Patents by Inventor Jonathan Leagon

Jonathan Leagon 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).

  • ACTUATION SYSTEM WITH SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARING
    Publication number: 20220372890
    Abstract: In the compressor of a gas turbine engine, variable guide vanes are adjusted by virtue of connections to an actuation ring that can be rotated within a fixed range of degrees. The connections between the guide vanes and the actuation ring can undergo significant torsional stress. Accordingly, an actuation system is disclosed for reducing the torsional stress experienced by the actuation connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Sean J. Bentley, David Adair, David Lau, Tyler Elsey, Bill Fahrbach, Jonathan Leagon
  • Exhaust manifold flange connection
    Patent number: 8721278
    Abstract: A flange connection for an exhaust section of a gas turbine engine. The flange connection includes a stub flange attached to an exhaust manifold. The stub flange has a first axial face for engagement with the axial face of a cylinder flange extending radially from an exhaust cylinder. A plate structure attached to the cylinder flange is configured to provide axial retention of the stub flange to the axial face of the cylinder flange. The plate structure includes a resilient beam portion extending radially inwardly and engaging a second axial face of the stub flange. The stub flange is retained between the cylinder flange and the beam portion of the plate structure in an interference fit to provide three degrees of freedom of the stub flange relative to the exhaust cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Shteyman, James Marshall, Brian Micklos, Jonathan Leagon, Christopher Scogin, Brian H. Terpos, Robert T. Brooks, Scott Smith, Robert W. Spitzer, David Wiebe
  • EXHAUST MANIFOLD FLANGE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20120023968
    Abstract: A flange connection for an exhaust section of a gas turbine engine. The flange connection includes a stub flange attached to an exhaust manifold. The stub flange has a first axial face for engagement with the axial face of a cylinder flange extending radially from an exhaust cylinder. A plate structure attached to the cylinder flange is configured to provide axial retention of the stub flange to the axial face of the cylinder flange. The plate structure includes a resilient beam portion extending radially inwardly and engaging a second axial face of the stub flange. The stub flange is retained between the cylinder flange and the beam portion of the plate structure in an interference fit to provide three degrees of freedom of the stub flange relative to the exhaust cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Shteyman, James Marshall, Brian Micklos, Jonathan Leagon, Christopher Scogin, Brian H. Terpos, Robert T. Brooks, Scott Smith, Robert W. Spitzer, David Wiebe