Patents by Inventor Lane M. Thornton

Lane M. Thornton 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).

  • THERMALLY DRIVEN SPRING VALVE FOR TURBINE GAS PATH PARTS
    Publication number: 20190003333
    Abstract: A thermally driven spring valve for turbine gas path parts is disclosed herein. A thermally driven spring valve includes a bimetallic sheet comprising a base, a first finger portion extending from the base and a second finger portion extending from the base, the first finger portion having a first curvature vector and the second finger portion have a second curvature vector, wherein an exterior surface extends from the base through the first finger portion and the second finger portion and an interior surface extends from the base through the first finger portion and the second finger portion, wherein the exterior surface of the first finger portion is disposed proximate the interior surface of the base wherein the exterior surface of the second finger portion is disposed proximate the interior surface of the base. A thermally driven spring valve may include perforations through a finger portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Lane M. Thornton
  • Thermally driven spring valve for turbine gas path parts
    Patent number: 10113441
    Abstract: A thermally driven spring valve for turbine gas path parts is disclosed herein. A thermally driven spring valve includes a bimetallic sheet comprising a base, a first finger portion extending from the base and a second finger portion extending from the base, the first finger portion having a first curvature vector and the second finger portion have a second curvature vector, wherein an exterior surface extends from the base through the first finger portion and the second finger portion and an interior surface extends from the base through the first finger portion and the second finger portion, wherein the exterior surface of the first finger portion is disposed proximate the interior surface of the base wherein the exterior surface of the second finger portion is disposed proximate the interior surface of the base. A thermally driven spring valve may include perforations through a finger portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Lane M. Thornton
  • THERMALLY DRIVEN SPRING VALVE FOR TURBINE GAS PATH PARTS
    Publication number: 20170198600
    Abstract: A thermally driven spring valve for turbine gas path parts is disclosed herein. A thermally driven spring valve includes a bimetallic sheet comprising a base, a first finger portion extending from the base and a second finger portion extending from the base, the first finger portion having a first curvature vector and the second finger portion have a second curvature vector, wherein an exterior surface extends from the base through the first finger portion and the second finger portion and an interior surface extends from the base through the first finger portion and the second finger portion, wherein the exterior surface of the first finger portion is disposed proximate the interior surface of the base wherein the exterior surface of the second finger portion is disposed proximate the interior surface of the base. A thermally driven spring valve may include perforations through a finger portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Lane M. Thornton