Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Lehmkuhl

Jeffrey Lehmkuhl 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: 10662786
    Abstract: An engine component is generally provided for a gas turbine engine generating hot combustion gas flow. In one embodiment, the engine the engine component includes a substrate having a hot surface facing the hot combustion gas flow and a cooling surface facing a cooling fluid flow. The substrate defines a film hole extending through the substrate and having an inlet provided on the cooling surface, an outlet provided on the hot surface, and a passage connecting the inlet and the outlet. The passage defines a diffusion section having a pair of side passage walls extending to the outlet on the hot surface, with each of the side passage walls within the diffusion section having a surface roughness (Ra) of about 4 mils to about 7 mils. Methods are also provided for forming a film hole in a CMC substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anquan Wang, Wilbur Douglas Scheidt, Jeffrey Lehmkuhl
  • Publication number: 20170198911
    Abstract: An engine component is generally provided for a gas turbine engine generating hot combustion gas flow. In one embodiment, the engine the engine component includes a substrate having a hot surface facing the hot combustion gas flow and a cooling surface facing a cooling fluid flow. The substrate defines a film hole extending through the substrate and having an inlet provided on the cooling surface, an outlet provided on the hot surface, and a passage connecting the inlet and the outlet. The passage defines a diffusion section having a pair of side passage walls extending to the outlet on the hot surface, with each of the side passage walls within the diffusion section having a surface roughness (Ra) of about 4 mils to about 7 mils. Methods are also provided for forming a film hole in a CMC substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Anquan Wang, Wilbur Douglas Scheidt, Jeffrey Lehmkuhl