Patents by Inventor Kedar S. Vaidya

Kedar S. Vaidya 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).

  • Patent number: 11933228
    Abstract: A gearbox assembly for a turbine engine including a drive shaft and a fan shaft. The gearbox assembly includes a first gear, a second gear, and a planet pin. The first gear is coupled to the drive shaft. The second gear is supported by a planet carrier. The planet carrier is coupled to the fan shaft. Torque is transferred from the drive shaft to the fan shaft through the gearbox assembly. The planet pin is disposed within the second gear. A planet pin shape of the planet pin includes a contoured portion that is characterized by a contoured portion deflection that is greater than or equal to ?4.2e-03 inches and less than or equal to ?1.2e-05 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kedar S. Vaidya, Ahmet Dindar, Bugra H. Ertas
  • Publication number: 20240035418
    Abstract: An epicyclic power gear box for a gas turbine engine delivers torque from a low speed shaft to the primary fan. The gear box includes a planet gear and a bearing pin for the planet gear, sun gear and ring gear. The planet gear and bearing pin are arranged so that a clearance between the two is maintained during a takeoff condition for the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kedar S. Vaidya, Bugra H. Ertas
  • Publication number: 20240018910
    Abstract: A gearbox assembly for a turbine engine including a drive shaft and a fan shaft. The gearbox assembly includes a first gear, a second gear, and a planet pin. The first gear is coupled to the drive shaft. The second gear is supported by a planet carrier. The planet carrier is coupled to the fan shaft. Torque is transferred from the drive shaft to the fan shaft through the gearbox assembly. The planet pin is disposed within the second gear. A planet pin shape of the planet pin includes a contoured portion that is characterized by a contoured portion deflection that is greater than or equal to ?4.2e-03 inches and less than or equal to ?1.2e-05 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kedar S. Vaidya, Ahmet Dindar, Bugra H. Ertas
  • Patent number: 11686254
    Abstract: A gearbox assembly for a turbine engine. The turbine engine includes a drive shaft and a fan shaft. The gearbox assembly includes a first gear, a second gear, an output, and a journal pin. The first gear is connected to the drive shaft. The second gear is supported by a planet carrier. The output is connected to the fan shaft. Torque is transferred from the drive shaft of the core turbine engine to the fan shaft through the gearbox assembly. The journal pin is inserted into the planet carrier. The second gear rotates about the journal pin. A coupling of the journal pin and the planet carrier is characterized by an interference ratio greater than a minimum interference ratio of 1.0e-5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmet Dindar, Kedar S. Vaidya, Bugra H. Ertas, Arthur W. Sibbach