Patents by Inventor Lucas Wedmore

Lucas Wedmore 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).

  • Inducer seal with integrated inducer slots
    Patent number: 11821365
    Abstract: The present application provides an inducer seal configured to provide a flow of air to a rotor shaft within a turbine of a gas turbine engine. The inducer seal includes a ring plate having an outer surface with a circumferential channel and an inner surface having an abradable seal. A number of inducer slots are positioned in the ring plate that extend from the outer surface to the inner surface such that the flow of air may pass therethrough in a tangential direction relative to rotation of the rotor shaft to cool the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher P. Cox, Lucas Wedmore
  • INDUCER SEAL WITH INTEGRATED INDUCER SLOTS
    Publication number: 20230243304
    Abstract: The present application provides an inducer seal configured to provide a flow of air to a rotor shaft within a turbine of a gas turbine engine. The inducer seal includes a ring plate having an outer surface with a circumferential channel and an inner surface having an abradable seal. A number of inducer slots are positioned in the ring plate that extend from the outer surface to the inner surface such that the flow of air may pass therethrough in a tangential direction relative to rotation of the rotor shaft to cool the rotor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher P. Cox, Lucas Wedmore