Patents by Inventor Jonthan Gilson

Jonthan Gilson 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).

  • Geared gas turbine engine with reduced fan noise
    Patent number: 10107191
    Abstract: A fan section for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan rotor having fan blades, and a plurality of fan exit guide vanes positioned downstream of the fan rotor. The fan rotor is configured to be driven through a gear reduction. A ratio of a number of fan exit guide vanes to a number of fan blades is defined. The fan exit guide vanes are provided with optimized sweep and optimized lean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jonthan Gilson, Burce L. Morin, Ramons A. Reba, David A. Topol, Wesley K. Lord
  • GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH REDUCED FAN NOISE
    Publication number: 20160090909
    Abstract: A fan section for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan rotor having fan blades, and a plurality of fan exit guide vanes positioned downstream of the fan rotor. The fan rotor is configured to be driven through a gear reduction. A ratio of a number of fan exit guide vanes to a number of fan blades is defined. The fan exit guide vanes are provided with optimized sweep and optimized lean.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jonthan Gilson, Burce L. Morin, Ramons A. Reba, David A. Topol, Wesley K. Lord