Patents by Inventor JONATHAN M. RIVERS

JONATHAN M. RIVERS 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).

  • Publication number: 20230193827
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure regard a fan case assembly for a gas turbine engine, the fan case assembly comprising a fan case having an inner surface, a fan track liner comprising abradable material layer, and a rear acoustic panel arranged aft of the fan track liner. The fan track liner and the rear acoustic panel are integrated into a single panel structure attached to the fan case inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Robert W. HEETER, Grace BARNES, Jonathan M. RIVERS
  • Publication number: 20230193945
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure regard a bolt assembly which comprises a bolt extending in a longitudinal direction through a flange connection, the bolt comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a threaded section at a first side of the flange connection and the second portion comprising a head portion at a second side of the flange connection. The bolt assembly further comprises a nut screwed on the threaded section and a spacer arranged between the nut and the flange connection or between the head portion and the flange connection. The bolt is comprised of a titanium alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Robert W. HEETER, Eric THURSTON, Jonathan M. RIVERS, Matthew J. KAPPES
  • Publication number: 20110305577
    Abstract: An aggregate vane assembly is disclosed herein. The aggregate vane assembly includes a core vane assembly encircling a central longitudinal axis. The core vane assembly has a plurality of core vanes each extending radially between an inner hub and an outer band. The core vane assembly extends along the central longitudinal axis between a first forward end and a first aft end. The aggregate vane assembly also includes a bypass vane assembly disposed on a radially opposite side of the outer band relative to the plurality of core vanes. The bypass vane assembly includes at least one bypass vane extending radially outward from a platform. The bypass vane assembly extends along the central longitudinal axis between a second forward end and a second aft end. The aggregate vane assembly also includes at least one boss fixed with the outer band and operable to engage the bypass vane assembly proximate to the second forward end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: JONATHAN M. RIVERS, Matthew A. Scott