Patents by Inventor Jose R Paulino
Jose R Paulino 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).
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Publication number: 20240392691Abstract: An apparatus for a turbine engine includes a monolithic engine structure. The monolithic body structure includes an inner case, an outer case, a plurality of vanes, a flowpath, a reservoir cavity and a plurality of feed passages. The inner case extends axially along and circumferentially around an axis. The inner case forms an inner boundary of the flowpath in the monolithic engine structure. The outer case extends axially along and circumferentially around the inner case. The outer case forms an outer boundary of the flowpath in the monolithic engine structure. The vanes are arranged circumferentially around the axis. Each of the vanes extends radially across the flowpath from the inner case to the outer case. The vanes include a first vane. The reservoir cavity is embedded within the outer case. The feed passages are fluidly coupled with the reservoir cavity and extend through the first vane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jose R. Paulino
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Patent number: 12072101Abstract: An assembly is provided for an engine. This engine assembly includes an engine structure and a fuel injector. The engine structure includes an injector receptacle. The injector receptacle extends longitudinally through the engine structure along a centerline. The fuel injector is received by the injector receptacle. The fuel injector includes a fuel nozzle and a splash plate. The fuel nozzle is configured to direct fuel out of the fuel injector to impinge against the splash plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino, Matthew S. Dushek
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Patent number: 12066188Abstract: An assembly is provided for an engine. This engine assembly includes an engine structure and a fuel injector. The engine structure includes an injector aperture and a fuel supply passage. The injector aperture extends longitudinally through the engine structure along a centerline. The fuel supply passage extends laterally within the engine structure to the injector aperture. The fuel injector is mated with the injector aperture. The fuel injector includes a nozzle passage and a nozzle orifice. The nozzle passage extends longitudinally along the centerline within the fuel injector to the nozzle orifice. The nozzle passage is fluidly coupled with the fuel supply passage.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino, Anthony Van, Timothy S. Snyder
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Publication number: 20240076049Abstract: An assembly is provided for an aerial vehicle. This assembly includes a vehicle body, a gas turbine engine and a support structure. The vehicle body includes a body section. The gas turbine engine includes a stationary structure. The gas turbine engine is housed within the vehicle body. The support structure extends between and is connected to the body section and the stationary structure. The support structure supports the gas turbine engine within the vehicle body. The body section, the stationary structure and the support structure are included in a monolithic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino
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Publication number: 20240076034Abstract: An assembly is provided that includes a regulator manifold and a regulator element. The regulator manifold includes an inlet passage, a first outlet passage and a second outlet passage. The inlet passage is configured to receive bleed gas from a core flowpath. The regulator element is within the regulator manifold and configured to pivot to a first position, a second position and an intermediate position between the first position and the second position. The regulator element is configured to fluidly couple the inlet passage with the first outlet passage in the first position. The regulator element is configured to fluidly couple the inlet passage with the second outlet passage in the second position. The regulator element is configured to fluidly decouple the inlet passage from the first outlet passage and the second outlet passage in the intermediate position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jose R. Paulino, Sean R. Jackson
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Publication number: 20240076033Abstract: An assembly is provided for an aerial vehicle. This assembly includes an airframe and a fluid circuit. The airframe includes a body and an airfoil projecting out from the body. The airfoil includes a first surface and a first aperture in the first surface. The fluid circuit is configured to bleed gas from a gas turbine engine mounted to the airframe to provide control gas. The fluid circuit is configured to selectively direct the control gas to the first aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jose R. Paulino, Sean R. Jackson
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Patent number: 11913343Abstract: A replaceable rotor blade tip clearance measurement device for a gas turbine engine, includes a threaded section along an axis and an integral abradable tip with an internal lattice geometry that extends from the threaded section along the axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: Jose R. Paulino, Veronika Reynolds, Jason David Liles
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Patent number: 11846249Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided that includes an engine core and a bypass duct. The engine core includes a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section and a core flowpath. The compressor section includes a radial flow compressor rotor. The core flowpath extends through the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section from a core inlet to a core exhaust. The bypass duct includes a bypass flowpath that extends outside of the engine core from a bypass inlet to a bypass exhaust. The bypass inlet is disposed along the compressor section and fluidly coupled with core flowpath.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventors: Jose R. Paulino, Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
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Publication number: 20230266008Abstract: An assembly is provided for an engine. This engine assembly includes an engine structure and a fuel injector. The engine structure includes an injector receptacle. The injector receptacle extends longitudinally through the engine structure along a centerline. The fuel injector is received by the injector receptacle. The fuel injector includes a fuel nozzle and a splash plate. The fuel nozzle is configured to direct fuel out of the fuel injector to impinge against the splash plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino, Matthew S. Dushek
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Publication number: 20230265761Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This assembly includes a compressor rotor, a turbine rotor and a cooling circuit. The compressor rotor includes a gas path surface. The turbine rotor is rotatable with the compressor rotor about a rotational axis. The cooling circuit includes an inlet in the gas path surface. The cooling circuit extends from the inlet, through the compressor rotor and into the turbine rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino
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Patent number: 11684954Abstract: An engine component is configured with a component fluid passage and a receptacle. The component fluid passage extends within the engine component to the receptacle. The receptacle extends through the engine component between a receptacle first end and a receptacle second end. A fluid diverter is configured with a diverter fluid passage and a port. The fluid diverter extends between a diverter first end and a diverter second end. The diverter fluid passage extends partially into the fluid diverter from the diverter first end. The fluid diverter is mated with the receptacle. The diverter first end is disposed at the receptacle first end. The diverter plugs a portion of the receptacle at the diverter second end. The port fluidly couples the component fluid passage to the diverter fluid passage. Fluid is directed through the component fluid passage into the diverter fluid passage to remove debris from the engine component.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jose R. Paulino
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Publication number: 20230158554Abstract: An engine component is configured with a component fluid passage and a receptacle. The component fluid passage extends within the engine component to the receptacle. The receptacle extends through the engine component between a receptacle first end and a receptacle second end. A fluid diverter is configured with a diverter fluid passage and a port. The fluid diverter extends between a diverter first end and a diverter second end. The diverter fluid passage extends partially into the fluid diverter from the diverter first end. The fluid diverter is mated with the receptacle. The diverter first end is disposed at the receptacle first end. The diverter plugs a portion of the receptacle at the diverter second end. The port fluidly couples the component fluid passage to the diverter fluid passage. Fluid is directed through the component fluid passage into the diverter fluid passage to remove debris from the engine component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jose R. Paulino
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Publication number: 20230012375Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided that includes forming a radial flow turbine blade of a radial flow turbine rotor for a gas turbine engine. The radial flow turbine blade includes an internal cooling passage. At least a portion of the internal cooling passage has a passage thickness of less than 20 mils.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2021Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Daniel Belotto, Robert B. Fowler, Brandon W. Spangler, Jose R. Paulino
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Patent number: 11549588Abstract: A brush seal is provided that includes a top plate, a back plate, and a bristle pack. The bristle pack is secured at a joint between the top plate and the back plate. The bristle pack includes a first bristle set extending from the joint, a second bristle set extending from the joint, and a sliding backing plate. The sliding backing plate includes a sliding portion and a support portion. The sliding portion is disposed contiguous with the second bristle set. The support portion has an inner face and a support face. The inner face is in contact with a distal end of the second bristle set. The support face is configured to support at least a portion of the first bristle set. The sliding backing plate is configured to slide relative to the second bristle set.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Jeremy Drake, Timothy M. Davis, Mark J. Rogers, Jose R. Paulino
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Publication number: 20220307694Abstract: An assembly is provided for an engine. This engine assembly includes an engine structure and a fuel injector. The engine structure includes an injector aperture and a fuel supply passage. The injector aperture extends longitudinally through the engine structure along a centerline. The fuel supply passage extends laterally within the engine structure to the injector aperture. The fuel injector is mated with the injector aperture. The fuel injector includes a nozzle passage and a nozzle orifice. The nozzle passage extends longitudinally along the centerline within the fuel injector to the nozzle orifice. The nozzle passage is fluidly coupled with the fuel supply passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino, Anthony Van, Timothy S. Snyder
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Patent number: 11384841Abstract: A seal joint assembly is provided that includes a stationary seal carrier, a stationary seal land and a brush seal. The stationary seal land includes a seal land surface. The brush seal is mounted to the stationary seal carrier. The brush seal includes a first set of bristles and a second set of bristles. The first set of bristles includes a first bristle that contacts the seal land surface. The second set of bristles includes a second bristle that contacts the seal land surface. The second bristle crosses the first bristle.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Jose R. Paulino, Neil L. Tatman, Paul J. Burgess
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Patent number: 11346282Abstract: A section for a gas turbine engine includes a rotating structure, a stationary structure, and a flow guide assembly arranged generally between the rotating structure and the stationary structure. A flow path is defined between the flow guide assembly and one of the rotating structure and the stationary structure. The flow guide assembly includes a plurality of apertures configured to disrupt acoustic waves of air in the flow path. A seal is configured to establish a sealing relationship between the rotating structure and the stationary structure, and wherein an inlet to the flow path is adjacent the seal. A gas turbine engine and a method of disrupting acoustic waves in a flow path of a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Ramons A. Reba, Bruce L. Morin, Daniel L. Gysling, Carson A. Roy Thill, Jose R. Paulino, JinQuan Xu, Stephen A. Morford
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Patent number: 11268402Abstract: A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a gas turbine engine according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a seal body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion; and a multitude of cooling fins disposed around the radially outer face of the seal body, at least one of the multitude of cooling fins having at least one aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Adam Lee Hart, Brian Levy, Luis Miguel Ayalde, Jose R. Paulino, Patrick Scheelk, Nicolas Bueno
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Patent number: 11098399Abstract: A gas turbine engine article includes a substrate and a bond coating that covers at least a portion of the substrate with a step formed in at least one of the substrate and the bond coating. A thermally insulating topcoat is disposed on the bond coating. The thermally insulating topcoat includes a first topcoat portion separated by at least one fault that extends through the thermally insulating topcoat from a second topcoat portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Jose R. Paulino, Christopher W. Strock
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Publication number: 20210172527Abstract: A seal joint assembly is provided that includes a stationary seal carrier, a stationary seal land and a brush seal. The stationary seal land includes a seal land surface. The brush seal is mounted to the stationary seal carrier. The brush seal includes a first set of bristles and a second set of bristles. The first set of bristles includes a first bristle that contacts the seal land surface. The second set of bristles includes a second bristle that contacts the seal land surface. The second bristle crosses the first bristle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Jose R. Paulino, Neil L. Tatman, Paul J. Burgess