity increaser, a flow splitter, a first outlet passage defined by an inner annular wall that receives the reduced-particle stream, and an angular velocity decreaser located downstream of the flow splitter. A second outlet passage receives the concentrated-particle stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck STONE, Gregory Michael LASKOWSKI, Robert PROCTOR, Curtis STOVER, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva CORREIA, Jared Peter BUHLER, Robert Carl MURRAY, Corey BOURASSA, Byron Andrew PRITCHARD, Jr., Jonathan Russell RATZLAFF
  • Patent number: 11918943
    Abstract: A turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and a rotatable drive shaft that couples a portion of the turbine section and a portion of the compressor section. A bypass conduit couples the compressor section to the turbine section while bypassing at least the combustion section. At least one particle separator is located in the turbine engine having a separator inlet that receives a bypass stream, a separator outlet that receives a reduced-particle stream flows, and a particle outlet that receives a concentrated-particle stream comprising separated particles. A conduit, fluidly coupled to the particle outlet, extends through an interior of at least one stationary vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck Stone, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Robert Proctor, Curtis Stover, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia, Jared Peter Buhler, Robert Carl Murray, Corey Bourassa, Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff
  • Publication number: 20230226476
    Abstract: A turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and a rotatable drive shaft that couples a portion of the turbine section and a portion of the compressor section. A bypass conduit couples the compressor section to the turbine section while bypassing at least the combustion section. At least one particle separator is located in the turbine engine having a separator inlet that receives a bypass stream, a separator outlet that receives a reduced-particle stream flows, and a particle outlet that receives a concentrated-particle stream comprising separated particles. A conduit, fluidly coupled to the particle outlet, extends through an interior of at least one stationary vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck STONE, Gregory Michael LASKOWSKI, Robert PROCTOR, Curtis STOVER, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva CORREIA, Jared Peter BUHLER, Robert Carl MURRAY, Corey BOURASSA, Byron Andrew PRITCHARD, JR., Jonathan Russell RATZLAFF
  • Patent number: 11541340
    Abstract: A turbine engine having an inducer assembly. The inducer assembly includes a centrifugal separator fluidly coupled to an inducer with an inducer inlet and an inducer outlet. The centrifugal separator includes a body, an angular velocity increaser to form a concentrated-particle stream and a reduced-particle stream, a flow splitter, and an exit conduit fluidly coupled to the body to receive the reduced-particle stream and define a separator outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck Stone, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Robert Proctor, Curtis Stover, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia, Jared Peter Buhler, Robert Carl Murray, Corey Bourassa, Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff
  • Patent number: 11199111
    Abstract: An assembly for removing particles from a fluid stream includes a first particle remover having a main flow outlet emitting a first reduced-particle stream and a scavenge flow outlet emitting a particle-laden stream, as well as a second particle remover fluidly coupled to the scavenge flow outlet and emitting a second reduced-particle stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jared Peter Buhler, Christopher Charles Glynn, Corey Bourassa, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia
  • Publication number: 20210275951
    Abstract: A turbine engine having an inducer assembly. The inducer assembly includes a centrifugal separator fluidly coupled to an inducer with an inducer inlet and an inducer outlet. The centrifugal separator includes a body, an angular velocity increaser to form a concentrated-particle stream and a reduced-particle stream, a flow splitter, and an exit conduit fluidly coupled to the body to receive the reduced-particle stream and define a separator outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck STONE, Gregory Michael LASKOWSKI, Robert PROCTOR, Curtis STOVER, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva CORREIA, Jared Peter BUHLER, Robert Carl MURRAY, Corey BOURASSA, Byron Andrew PRITCHARD, JR., Jonathan Russell RATZLAFF
  • Patent number: 11033845
    Abstract: A turbine engine having a bypass fluid conduit coupled to the turbine section includes at least one particle separator located within the bypass fluid conduit to separate particles from a bypass fluid stream prior to the bypass stream reaching the turbine section for cooling. A centrifugal separator for removing particles from a fluid stream includes an angular velocity increaser, a particle outlet, an angular velocity decreaser downstream of the angular velocity increaser, and a bend provided between the angular velocity increaser and the angular velocity decreaser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Deryck Stone, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Robert Proctor, Curtis Stover, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia, Jared Peter Buhler, Robert Carl Murray, Corey Bourassa, Jr., Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff
  • Patent number: 10975731
    Abstract: A centrifugal separator for removing particles from a fluid stream includes an angular velocity increaser configured to increase the angular velocity of a fluid stream, a flow splitter configured to split the fluid stream to form a concentrated-particle stream and a reduced-particle stream, and an exit conduit configured to receive the reduced-particle stream. An inducer assembly for a turbine engine includes an inducer with a flow passage having an inducer inlet and an inducer outlet in fluid communication with a turbine section of the engine, and a particle separator, which includes a particle concentrator that receives a compressed stream from a compressor section of the engine and a flow splitter. A turbine engine includes a cooling air flow circuit which supplies a fluid stream to a turbine section of the engine for cooling, a particle separator located within the cooling air flow circuit, and an inducer forming a portion of the cooling air flow circuit in fluid communication with the particle separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Francis Manning, Timothy Deryck Stone, Jared Peter Buhler, Victor Hugo Silva Correia, Gregory Michael Laskowski, Robert Carl Murray, Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff, Robert Proctor, John Howard Starkweather, Curtis Walton Stover
  • Patent number: 10822957
    Abstract: A blade for a gas turbine engine comprises an airfoil having a pressure side and a suction side, with a root and a tip wall. The pressure side and suction side extend beyond the tip wall to define a tip channel, defining a plurality of internal and external corners. The corners comprise fillets to define a thickness being greater than the thickness for the pressure, suction, or tip walls. A film hole can extend through the fillet, such that the length of the film hole at the fillet can be increased to define an increased length-to-diameter ratio for the film hole to improve film cooling through the film hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jared Peter Buhler, Ronald Scott Bunker, Victor Hugo Silva Correia, Brian Kenneth Corsetti
  • Publication number: 20200308989
    Abstract: An assembly for removing particles from a fluid stream includes a first particle remover having a main flow outlet emitting a first reduced-particle stream and a scavenge flow outlet emitting a particle-laden stream, as well as a second particle remover fluidly coupled to the scavenge flow outlet and emitting a second reduced-particle stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jared Peter Buhler, Christopher Charles Glynn, Corey Bourassa, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia
  • Patent number: 10704425
    Abstract: An assembly for removing entrained particles from a fluid stream passing through a gas turbine engine includes a first particle remover, a second particle remover fluidly coupled which receives a particle-laden stream from the first particle remover, and a venturi having a fluidly coupled to the second particle remover to increase the pressure differential across the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jared Peter Buhler, Christopher Charles Glynn, Corey Bourassa, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Francis Manning, Victor Hugo Silva Correia