Patents by Inventor Mark O'Leary

Mark O'Leary 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: 11630031
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 11561153
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Nathan Ottow
  • Publication number: 20220412842
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Nathan Ottow
  • Publication number: 20220412841
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 11280206
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 11268477
    Abstract: A coupling adapted for use with a gas turbine engine includes a first flange, a second flange, and a seal assembly. The first flange is coupled with an exhaust end of the gas turbine engine. The second flange is coupled with ducting downstream of the gas turbine engine. The seal assembly extends between the first flange and the second flange and is configured to block the gases from passing radially between the first flange and the second flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 11125100
    Abstract: A turbine shroud segment of a turbine shroud for use in a turbine of a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The turbine shroud segment includes a carrier segment and a blade track segment. The carrier segment includes metallic materials. The blade track segment includes ceramic matrix composite materials. A seal is arranged between the carrier segment and the blade track segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters
  • Publication number: 20210108596
    Abstract: A coupling adapted for use with a gas turbine engine includes a first flange, a second flange, and a seal assembly. The first flange is coupled with an exhaust end of the gas turbine engine. The second flange is coupled with ducting downstream of the gas turbine engine. The seal assembly extends between the first flange and the second flange and is configured to block the gases from passing radially between the first flange and the second flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 10934879
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10907478
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component and the resulting component configuration are disclosed. The method includes providing a ceramic structure including a sacrificial ceramic core. The ceramic structure is inserted into a casting mold. A component material is introduced into the casting mold. The ceramic structure is removed after the component material has solidified to define a casted component having a cooling cavity of a heat exchanger segment formed in the wall structure of the component. The ceramic body of the sacrificial ceramic core defines a plurality of apertures and includes a trailing first pin and a leading first pin. The trailing first pin and the leading first pin are extended away from an inner surface of the body, and the leading first pin is spaced from the trailing first pin and in closer proximity to a leading edge of the body than the trailing first pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 10876422
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20200271000
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component and said resulting component configuration are disclosed. The method includes providing a ceramic structure including a sacrificial ceramic core. The ceramic structure is inserted into a casting mold. A component material is introduced into the casting mold. The ceramic structure is removed after the component material has solidified to define a casted component having a cooling cavity of a heat exchanger segment formed in the wall structure of the component. The ceramic body of the sacrificial ceramic core defines a plurality of apertures and includes a trailing first pin and a leading first pin. The trailing first pin and the leading first pin are extended away from an inner surface of the body, and the leading first pin is spaced from the trailing first pin and in closer proximity to a leading edge of the body than the trailing first pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 10738636
    Abstract: An airfoil adapted for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The airfoil includes a spar defining an interior space and a cover sheet extending around at least a portion of the spar. The cover sheet is bonded to the spar to define a cooling cavity between the spar and the cover sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 10683762
    Abstract: A ceramic structure may include a sacrificial ceramic core. The sacrificial ceramic core may include a ceramic body corresponding to a cooling cavity of a heat exchanger segment. The ceramic body may have an exterior surface that includes an outer surface and an inner surface interconnected to one another by at least a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip facing edge and a base facing edge. The ceramic body may define a plurality of apertures extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. The ceramic body may include a trailing first pin and a leading first pin. The trailing first pin and the leading first pin may extend away from the inner surface. The leading first pin may be spaced away from the trailing first pin and in closer proximity to the leading edge than the trailing first pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 10655539
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an aircraft anti-icing system that includes an aircraft engine inlet component, a pressurized air source, and a heat source operable to: (1) heat the leading edge of the aircraft engine inlet component via the heat source to prevent ice formation on the outer surface of the leading edge; and (2) direct pressurized air from the pressurized air source so that it forces water off of the outer surface of the inlet components (and into the external air flow) as the water travels downstream from the leading edge outer surface downstream toward the trailing edge, which prevents runback ice formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North America Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: David Levi Sutterfield, Christopher J. Bies, Mark O'Leary
  • Publication number: 20200153652
    Abstract: A communication device includes a communication port including network interface circuitry; and a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store program instructions which, when executed by the processor cause the communication device to perform a network operation comprising: entering into a listening phase; and searching for and attempting to acquire a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Branislav Petrovic, Yoav Hebron, Sagar Jogadhenu, Michail Tsatsanis, Mark O'Leary, Yunhong Li, Inderjit Singh, Ronald B. Lee
  • Publication number: 20200141257
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 10577960
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20200025015
    Abstract: A turbine shroud segment of a turbine shroud for use in a turbine of a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The turbine shroud segment includes a carrier segment and a blade track segment. The carrier segment includes metallic materials. The blade track segment includes ceramic matrix composite materials. A seal is arranged between the carrier segment and the blade track segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters
  • Publication number: 20200025013
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman