Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Dickens

Jeffrey D. Dickens 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: 10815822
    Abstract: A system for an engine defined about an axial centerline includes an inner case that includes a bushing, a duct case radially outward of the inner case with respect to the axial centerline, and a seal located on the duct case. The system further includes a borescope plug assembly that traverses the seal and the bushing in mounting to the inner case. The borescope plug assembly includes a spring, a housing sleeve, and a washer sleeve at least partially nested within the housing sleeve. The spring is isolated from the seal by the housing sleeve and the washer sleeve such that the spring is contact-free with respect to the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Dickens, Brian K. Richardson, Russell B. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20190368375
    Abstract: A borescope assembly comprises a spring, a housing sleeve, a washer sleeve at least partially nested within the housing sleeve, and a plug coupled to the housing sleeve, where the spring is completely contained within the housing sleeve and the washer sleeve. A system for an engine defined about an axial centerline comprises an inner case that includes a bushing, a duct case radially outward of the inner case with respect to the axial centerline, a seal located on the duct case, and a borescope assembly that traverses the seal and the bushing in mounting to the inner case, the borescope assembly including: a spring, a housing sleeve, and a washer sleeve at least partially nested within the housing sleeve, where the spring is isolated from the seal by the housing sleeve and the washer sleeve such that the spring is contact-free with respect to the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Dickens, Brian K. Richardson, Russell B. Hanson