Patents by Inventor Jeffery F. Perlak

Jeffery F. Perlak 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).

  • Advanced distributed engine architecture-design alternative
    Patent number: 10794273
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to the present disclosure includes a first compressor and a first turbine for driving the first compressor. A core section includes a second compressor and a second turbine for driving the second compressor. A third turbine is arranged fluidly downstream of the first turbine and the second turbine and configured to drive a power take-off. A first duct system is arranged fluidly between the low-pressure compressor and the core section. The first duct system is arranged to reverse fluid flow before entry into the core section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery F. Perlak, Joseph B. Staubach, Gabriel L. Suciu, James D. Hill, Frederick M. Schwarz
  • ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED ENGINE ARCHITECHTURE - DESIGN ALTERNATIVE
    Publication number: 20170002735
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to the present disclosure includes a first compressor and a first turbine for driving the first compressor. A core section includes a second compressor and a second turbine for driving the second compressor. A third turbine is arranged fluidly downstream of the first turbine and the second turbine and configured to drive a power take-off. A first duct system is arranged fluidly between the low-pressure compressor and the core section. The first duct system is arranged to reverse fluid flow before entry into the core section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffery F. Perlak, Joseph B. Staubach, Gabriel L. Suciu, James D. Hill, Frederick M. Schwarz