Patents by Inventor Jesse R. Boyer

Jesse R. Boyer 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: 10940510
    Abstract: An additively manufactured component with an internal passage; and a multiple of ultrasonic horns additively manufactured within the internal passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Caitlin Oswald, Jesse R Boyer, John P Rizzo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10888924
    Abstract: A powder processing machine includes a work bed, a powder deposition device operable to deposit powder in the work bed, at least one energy beam device operable to emit an energy beam with a variable beam power and direct the energy beam onto the work bed with a variable beam scan rate to melt and fuse regions of the powder, and a controller operable to dynamically control at least one of the beam power or the beam scan rate to change how the powder melts and fuses. The controller is configured to determine whether an instant set of process parameters falls within a defect condition or a non-defect condition and adjust at least one of the beam power or the beam scan rate responsive to the defect condition such that the instant set of process parameters falls within the non-defect condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sergei F. Burlatsky, David Ulrich Furrer, Rebecca L. Runkle, Jesse R. Boyer, Christopher F. O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20200386160
    Abstract: A turbine engine has: a compressor; a combustor; a turbine, a gas flowpath passing consecutively through the compressor, combustor, and turbine; and inlet member along the gas flowpath upstream of the compressor. The inlet member includes the unitarily-formed single piece combination of: a three dimensional (3D) lattice portion; and a nose cap body surrounding the lattice portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jesse R. Boyer, Evan J. Butcher, Michael Winter, Jesus A. Garcia, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20200362724
    Abstract: A monolithic combustor apparatus comprises an outer casing comprising a forward flange, a fuel manifold disposed on the outer casing and defining an annular chamber extending perimetrically around the outer casing, a combustor liner disposed within the outer casing, the combustor liner defining an annular combustion chamber, a first annular plenum disposed between the outer casing and the combustor liner, an inner liner disposed radially from the combustor liner, a first inner flange extending forward from the combustor liner, and a second inner flange extending radially inward from the first inner flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jesse R. Boyer, Evan J. Butcher, Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych
  • Publication number: 20200347728
    Abstract: A component is provided for a gas turbine engine. This component includes a monolithic body configured with an internal passage. The internal passage extends along a centerline within the monolithic body. The internal passage has a cross-sectional geometry perpendicular to the centerline. The cross-sectional geometry of at least a first portion of the internal passage has a teardrop shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jesse R. Boyer
  • Publication number: 20200332719
    Abstract: An attritable engine includes an engine case, which includes an outer wall and a fuel rail integral with the outer wall. The fuel rail includes a fuel line integral with the outer wall, a fuel ring configured to receive fuel from the fuel line, and an injector throat configured to receive aerated fuel from the fuel ring. The engine case includes counter distortion webbing defining the injector throat and is integral with the fuel rail and the outer wall. The engine case includes a combustion chamber configured to receive fuel from the injector throat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Matthew B. Kennedy, Jesse R. Boyer
  • Publication number: 20200246871
    Abstract: A gas shield for an additive manufacturing system includes a bracket and a flexible curtain mounted to the bracket. A method of additively manufacturing includes removably mounting a gas shield to at least partially segregate a powder dispenser and a chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Zachary Ryan Gibbons, Jesse R. Boyer
  • Publication number: 20200191053
    Abstract: A vehicle structure with unitary casing for an attritable gas turbine engine comprising a vehicle structure forming a unitary casing having a casing wall opposite the vehicle structure; a bypass duct formed between the casing wall and the vehicle structure, wherein the unitary casing is configured to receive a core of the attritable gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Butcher, Jesse R. Boyer, Om P. Sharma, Lawrence Binek, Bryan G. Dods, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Publication number: 20200191061
    Abstract: An attritable gas turbine engine casing unitary charging volume comprising a casing having an interior wall and an exterior wall opposite the interior wall; a unitary charging volume formed between the exterior wall and the interior wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse R. Boyer, Lawrence Binek, Om P. Sharma, Evan Butcher, Bryan G. Dods, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Publication number: 20200191008
    Abstract: A unitary rub strip comprises a casing having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; a unitary rub strip is formed integral with the casing proximate the inner surface, wherein the unitary rub strip comprises a modified structure within the casing configured to abrade responsive to an interaction with a rotating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Matthew B. Kennedy, Evan Butcher, Jesse R. Boyer, Vijay Narayan Jagdale, Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych
  • Publication number: 20200191018
    Abstract: A process for additively controlled surface features of a gas turbine engine casing. The process comprises forming the casing having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; forming a surface feature on the casing proximate the inner surface, wherein the surface feature comprises a structure on the inner surface configured to align or misalign with respect to a flow direction of a working fluid in a flow path of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay Narayan Jagdale, Jesse R. Boyer, Om P. Sharma, Evan Butcher, Lawrence Binek, Bryan G. Dods
  • Publication number: 20200182155
    Abstract: A propulsion system according to an example of the present disclosure, includes a core engine and an outer casing surrounding the core engine. The outer casing includes an integral injector assembly. The injector assembly includes a wall that defines a cavity, the wall being integral with the outer casing. A method of operating a propulsion system and method of making a component of a propulsion system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Evan Butcher, Jesse R. Boyer, Om P. Sharma, Bryan G. Dods, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Publication number: 20200182467
    Abstract: A core engine article includes a combustor liner defining a combustion chamber therein and a turbine nozzle. The combustor liner includes a plurality of injector ports, and the plurality of injector ports have a shape that tapers to a corner on a forward side of the injector ports. The turbine nozzle includes a plurality of airfoils. The combustor liner and turbine nozzle are integral with one another. A method of making a core engine article is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Jesse R. Boyer, Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych
  • Publication number: 20200108562
    Abstract: A rotary component may comprising a first structure configured to rotate about an axis and a second structure configured to rotate about the axis. A support structure may be coupled to the first structure at a first attachment location and to the second structure at a second attachment location. The support structure may be configured to separate from the first structure and the second structure in response to a centrifugal force generated by the first structure and the second structure rotating about the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Matthew B. Kennedy, Evan Butcher, Jesse R. Boyer, Vijay Narayan Jagdale, Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych
  • Publication number: 20200109663
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided that includes a compressor section, a turbine section, and a unitary structure. The compressor section has at least one compressor rotor stage. The turbine section has at least one turbine rotor stage. The compressor rotor stage and the turbine rotor stage are in rotational communication with each other. The unitary structure includes an outer case portion, a combustor section, a turbine nozzle, and an exhaust duct. The unitary structure configured for attachment with the turbine section and compressor section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Jesse R. Boyer, Om P. Sharma, Evan Butcher, Bryan G. Dods, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Publication number: 20200109668
    Abstract: An additively manufactured thermally insulating structure comprising a base layer and a fire-resistant layer adjacent to the base layer that forms an air gap therebetween. A method for assembling a miniature gas turbine engine includes additively manufacturing an additively manufactured thermally insulating structure onto a static structure of the miniature gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Evan Butcher, Jesse R. Boyer, Om P. Sharma, Lawrence Binek, Bryan G. Dods, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Publication number: 20200102844
    Abstract: An assembly for use in an attritable engine includes a hub and a blade. The hub is configured to rotate about a centerline axis passing through a center of the hub and is formed with a first type of layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process. The blade is connected to and extends radially outward from the hub. The blade is formed with a second type of layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process that is different than the first layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process. The hub and the blade are integrally formed together as a single piece of material with a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process. The blade includes a root of a first material, a platform connected to the root, an airfoil connected to and extending from the platform, and a tip connected on a distal end of the airfoil opposite from the root. The platform includes a material that is different from the first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Tommy Skiba, Matthew B. Kennedy, Evan Butcher, Jesse R. Boyer, Vijay Narayan Jagdale, Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych
  • Publication number: 20200094326
    Abstract: A component includes an additively manufactured component with an internal passage; and an additively manufactured elongated member within the internal passage. A method of additively manufacturing a component including additively manufacturing a component with an internal passage; and additively manufacturing an elongated member within the internal passage concurrent with additively manufacturing the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Caitlin Oswald, Jesse R. Boyer, Wendell V. Twelves, JR., Monica C. Smith, Krzysztof Barnat
  • Publication number: 20200088408
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the component includes a diffuser ring, a combustor and a spring element connecting the diffuser ring to the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Binek, Evan Butcher, Matthew B. Kennedy, Vijay Narayan Jagdale, Jesse R. Boyer, Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych
  • Patent number: 10549520
    Abstract: A structure includes a first body section that has a wall that spans in a vertical direction. The wall has a relatively thin thickness with respect to a length and a width of the wall. A second body section is arranged next to, but spaced apart from, the first body section. A gusset connects the first body section and the second body section. The gusset extends obliquely from the wall of the first body section with respect to the vertical direction such that the gusset is self-supporting. The first body section has a geometry that corresponds to an end-use component exclusive of the gusset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sergey Mironets, Lyutsia Dautova, Joseph Ott, Christopher F. O'Neill, Robert P. Delisle, Jesse R. Boyer, Agnes Klucha, Louis Porretti