Patents by Inventor Jennifer Reid

Jennifer Reid 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling seal clearance in a turbine engine
    Patent number: 7878756
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for controlling seal clearance in a turbine engine includes positioning a seal ring within a turbine engine, the seal ring having an inner annular surface and an outer annular surface, the inner annular surface and the outer annular surface both being circular but non-concentric, rotating the seal ring within the engine until the seal ring is placed in an aligned orientation at which a center of a circle that defines the inner annular surface coincides with a centerline of the engine, and securing the seal ring while in the aligned orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Davis, Jennifer Reid
  • Systems and Methods for Controlling Seal Clearance In A Turbine Engine
    Publication number: 20090110545
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for controlling seal clearance in a turbine engine includes positioning a seal ring within a turbine engine, the seal ring having an inner annular surface and an outer annular surface, the inner annular surface and the outer annular surface both being circular but non-concentric, rotating the seal ring within the engine until the seal ring is placed in an aligned orientation at which a center of a circle that defines the inner annular surface coincides with a centerline of the engine, and securing the seal ring while in the aligned orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Todd Davis, Jennifer Reid