Patents by Inventor Kimberly Pash Boyington

Kimberly Pash Boyington 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: 10815787
    Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 0.46-0.59 inch (11.8-14.9 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 0.73-0.86 inch (18.6-21.9 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 5133±15% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 8542±15% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 15487±15% Hz, a fourth mode with a frequency of 18774±15% Hz, a fifth mode with a frequency of 24295±15% Hz and a sixth mode with a frequency of 27084±15% Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Mikol, Kimberly Pash Boyington, Brian J. Schuler, Zhen Wu, Joseph Wieser, Xuedong Zhou, Sue-Li Chuang, John Joseph Papalia, Han J. Yu
  • Patent number: 9140136
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for use in a gas turbine engine having a disk arranged relative to an axis, the assembly including a circumferential groove defined in the disk and an annular wire seal positioned at least partially within the groove. The groove includes a first sidewall, a base portion adjoining the first sidewall, and a second sidewall adjoining the base portion opposite the first sidewall, wherein the second sidewall is angled in a range greater than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Corcoran, Kimberly Pash Boyington
  • Patent number: 9097131
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine system includes a disk and an airfoil. The disk includes a first rail, a second rail, a retention slot located between the first and second rails, and a ridge extending radially outward from the second rail. The airfoil is engaged with the retention slot, and includes a platform with an upstream angled portion, a downstream angled portion, and a notch defined in the platform. The ridge of the disk extends at least partially into the notch of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Kimberly Pash Boyington
  • Patent number: 8905716
    Abstract: A sealing system for a gas turbine engine includes an arcuate first ladder seal segment having a central portion, an upstream flange adjoining the central portion, a downstream flange adjoining the central portion opposite the upstream flange, and a plurality of openings. The upstream flange is arranged at an angle ?U greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to a given tangential plane, and the downstream flange is arranged at an angle ?D greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to the given tangential plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Kimberly Pash Boyington
  • Publication number: 20130323049
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for use in a gas turbine engine having a disk arranged relative to an axis, the assembly including a circumferential groove defined in the disk and an annular wire seal positioned at least partially within the groove. The groove includes a first sidewall, a base portion adjoining the first sidewall, and a second sidewall adjoining the base portion opposite the first sidewall, wherein the second sidewall is angled in a range greater than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin L. Corcoran, Kimberly Pash Boyington
  • Publication number: 20130323060
    Abstract: A sealing system for a gas turbine engine includes an arcuate first ladder seal segment having a central portion, an upstream flange adjoining the central portion, a downstream flange adjoining the central portion opposite the upstream flange, and a plurality of openings. The upstream flange is arranged at an angle ?U greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to a given tangential plane, and the downstream flange is arranged at an angle ?D greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to the given tangential plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kimberly Pash Boyington
  • Publication number: 20130323064
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine system includes a disk and an airfoil. The disk includes a first rail, a second rail, a retention slot located between the first and second rails, and a ridge extending radially outward from the second rail. The airfoil is engaged with the retention slot, and includes a platform with an upstream angled portion, a downstream angled portion, and a notch defined in the platform. The ridge of the disk extends at least partially into the notch of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Kimberly Pash Boyington