Patents by Inventor Kathryn Macauley

Kathryn Macauley 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).

  • Determining presence of internal corrosion within a rotor blade by measuring magnetic characteristic(s)
    Patent number: 11243158
    Abstract: A method is provided that involves rotational equipment that includes a case and a first rotor blade within the case. During the method, a probe is arranged within the case adjacent the first rotor blade. A magnetic characteristic of the first rotor blade is measured using the probe. Presence of internal corrosion within the first rotor blade is determined based on the measured magnetic characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, Zhong Ouyang, Andrew DeBiccari, Nicholas M. LoRicco, William J. Brindley, Kathryn Macauley, Christopher J. Bischof
  • DETERMINING PRESENCE OF INTERNAL CORROSION WITHIN A ROTOR BLADE BY MEASURING MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTIC(S)
    Publication number: 20210172859
    Abstract: A method is provided that involves rotational equipment that includes a case and a first rotor blade within the case. During the method, a probe is arranged within the case adjacent the first rotor blade. A magnetic characteristic of the first rotor blade is measured using the probe. Presence of internal corrosion within the first rotor blade is determined based on the measured magnetic characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, Zhong Ouyang, Andrew DeBiccari, Nicholas M. LoRicco, William J. Brindley, Kathryn Macauley, Christopher J. Bischof
  • Apparatus and method and system for inspecting a component of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10816507
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for inspecting a component of a gas turbine engine, which includes a sleeve configured to surround a component of a gas turbine engine, the sleeve including: a pair of opposing wall members being secured to each other at at least one of a pair of opposite ends; an internal cavity located between the pair of opposing wall members, wherein the internal cavity extends from one end of the sleeve to an opposite end of the sleeve; and a plurality of orifices extending through the pair of opposing wall members, and wherein a probe is inserted in each orifice in one of the pair of opposing wall members to determine the state of the internal cavities of a gas turbine component and determine the structural integrity of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, Zhong Ouyang, Andrew DeBiccari, William J. Brindley, Kathryn Macauley
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20200300810
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for inspecting a component of a gas turbine engine, which includes a sleeve configured to surround a component of a gas turbine engine, the sleeve including: a pair of opposing wall members being secured to each other at at least one of a pair of opposite ends; an internal cavity located between the pair of opposing wall members, wherein the internal cavity extends from one end of the sleeve to an opposite end of the sleeve; and a plurality of orifices extending through the pair of opposing wall members, and wherein a probe is inserted in each orifice in one of the pair of opposing wall members to determine the state of the internal cavities of a gas turbine component and determine the structural integrity of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Xuan Liu, Zhong Ouyang, Andrew DeBiccari, William J. Brindley, Kathryn Macauley