Patents by Inventor Lauryn M. Curtis

Lauryn M. Curtis 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).

  • Publication number: 20200348023
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component assembly including: a first component having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a second component having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface of the second component; and a cooling circuit formed in the second component, the cooling circuit including an inlet at the second surface of the second component, an outlet at the first surface of the second component, an inward surface, and an outward surface, the inward surface and the outward surface being in a facing spaced relationship extending from the inlet to the outlet defining an airflow passageway therebetween, wherein the airflow passageway includes a parallel portion that is oriented about parallel to at least one of the first surface of the second component and the second surface of the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Corneil S. Paauwe, Eva Wong, San Quach, Jeremy Styborski, Caroline Karanian, Lauryn M. Curtis, Steven D. Porter, Zhongtao Dai
  • Publication number: 20190390924
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine including: a heat exchanger core having an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passageway; an inlet pipe configured to provide hot airflow to the inlet; and an inlet flow conditioner fluidly connecting the outlet of the inlet pipe to the inlet of the heat exchanger core, the inlet flow conditioner including: a central attachment body; an outer shell located radially outward from the central attachment body, the outer shell including an inlet connected to the outlet of the inlet pipe, and an outlet opposite the inlet and connected to the inlet of the heat exchanger core; and a plurality of guide vanes extending from the central attachment body to the outer shell, the plurality of guide vanes being configured to impart a swirl upon airflow entering the inlet of the inlet flow conditioner and exiting the outlet of the inlet flow conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Corey D. Anderson, Lauryn M. Curtis
  • Publication number: 20190346216
    Abstract: In a featured embodiment, a heat exchanger assembly includes an inlet manifold defining an expanding area in a direction of flow; and an inlet in flow communication with the inlet manifold, the inlet including a wall for inducing a rotational inertia to flow entering the inlet manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Corey D. Anderson, Jeremy Styborski, Lauryn M. Curtis