Patents by Inventor John Alan Manteiga

John Alan Manteiga 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: 10450954
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing foreign object debris protection and anti-icing capabilities to an air intake of an aircraft engine. The apparatus includes a frame having at least a portion configured to conduct fluids. A tube is positioned such that different portions of the frame are fluidly connected. There is a discharge outlet defined within the frame that is configured to discharge fluids from the frame into the air intake. An inlet is defined within the frame and is fluidly connected to a compressor section of the aircraft engine. In this manner, air from the compressor section of the aircraft engine can flow through the inlet, through the tube, and through the discharge outlet, to return to the compressor section of the aircraft engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alan Scott Grissino, John Alan Manteiga, Jonathan Harry Kerner
  • Patent number: 10378379
    Abstract: A spoolie manifold including two or more spaced apart caps including outlets and one pair of caps connected together in flow communication by a jumper tube assembly. Jumper tube assembly including a jumper tube having first and second spoolies attached to opposite ends of the jumper tube. Ends may be welded into counterbores of the spoolies having spherical spoolie ends press-fitted into first and second sleeves in bores in pair of the caps and sleeves retained in bores with retainer clips. A duct connected in flow communication to an inlet of one of the caps. Spoolie manifold may include three spaced apart caps including a distributor cap between two port caps connected in flow communication to distributor cap by jumper tube assembly. Cap outlets may be feed strut ports in casing of turbine frame including hub spaced inwardly from casing and having spaced apart hollow struts with strut ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Sydney Michelle Wright, Christopher Richard Koss, Tod Kenneth Bosel
  • Publication number: 20190112983
    Abstract: A sump housing apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: an annular body; and a plurality of service tubes arrayed around the body, each service tube having a proximal end intersecting the body and an opposed distal end, each service tube having an inner port communicating with an interior of the body; wherein the body and at least one of the service tubes are part of a monolithic whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Jordan Tesorero, Emilio Eramo, Michael D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20190078464
    Abstract: A spoolie manifold including two or more spaced apart caps including outlets and one pair of caps connected together in flow communication by a jumper tube assembly. Jumper tube assembly including a jumper tube having first and second spoolies attached to opposite ends of the jumper tube. Ends may be welded into counterbores of the spoolies having spherical spoolie ends press-fitted into first and second sleeves in bores in pair of the caps and sleeves retained in bores with retainer clips. A duct connected in flow communication to an inlet of one of the caps. Spoolie manifold may include three spaced apart caps including a distributor cap between two port caps connected in flow communication to distributor cap by jumper tube assembly. Cap outlets may be feed strut ports in casing of turbine frame including hub spaced inwardly from casing and having spaced apart hollow struts with strut ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: John Alan MANTEIGA, Sydney Michelle WRIGHT, Christopher Richard KOSS, Tod Kenneth BOSEL
  • Publication number: 20190048798
    Abstract: An inlet frame and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. The inlet frame includes a forward annular body spaced apart from a rear annular body to define an inlet passageway in fluid communication with a compressor inlet. The inlet frame may define integral wash manifolds and discharge ports for directing a flow of wash fluid directly through the compressor inlet. In addition, inlet frame may define one or more integral annular heating plenums in fluid communication with a hot air source for heating regions of the inlet frame that are prone to icing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Estera SLAWINSKA, Krzysztof KORZEPSKI, John Alan MANTEIGA, Artur KOLODZIEJCZYK
  • Publication number: 20190048797
    Abstract: An inlet frame and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. The inlet frame includes a forward annular body spaced apart from a rear annular body to define an inlet passageway in fluid communication with a compressor inlet. The inlet frame may define integral wash manifolds and discharge ports for directing a flow of wash fluid directly through the compressor inlet. In addition, inlet frame may define one or more integral annular heating plenums in fluid communication with a hot air source for heating regions of the inlet frame that are prone to icing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLSKA SP. ZO.O
    Inventors: Estera SLAWINSKA, Krzysztof KORZEPSKI, Artur KOLODZIEJCZYK, John Alan MANTEIGA
  • Patent number: 10113483
    Abstract: A sump housing apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: an annular body; and a plurality of service tubes arrayed around the body, each service tube having a proximal end intersecting the body and an opposed distal end, each service tube having an inner port communicating with an interior of the body; wherein the body and at least one of the service tubes are part of a monolithic whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Jordan Tesorero, Emilio Eramo, Michael D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20180274376
    Abstract: A diffuser-deswirler for a gas turbine engine is provided. The diffuser-deswirler includes an inner shell and an outer shell spaced apart and configured for receiving a flow of compressed air from a compressor of a gas turbine engine. A plurality of vanes extend between the inner shell and the outer shell to define a plurality of fluid passageways and a splitter extends along the circumferential direction between adjacent vanes to split the flow of compressed air passing through the each fluid passageway. All of these components are manufactured as a single monolithic piece and are configured for diffusing and deswirling compressor air before passing it to a combustor for an improved combustion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher David King, David Vickery Parker, John Alan Manteiga, Matthew Brian Surprenant, Megan Lynn Williams, Awot Michael Berhe, Jesse Jacob Ollove
  • Publication number: 20180142564
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine annular turbine nozzle assembly includes airfoils extending between inner and outer band segments coaxial and circumscribed about a centerline axis. Shroud segment extends downstream from outer band segment. A middle outer flange may be between the segments and they may be integral, monolithic, and integrally formed such as by equiax, directionally solidified, or single crystal casting. Outer band segment may extend axially between arcuate forward and middle outer flanges. One or more deflection limiters on outer band segment limit amount of axial excursion at inner band segment. Limiters may include one or more outward projections respectively extending upwardly or radially outwardly from the middle outer flange. An annular outer casing surrounding the assembly includes inwardly extending inward projections at or about at axial and circumferential locations of limiters or outward projections. Assembly may include bonded together singlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: MICHAEL EDMUND TAGLIERI, JOHN ALAN MANTEIGA, MEGHAN MARY LENIHAN, TYLER FREDERICK HOOPER
  • Publication number: 20180135517
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to monolithic superstructures for supporting a rotating shaft coupled to a rotor relative to a stator. An integral superstructure supports the rotating component. The superstructure includes a bearing portion that contacts the shaft. A stator portion, is spaced a critical dimension radially outward, from the rotor. A first annular transfer portion extends axially forward from the bearing to the stator portion. A second annular transfer portion extends axially aft from the stator portion to a mounting flange. The mounting flange connects the superstructure to a frame. The superstructure maintains a critical dimension between the rotor and the stator as the temperature of the superstructure increases. The rotor may be a compressor impeller in a gas turbine engine and the stator may be an aero component that transfers air into a combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua Tyler MOOK, John Alan MANTEIGA, Christopher WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20180023473
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to separating entrained solid particles from an input airflow in a gas turbine engine. A cyclonic separator receives the input airflow from a compressor and separates a first portion of the input airflow. The cyclonic separator remove solid particles from the first portion of the input airflow to provide a first cleaned airflow to a first cooling system. A clean air offtake downstream from the cyclonic separator separates a second cleaned airflow from a remaining portion of the input air stream and provides the second cleaned airflow to a second cooling system. The remaining portion of the input airflow is provided to a combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: John Alan MANTEIGA, Joshua Tyler MOOK, Shourya Prakash OTTA
  • Publication number: 20180021711
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to separating solid particles from an airflow in a gas turbine engine. A system for separating debris includes a first separation device in fluid communication with an inlet flow path of a compressor and a second separation device in fluid communication with an outlet flow path of the compressor and an inlet flow path of a combustor. The first separation device is adapted to remove coarse particles from the airflow. The second separation device is adapted to remove fine particles from the airflow. The course particles have a larger mean particle diameter than the fine particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua Tyler MOOK, John Alan Manteiga, Gregg Hunt Wilson, Stephen Joseph Waymeyer, Christopher Robert Williams
  • Publication number: 20180001384
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) for fabricating multi-walled structures. A multi-walled structure includes a first wall having a first surface and a second wall having a second surface facing the first surface to define a passage having a width between the first surface and the second surface in a first direction. The multi-walled structure also includes an enlarged powder removal feature connecting the first wall and the second wall. The enlarged powder removal feature has an inner dimension greater than the width in the first direction and at least one open end in a direction transverse to the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: John Alan MANTEIGA, Gregg Hunt WILSON, Stephen Joseph WAYMEYER
  • Publication number: 20180001423
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize integrated ribs to support thin walled annular structures. An annular wall fabricated using AM has a thickness less than 0.022 inches across a majority of a surface of the annular wall and a plurality of ribs having a thickness greater than 0.030 inches. The annular wall has a mean thickness less than 0.100 inches. The annular wall conforms to a surface of the component and a mean distance between the annular wall and the component is less than 0.080 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Xavier STEVENSON, John Alan MANTEIGA, Earl Neal DUNHAM
  • Publication number: 20170268424
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing foreign object debris protection and anti-icing capabilities to an air intake of an aircraft engine. The apparatus includes a frame having at least a portion configured to conduct fluids. A tube is positioned such that different portions of the frame are fluidly connected. There is a discharge outlet defined within the frame that is configured to discharge fluids from the frame into the air intake. An inlet is defined within the frame and is fluidly connected to a compressor section of the aircraft engine. In this manner, air from the compressor section of the aircraft engine can flow through the inlet, through the tube, and through the discharge outlet, to return to the compressor section of the aircraft engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Alan Scott Grissino, John Alan Manteiga, Jonathan Harry Kerner
  • Publication number: 20170241343
    Abstract: A sump housing apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: an annular body; and a plurality of service tubes arrayed around the body, each service tube having a proximal end intersecting the body and an opposed distal end, each service tube having an inner port communicating with an interior of the body; wherein the body and at least one of the service tubes are part of a monolithic whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Jordan Tesorero, Emilio Eramo, Michael D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20170211475
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating particles from an inlet airflow of a turbine engine has a centerbody with a radially outer scavenge conduit. The inlet airflow has entrained particulate matter, which can impact an impact surface defining part of the centerbody. The impact surface can be disposed at an angle or have a low coefficient of restitution to reduce the velocity of the incoming particulate matter. The particulate matter is radially diverted radially outward through the scavenge conduit, unable to make a turn defined by the shape of the centerbody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Carl Mayer, Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, John Alan Manteiga, Courtney Ann Kiszewski, Kyle Earl Roland Henry, Craig Douglas Young
  • Publication number: 20170205145
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided having an integrally and seamlessly formed return manifold connecting multiple supply tubes and return tubes. The heat exchanger may also include a return manifold having one or more structures providing a flow restriction within or proximate the return manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Michael Thomas Kenworthy, Jared Matthew Wolfe, Thomas Kupiszewski, Jeffrey Douglas Rambo, James Fitzgerald Bonar
  • Publication number: 20170058696
    Abstract: A spoolie manifold including two or more spaced apart caps including outlets and one pair of caps connected together in flow communication by a jumper tube assembly. Jumper tube assembly including a jumper tube having first and second spoolies attached to opposite ends of the jumper tube. Ends may be welded into counterbores of the spoolies having spherical spoolie ends press-fitted into first and second sleeves in bores in pair of the caps and sleeves retained in bores with retainer clips. A duct connected in flow communication to an inlet of one of the caps. Spoolie manifold may include three spaced apart caps including a distributor cap between two port caps connected in flow communication to distributor cap by jumper tube assembly. Cap outlets may be feed strut ports in casing of turbine frame including hub spaced inwardly from casing and having spaced apart hollow struts with strut ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: John Alan MANTEIGA, Sydney Michelle WRIGHT, Christopher Richard KOSS, Tod Kenneth BOSEL
  • Patent number: 8371812
    Abstract: A turbine frame assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: (a) a turbine frame including: (i) an outer ring; (ii) a hub; (ii) a plurality of struts extending between the hub and the outer ring; (b) a two-piece strut fairing surrounding each of the struts, including: (i) an inner band; (ii) an outer band; and (iii) an airfoil-shaped vane extending between the inner and outer bands; (d) a plurality of nozzle segments disposed between the outer ring and the hub, each nozzle segment being an integral metallic casting including: (i) an arcuate outer band; (ii) an arcuate inner band; and (ii) an airfoil-shaped vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Robert John Parks, Wilhelm Hernandez, Patrick Murphy