Patents by Inventor Kerrin E. Connors

Kerrin E. Connors 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).

  • Optimized circumferential groove casing treatment for axial compressors
    Patent number: 10066640
    Abstract: A compressor is provided. The compressor includes a rotating member configured to rotate about an axis and a static member radially adjacent the rotating member with a clearance between the static member and the rotating member. A first groove is disposed circumferentially about the static member and radially adjacent the rotating member. A second groove is disposed circumferentially about the static member and a first axial distance aft of the first groove. A third groove is disposed circumferentially about the static member and a second distance aft of the second groove, wherein the first distance is different from the second distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Bennington, Kerrin E. Connors
  • OPTIMIZED CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE CASING TREATMENT FOR AXIAL COMPRESSORS
    Publication number: 20160230776
    Abstract: A compressor is provided. The compressor includes a rotating member configured to rotate about an axis and a static member radially adjacent the rotating member with a clearance between the static member and the rotating member. A first groove is disposed circumferentially about the static member and radially adjacent the rotating member. A second groove is disposed circumferentially about the static member and a first axial distance aft of the first groove. A third groove is disposed circumferentially about the static member and a second distance aft of the second groove, wherein the first distance is different from the second distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Bennington, Kerrin E. Connors