Patents by Inventor Joseph Solomon

Joseph Solomon 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: 20250198290
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes: a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the compressor section having a high pressure compressor defining a high pressure compressor exit area (AHPCExit) in square inches; wherein the gas turbine engine defines a redline exhaust gas temperature (EGT) in degrees Celsius, a total sea level static thrust output (FnTotal) in pounds, and a corrected specific thrust, wherein the corrected specific thrust is greater than or equal to 42 and less than or equal to 90, the corrected specific determined as follows: FnTotal×EGT/(AHPCExit2×1000).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Alan NIERGARTH, Jeffrey Donald CLEMENTS, Jeffrey S. SPRUILL, Erich Alois KRAMMER, Matthew Kenneth MACDONALD, Scott Alan Schimmels, William Joseph Solomon
  • Publication number: 20250146453
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine defining an engine inlet to an inlet duct, a fan duct inlet to a fan duct, and a core inlet to a core duct; a primary fan driven by the turbomachine; and a secondary fan located downstream of the primary fan within the inlet duct. The gas turbine engine defines a thrust to power airflow ratio between 3.5 and 100 and a core bypass ratio between 0.1 and 10, wherein the thrust to power airflow ratio is a ratio of an airflow through a bypass passage over the turbomachine plus an airflow through the fan duct to an airflow through the core duct, and wherein the core bypass ratio is a ratio of the airflow through the fan duct to the airflow through the core duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, David Marion Ostdiek, Mohamed Osama, William Joseph Solomon, Brandon Wayne Miller, Randy M. Vondrell, Craig William Higgins, Alexander Kimberley Simpson
  • Patent number: 12240615
    Abstract: An electric propulsor is provided. The electric propulsor includes a core cowl and an outer cowl. A first air flowpath is defined radially outward of the outer cowl and a second air flowpath is defined between the core cowl and the outer cowl. The electric propulsor also includes one or more electric machines, a fan rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine, and a booster having a plurality of airfoils disposed at least in part in the second air flowpath, the booster being rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine for compressing air flowing along the second air flowpath. The electric propulsor further includes a heat exchanger disposed within the second air flowpath downstream of the booster, the heat exchanger being in thermal communication with at least one of the one or more electric machines and/or a gearbox mechanically coupled with the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: General Electric Company, General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH
    Inventors: David Marion Ostdiek, William Joseph Solomon, Mohamed Osama, Arthur William Sibbach, Randy M. Vondrell
  • Publication number: 20240426239
    Abstract: A method is provided of generating electric power with an electric machine. The method includes rotating a rotor of the electric machine relative to a stator of the electric machine with a shaft of a gas turbine engine during an operating condition of the gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine being a three-stream gas turbine engine defining an axial direction, the three-stream gas turbine engine comprising: the shaft, a primary fan operatively coupled with the shaft, a mid-fan positioned downstream of the primary fan and operatively coupled with the shaft, a low pressure turbine operatively coupled with the shaft, wherein rotating the rotor of the electric machine relative to the stator of the electric machine comprises generating an electric machine power during the operating condition and generating a low pressure turbine power during the operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, David Marion Ostdiek, Mohamed Osama, William Joseph Solomon
  • Publication number: 20240401491
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided, comprising: a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow order; and a fan section having a fan drivingly coupled to the turbomachine and an airflow surface rotatable with the fan and exposed to a fan airflow provided to and through the fan during operation of the gas turbine engine, the airflow surface defining a plurality of boundary layer openings configured to ingest a boundary layer of the fan airflow over the airflow surface during operation of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Syed Khalid, David Marion Ostdiek, Jeffrey S. Spruill, Daniel Lawrence Tweedt, William Joseph Solomon, Brandon Wayne Miller, Randy M. Vondrell, Kevin Edward Hinderliter
  • Publication number: 20240318660
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing, a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline, and an airfoil. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The airfoil includes a first side and a second side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, a plurality of first chord sections defining at least one first chord length, and a plurality of second chord sections defining at least one second chord length. The plurality of first chord sections and second chord sections define a waveform along a leading edge of the airfoil. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William Joseph Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Aaron J. King
  • Publication number: 20240318613
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine defining an engine inlet to an inlet duct, a fan duct inlet to a fan duct, and a core inlet to a core duct; a primary fan driven by the turbomachine; and a secondary fan located downstream of the primary fan within the inlet duct. The gas turbine engine defines a thrust to power airflow ratio between 3.5 and 100 and a core bypass ratio between 0.1 and 10, wherein the thrust to power airflow ratio is a ratio of an airflow through a bypass passage over the turbomachine plus an airflow through the fan duct to an airflow through the core duct, and wherein the core bypass ratio is a ratio of the airflow through the fan duct to the airflow through the core duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Brandon Wayne Miller, Randy M. Vondrell, David Marion Ostdiek, Craig Williams Higgins, Alexander Kimberley Simpson, Syed Arif Khalid, Jeffrey S. Spruill, Daniel Lawrence Tweedt, William Joseph Solomon, Kevin Edward Hinderliter
  • Publication number: 20240318661
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes an annular casing, a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline, a core turbine engine drivingly coupled to the fan and comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, and a variable bleed assembly comprising a variable bleed duct extending between a VB inlet and a VB outlet. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William Joseph Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Aaron J. King
  • Publication number: 20240301889
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing, a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline, and an airfoil. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The airfoil includes a composite core having a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall extending between a core leading edge and a core trailing edge and a leading edge protective wrap. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William Joseph Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Aaron J. King
  • Publication number: 20240295224
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing and a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The fan blades include a composite blade including a composite airfoil section having an airfoil leading edge and an airfoil trailing edge, a root attached to the composite airfoil section, and a blade shank therebetween. A metallic leading edge shield covers an axially extending portion of the composite airfoil section including at least a portion of the airfoil leading edge and covers a radially and chordwise extending portion of the airfoil leading edge of the blade shank. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William Joseph Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Nicholas Joseph Kray
  • Publication number: 20240288003
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing and a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The fan blades include a first fan blade having a fan blade airfoil body and a metal edge. The fan blade airfoil body has a leading edge. The metal edge is located at the leading edge and has a plurality of fail-fuse elements. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William Joseph Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Nicholas Joseph Kray
  • Publication number: 20240288002
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing and a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline. The annular casing is formed at least partially of a composite material. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jixian Yao, Trevor Howard Wood, Kishore Ramakrishnan, William Joseph Solomon, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Nicholas Joseph Kray
  • Patent number: 12065989
    Abstract: A gas turbine is provided, the gas turbine engine including a turbomachine having an inlet splitter defining in part an inlet to a working gas flowpath and a fan duct splitter defining in part an inlet to a fan duct flowpath. The gas turbine engine also includes a primary fan driven by the turbomachine defining a primary fan tip radius R1, a primary fan hub radius R2, and a primary fan specific thrust rating TP; and a secondary fan downstream of the primary fan and driven by the turbomachine, the secondary fan defining a secondary fan tip radius R3, a secondary fan hub radius R4, and a secondary fan specific thrust rating TS; wherein the gas turbine engine defines an Effective Bypass Area, and wherein a ratio of R1 to R3 equals R 1 R 3 = ( EFP ) ? ( 1 - RqR ( Sec . - Fan ) 2 ) ( 1 - RqR Prim . - Fan 2 ) ? ( T P T S ) ? ( EBA ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Marion Ostdiek, William Joseph Solomon
  • Publication number: 20240275859
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for delivery of notification messaging in an IP network. A multicast gateway may receive manifest files and segments of programming content for retrieval by a client device. The multicast gateway may receive segments of a notification message and modify information in the manifest file to reference the notification message content. Upon retrieval of the manifest file by a client device, the client may access the notification message content referenced in the manifest file. The multicast gateway may replace references to programming content with references to notification message content having a corresponding content type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: John G. Bevilacqua, Jorge Salinger, Ty Pearman, Joseph Solomon, Saifur Rahman
  • Publication number: 20240190574
    Abstract: An electric propulsor is provided. The electric propulsor includes a core cowl and an outer cowl. A first air flowpath is defined radially outward of the outer cowl and a second air flowpath is defined between the core cowl and the outer cowl. The electric propulsor also includes one or more electric machines, a fan rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine, and a booster having a plurality of airfoils disposed at least in part in the second air flowpath, the booster being rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine for compressing air flowing along the second air flowpath. The electric propulsor further includes a heat exchanger disposed within the second air flowpath downstream of the booster, the heat exchanger being in thermal communication with at least one of the one or more electric machines and/or a gearbox mechanically coupled with the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: David Marion Ostdiek, William Joseph Solomon, Mohamed Osama, Arthur William Sibbach, Randy M. Vondrell
  • Patent number: 11979470
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for delivery of notification messaging in an IP network. A multicast gateway may receive manifest files and segments of programming content for retrieval by a client device. The multicast gateway may receive segments of a notification message and modify information in the manifest file to reference the notification message content. Upon retrieval of the manifest file by a client device, the client may access the notification message content referenced in the manifest file. The multicast gateway may replace references to programming content with references to notification message content having a corresponding content type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: John G. Bevilacqua, Jorge Salinger, Ty Pearman, Joseph Solomon, Saifur Rahman
  • Patent number: 11834954
    Abstract: A gas turbine is provided, the gas turbine engine including a turbomachine having an inlet splitter defining in part an inlet to a working gas flowpath and a fan duct splitter defining in part an inlet to a fan duct flowpath. The gas turbine engine also includes a primary fan driven by the turbomachine defining a primary fan tip radius R1, a primary fan hub radius R2, and a primary fan specific thrust rating TP; and a secondary fan downstream of the primary fan and driven by the turbomachine, the secondary fan defining a secondary fan tip radius R3, a secondary fan hub radius R4, and a secondary fan specific thrust rating TS; wherein the gas turbine engine defines an Effective Bypass Area, and wherein a ratio of R1 to R3 equals R 1 R 3 = ( E ? F ? P ) ? ( 1 - RqR Sec . - Fan 2 ) ( 1 - RqR Prim . - Fan 2 ) ? ( T P T S ) ? ( E ? B ? A ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Marion Ostdiek, William Joseph Solomon
  • Publication number: 20230323789
    Abstract: A gas turbine is provided, the gas turbine engine including a turbomachine having an inlet splitter defining in part an inlet to a working gas flowpath and a fan duct splitter defining in part an inlet to a fan duct flowpath. The gas turbine engine also includes a primary fan driven by the turbomachine defining a primary fan tip radius R1, a primary fan hub radius R2, and a primary fan specific thrust rating TP; and a secondary fan downstream of the primary fan and driven by the turbomachine, the secondary fan defining a secondary fan tip radius R3, a secondary fan hub radius R4, and a secondary fan specific thrust rating TS; wherein the gas turbine engine defines an Effective Bypass Area, and wherein a ratio of R1 to R3 equals R 1 R 3 = ( E ? F ? P ) ? ( 1 - RqR Sec . - Fan 2 ) ( 1 - RqR Prim . - Fan 2 ) ? ( T P T S ) ? ( E ? B ? A ) .
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: David Marion Ostdiek, William Joseph Solomon
  • Patent number: D1007441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon, Charles Werley
  • Patent number: D1060269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon, Charles Werley