Patents by Inventor Joseph Simonetti

Joseph Simonetti 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).

  • Waste heat recovery system
    Patent number: 11946415
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a waste heat recovery system is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section, a turbine section, and an exhaust section in serial flow order and together defining a core air flowpath, the exhaust section including a primary exhaust flowpath and a waste heat recovery flowpath parallel to the primary exhaust flowpath; and the waste heat recovery system includes a heat source exchanger positioned in thermal communication with a first portion of the waste heat recovery flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Douglas Rambo, Brandon Wayne Miller, William Joseph Bowden, Matthew Thomas Beyer, Michael John Simonetti
  • Rotary wing aircraft propulsion system
    Patent number: 8944367
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft propulsion system includes an engine, a heat exchanger cooling a fluid from the engine and a thermoelectric generator in thermal communication with the fluid to generate electrical power. The thermoelectric generator provides electrical power to at least one aircraft component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Denton Bystry, Jr., Joseph Simonetti, Matthew J. Tarascio, Michael Peter Strauss, Adam Kasprzyk, Timothy Fred Lauder
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft Propulsion System
    Publication number: 20130228647
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft propulsion system includes an engine, a heat exchanger cooling a fluid from the engine and a thermoelectric generator in thermal communication with the fluid to generate electrical power. The thermoelectric generator provides electrical power to at least one aircraft component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Denton Bystry, JR., Joseph Simonetti, Matthew J. Tarascio, Michael Peter Strauss, Adam Kasprzyk, Timothy Fred Lauder
  • Fan blade compliant layer and seal
    Patent number: 6398499
    Abstract: A compliant shim for use between the root of a gas turbine fan blade and a dovetail groove in a gas turbine rotor disk to reduce fretting therebetween. The compliant shim has first and second slots for engaging tabs extending from the fan blade root. The slots and tabs cooperate to hold the shim during engine operation. An oxidation layer covers the compliant shim. The shim is augmented with an upstanding wall and a seal element to seal the gap that exists between platform edges of adjacent fan blades. This simple combination solves two complex problems, fatigue of fan assembly parts and loss of operating efficiency caused by fluid flow leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Simonetti, Bruce Wilson
  • Fan blade compliant layer and seal
    Publication number: 20020044870
    Abstract: A compliant shim for use between the root of a gas turbine fan blade and a dovetail groove in a gas turbine rotor disk to reduce fretting therebetween. The compliant shim has first and second slots for engaging tabs extending from the fan blade root. The slots and tabs cooperate to hold the shim during engine operation. An oxidation layer covers the compliant shim. The shim is augmented with an upstanding wall and a seal element to seal the gap that exists between platform edges of adjacent fan blades. This simple combination solves two complex problems, fatigue of fan assembly parts and loss of operating efficiency caused by fluid flow leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Simonetti, Bruce Wilson