Patents by Inventor Martin Wayne Frash

Martin Wayne Frash 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: 9784133
    Abstract: A turbine frame for a turbine engine having an axial centerline, the turbine frame comprising an inner hub, an outer hub encircling the inner hub, a plurality of struts extending between the inner and outer hubs and having a maximum width portion relative to the axial centerline and an airfoil comprising at least first and second fairings mounted to the inner and outer hubs and encircling one of the struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Martin Wayne Frash, Schuyler Javier Ortega, Angelo Parisi
  • Patent number: 9771828
    Abstract: A turbine frame for a turbine engine having an axial centerline, includes an inner hub, an outer hub encircling the inner hub, a plurality of struts extending between the inner and outer hubs, at least one vane segment comprising at least first and second fairings mounted to the inner and outer hubs and encircling one of the struts and a single piece outer retaining ring that is operably coupled to the vane segment to fix a radial position of the vane segment relative to the inner and outer retaining rings and methods of assembling at least one vane segment having at least one vane formed from a pair of fairings to an exhaust frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Martin Wayne Frash, Schuyler Javier Ortega, Angelo Parisi
  • Publication number: 20160290169
    Abstract: A turbine frame for a turbine engine having an axial centerline, the turbine frame comprising an inner hub, an outer hub encircling the inner hub, a plurality of struts extending between the inner and outer hubs and having a maximum width portion relative to the axial centerline and an airfoil comprising at least first and second fairings mounted to the inner and outer hubs and encircling one of the struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Martin Wayne Frash, Schuyler Javier Ortega, Angelo Parisi
  • Publication number: 20160290168
    Abstract: A turbine frame for a turbine engine having an axial centerline, includes an inner hub, an outer hub encircling the inner hub, a plurality of struts extending between the inner and outer hubs, at least one vane segment comprising at least first and second fairings mounted to the inner and outer hubs and encircling one of the struts and a single piece outer retaining ring that is operably coupled to the vane segment to fix a radial position of the vane segment relative to the inner and outer retaining rings and methods of assembling at least one vane segment having at least one vane formed from a pair of fairings to an exhaust frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Martin Wayne Frash, Schuyler Javier Ortega, Angelo Parisi
  • Patent number: 7565804
    Abstract: A fuel shield is configured for use in the afterburner of a turbofan aircraft engine. The shield includes wings obliquely joined together at a nose, with each of the wings including an offset mounting tab at a proximal end thereof. The wings and tabs are configured to complement a flameholder vane around its leading edge, with the tabs contacting the vane sidewalls to offset the wings outwardly therefrom and form a thermally insulating gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Martin Wayne Frash, Brian Benscoter Roberts