Patents by Inventor Karl L. Hasel

Karl L. Hasel 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: 20140096509
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is typically comprised of a fan stage, multiple compressor stages, and multiple turbine stages. These stages are made up of alternating rotating blade rows and static vane rows. The total number of blades and vanes is the airfoil count. An overall pressure ratio is greater than 30. A bypass ratio is greater than 8. A stage ratio is the product of the bypass ratio and the overall pressure ratio divided by the number of stages. An airfoil ratio is that product divided by the airfoil count. The stage ratio is greater than or equal to 22 and/or the airfoil ratio is greater than or equal to 0.12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Karl L. Hasel
  • Publication number: 20140083107
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a fan rotatable about an axis and a speed reduction device in communication with the fan. The speed reduction device includes a star drive gear system with a star gear ratio of at least 1.5. A fan blade tip speed of the fan is less than 1400 fps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William G. Sheridan, Karl L. Hasel
  • Patent number: 8678743
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a fan rotatable about an axis and a speed reduction device in communication with the fan. The speed reduction device includes a planetary fan drive gear system with a planet gear ratio of at least 2.5. A fan blade tip speed of the fan is less than 1400 fps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William G. Sheridan, Karl L. Hasel
  • Publication number: 20130195645
    Abstract: An exemplary geared turbomachine assembly includes a core inlet having a radially inner boundary that is spaced a first radial distance from a rotational axis of a turbomachine, and a compressor section inlet having a radially inner boundary that is spaced a second radial distance from the rotational axis. A ratio of the second radial distance to the first radial distance is of about 0.65 to about 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, Brian D. Merry, Karl L. Hasel
  • Patent number: 8449247
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section, a gear arrangement configured to drive the fan section, a compressor section and a turbine section. The compressor section includes a low pressure compressor section and a high pressure compressor section. The turbine section is configured to drive compressor section and the gear arrangement. An overall pressure ratio, which is provided by a combination of a pressure ratio across said low pressure compressor section and a pressure ratio across said high pressure compressor section, is greater than about 35. The pressure ratio across the low pressure compressor section is between about 3 and about 8 whereas a pressure ratio across the fan section being less than or equal to about 1.45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Karl L. Hasel, Joseph B. Staubach, Brian D. Merry, Gabriel L. Suciu, Christopher M. Dye
  • Patent number: 8337149
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section, a gear arrangement configured to drive the fan section, a compressor section and a turbine section. The compressor section includes a low pressure compressor section and a high pressure compressor section. The turbine section is configured to drive compressor section and the gear arrangement. An overall pressure ratio, which is provided by a combination of a pressure ratio across said low pressure compressor section and a pressure ratio across said high pressure compressor section, is greater than about 35. The pressure ratio across the high pressure compressor section is between about 7 and about 15, and a pressure ratio across the fan section is less than or equal to 1.45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Karl L. Hasel, Joseph B. Staubach, Brian D. Merry, Gabriel L. Suciu, Christopher M. Dye
  • Publication number: 20120315130
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section, a gear arrangement configured to drive the fan section, a compressor section and a turbine section. The compressor section includes a low pressure compressor section and a high pressure compressor section. The turbine section is configured to drive compressor section and the gear arrangement. An overall pressure ratio, which is provided by a combination of a pressure ratio across said low pressure compressor section and a pressure ratio across said high pressure compressor section, is greater than about 35. The pressure ratio across the high pressure compressor section is between about 7 and about 15, and a pressure ratio across the fan section is less than or equal to 1.45.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Karl L. Hasel, Joseph B. Staubach, Brian D. Merry, Gabriel L. Suciu, Christopher M. Dye
  • Patent number: 8277174
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section, a gear arrangement configured to drive the fan section, a compressor section and a turbine section. The compressor section includes a low pressure compressor section and a high pressure compressor section. The turbine section is configured to drive compressor section and the gear arrangement. An overall pressure ratio, which is provided by a combination of a pressure ratio across said low pressure compressor section and a pressure ratio across said high pressure compressor section, is greater than about 35. The pressure ratio across the low pressure compressor section is between about 3 and about 8 whereas the pressure ratio across the high pressure compressor section is between about 7 and about 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Karl L. Hasel, Joseph B. Staubach, Brian D. Merry, Gabriel L. Suciu, Christopher M. Dye
  • Publication number: 20120171018
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section, a gear arrangement configured to drive the fan section, a compressor section and a turbine section. The compressor section includes a low pressure compressor section and a high pressure compressor section. The turbine section is configured to drive compressor section and the gear arrangement. An overall pressure ratio, which is provided by a combination of a pressure ratio across said low pressure compressor section and a pressure ratio across said high pressure compressor section, is greater than about 35. The pressure ratio across the low pressure compressor section is between about 3 and about 8 whereas the pressure ratio across the high pressure compressor section is between about 7 and about 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Karl L. Hasel, Joseph B. Staubach, Brian D. Merry, Gabriel L. Suciu, Christopher M. Dye
  • Publication number: 20120124964
    Abstract: A turbofan engine includes a fan driven by a low pressure turbine through a gear reduction. The gear reduction has a gear ratio of greater than or equal to about 2.4. The low pressure turbine has an expansion ratio greater than or equal to about 5. The fan has a bypass ratio greater than or equal to about 8. In other features, a turbofan engine includes a variable geometry fan exit guide vane (FEGV) system having a multiple of circumferentially spaced radially extending fan exit guide vanes. Rotation of the fan exit guide vanes between a nominal position and a rotated position selectively changes a fan bypass flow path to permit efficient operation at various flight conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Karl L. Hasel, Peter G. Smith, Stuart S. Ochs