Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Devore
Matthew A. Devore 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).
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Patent number: 10808551Abstract: An airfoil includes leading and trailing edges; first and second sides extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, each side having an exterior surface; a core passage located between the first and second sides and the leading and trailing edges; and a wall structure located between the core passage and the exterior surface of the first side. The wall structure includes a plurality of cooling fluid inlets communicating with the core passage for receiving cooling fluid from the core passage, a plurality of cooling fluid outlets on the exterior surface of the first side for expelling cooling fluid and forming a cooling film along the exterior surface of the first side, and a plurality of cooling passages communicating with the plurality of cooling fluid inlets and the plurality of cooling fluid outlets. At least a portion of one cooling passage extends between adjacent cooling fluid outlets.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Eric A. Hudson, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, San Quach, Matthew A. Devore
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Publication number: 20200277861Abstract: A gas turbine engine component comprises a body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a radial span. One internal channel in the body provides an upstream supply pressure. Another internal channel in body receives the upstream supply pressure and provides a downstream supply pressure. At least one axial rib separates an internal area adjacent to the trailing edge into a plurality of individual cavities. At least one pressure regulating feature is located at an entrance to at least one individual cavity entrance to control downstream supply pressure to the trailing edge. Exits formed in the trailing edge communicate with an exit pressure. The rib and pressure regulating features cooperate such that the downstream supply pressure mimics the exit pressure along the radial span. A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component and a method of controlling flow in a gas turbine engine component are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Brandon W. Spangler, Carey Clum, Matthew A. Devore
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Patent number: 10738619Abstract: A gas turbine engine component comprises an airfoil with a suction side and pressure side extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge. There are a plurality of cooling holes adjacent the leading edge, with the cooling holes having a non-circular shape, with a longer dimension and a smaller dimension. The airfoil defines a radial direction from a radially outer end to a radially inner end, and radially outer of the cooling holes spaced toward the radially outer end, which have the longer dimension extending closer to parallel to the radial direction. Radially inner cooling holes closer to the radially inner end having the longer dimension extend to be closer to perpendicular relative to the radial direction compared to the radially outer cooling holes.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Lane Thornton, Matthew A. Devore, Dominic J. Mongillo, Steven Bruce Gautschi
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Patent number: 10718213Abstract: An airfoil may comprise a root and an airfoil body radially outward of the root. The airfoil body may define a first cooling chamber and a second cooling chamber. A first passage may be defined within the root and configured to direct a first airflow radially outward through the root into the first cooling chamber. A second passage may be defined within the root and configured to direct a second airflow radially outward through the root and into the second cooling chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew A Devore, Jonathan Ortiz
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Patent number: 10711624Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil body that has a geometrically segmented coating section. The geometrically segmented coating section includes a wall having an outer side. The outer side has an array of cells, and there is a coating disposed in the array of cells.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew A. Devore, Adam P. Generale, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
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Patent number: 10711640Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. The turbine section includes a high pressure turbine first stage blade having an outer tip, and a blade outer air seal positioned radially outwardly of the outer tip. A tap taps air having been compressed by the compressor, the tapped air being passed through a heat exchanger. A vane section has vanes downstream of the combustor, but upstream of the first stage blade, and the air downstream of the heat exchanger passes radially inwardly of the combustor, along an axial length of the combustor, and then radially outwardly through a hollow chamber in the vanes, and then across the blade outer air seal, to cool the blade outer air seal.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Jonathan Ortiz, Lane Mikal Thornton, Matthew A. Devore
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Patent number: 10683760Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform having an outer surface and an inner surface that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion. At least one augmentation feature is disposed on at least the leading edge portion or the trailing edge portion of the outer surface of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Eleanor D. Kaufman, Matthew A. Devore
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Publication number: 20200182060Abstract: An airfoil may comprise a root and an airfoil body radially outward of the root. The airfoil body may define a first cooling chamber and a second cooling chamber. A first passage may be defined within the root and configured to direct a first airflow radially outward through the root into the first cooling chamber. A second passage may be defined within the root and configured to direct a second airflow radially outward through the root and into the second cooling chamber. A tangential onboard injector (TOBI) may be disposed in the first airflow path. A radial onboard injector (ROBI) may be disposed in the second airflow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew A. Devore, Jonathan Ortiz
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Publication number: 20200182070Abstract: An airfoil is provided. The airfoil may comprise a cross over, an impingement chamber in fluid communication with the cross over, and a first trip strip disposed on a first surface of the impingement chamber. A cooling system is also provided. The cooling system may comprise an impingement chamber, a first trip strip on a first surface of the impingement chamber, and a second trip strip on a second surface of the impingement chamber. An internally cooled engine part is further provided. The internally cooled part may comprise a cross over and an impingement chamber in fluid communication with the cross over. The cross over may be configured to direct air towards a first surface of the impingement chamber. A first trip strip may be disposed on the first surface of the impingement chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: United Technologies CorporationInventors: San Quach, Atul Kohli, Matthew A. Devore, Steven Bruce Gautschi
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Patent number: 10677079Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil section that has radially inner and outer ends and defines an airfoil profile. The airfoil profile has a leading end, a trailing end, a suction side, and a pressure side. The airfoil section includes a ceramic airfoil piece that defines a portion of the airfoil profile. The ceramic airfoil piece includes an exterior wall that has an internal cooling circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Michael G. McCaffrey, Raymond Surace, Matthew A. Devore
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Patent number: 10677069Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of blade outer air seals and a plurality of airfoils, at least one of seals and airfoils including at least one cooling passage. The cooling passage includes a first wall and an opposed second wall bounding the cooling passage, a surface contour of the first wall having a plurality of first surface features and a surface contour of the second wall having a plurality of second surface features. The first surface features and the second surface features are arranged such that a width of the cooling passage varies along a length of the cooling passage defined by the first surface features and the second surface features. The first surface features have a first profile, and the second surface features have a second, different profile. A casting core for forming cooling passages in an aircraft component is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew A. Devore, Matthew S. Gleiner, Douglas C. Jenne
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Publication number: 20200141271Abstract: An impingement cooled component includes a first wall having a plurality of impingement holes and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall. The second wall is downstream of the first wall, relative to a cooling flow, the second wall has a contoured surface facing the first wall. The contoured surface includes a plurality of contours defined by at least one of a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, and at least one of the contours in the plurality of contours is aligned with an axis defined by one of the impingement holes in the plurality of impingement holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Ryan Alan Waite, Matthew A. Devore
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Patent number: 10641099Abstract: An impingement cooled component includes a first wall having a plurality of impingement holes and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall. The second wall is downstream of the first wall, relative to a cooling flow, the second wall has a contoured surface facing the first wall. The contoured surface includes a plurality of contours defined by at least one of a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, and at least one of the contours in the plurality of contours is aligned with an axis defined by one of the impingement holes in the plurality of impingement holes.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Ryan Alan Waite, Matthew A. Devore
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Patent number: 10612390Abstract: A gas turbine engine component comprises a body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a radial span. One internal channel in the body provides an upstream supply pressure. Another internal channel in body receives the upstream supply pressure and provides a downstream supply pressure. At least one axial rib separates an internal area adjacent to the trailing edge into a plurality of individual cavities. At least one pressure regulating feature is located at an entrance to at least one individual cavity entrance to control downstream supply pressure to the trailing edge. Exits formed in the trailing edge communicate with an exit pressure. The rib and pressure regulating features cooperate such that the downstream supply pressure mimics the exit pressure along the radial span. A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine component and a method of controlling flow in a gas turbine engine component are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Brandon W. Spangler, Carey Clum, Matthew A. Devore
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Patent number: 10605094Abstract: An airfoil is provided. The airfoil may comprise a cross over, an impingement chamber in fluid communication with the cross over, and a first trip strip disposed on a first surface of the impingement chamber. A cooling system is also provided. The cooling system may comprise an impingement chamber, a first trip strip on a first surface of the impingement chamber, and a second trip strip on a second surface of the impingement chamber. An internally cooled engine part is further provided. The internally cooled part may comprise a cross over and an impingement chamber in fluid communication with the cross over. The cross over may be configured to direct air towards a first surface of the impingement chamber. A first trip strip may be disposed on the first surface of the impingement chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: San Quach, Atul Kohli, Matthew A. Devore, Steven Bruce Gautschi
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Publication number: 20200080424Abstract: A gas turbine engine component includes an airfoil that has a leading edge and extends from a first side of a platform that has a leading edge overhang. A root portion extends from a second side of the platform opposite the first side. A cooling passage extends through the platform and beneath a trailing edge of the airfoil. The cooling passage includes an inlet located on a second opposite side of the platform. The inlet is located axially upstream of the leading edge of the airfoil and the inlet is located axially upstream of the root portion in the leading edge overhang.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Matthew A. Devore, Matthew S. Gleiner
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Publication number: 20200024970Abstract: An airfoil includes leading and trailing edges; first and second sides extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, each side having an exterior surface; a core passage located between the first and second sides and the leading and trailing edges; and a wall structure located between the core passage and the exterior surface of the first side. The wall structure includes a plurality of cooling fluid inlets communicating with the core passage for receiving cooling fluid from the core passage, a plurality of cooling fluid outlets on the exterior surface of the first side for expelling cooling fluid and forming a cooling film along the exterior surface of the first side, and a plurality of cooling passages communicating with the plurality of cooling fluid inlets and the plurality of cooling fluid outlets. At least a portion of one cooling passage extends between adjacent cooling fluid outlets.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Eric A. Hudson, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, San Quach, Matthew A. Devore
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Publication number: 20200024963Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of blade outer air seals and a plurality of airfoils, at least one of seals and airfoils including at least one cooling passage. The cooling passage includes a first wall and an opposed second wall bounding the cooling passage, a surface contour of the first wall having a plurality of first surface features and a surface contour of the second wall having a plurality of second surface features. The first surface features and the second surface features are arranged such that a width of the cooling passage varies along a length of the cooling passage defined by the first surface features and the second surface features. The first surface features have a first profile, and the second surface features have a second, different profile. A casting core for forming cooling passages in an aircraft component is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Matthew A. Devore, Matthew S. Gleiner, Douglas C. Jenne
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Patent number: 10519802Abstract: A vane structure includes a baffle movably mounted within an aperture, the baffle movable to control a cooling flow between a first cooling cavity and a second cooling cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Thomas N. Slavens, Edward F. Pietraszkiewicz, Thomas J. Martin, Mark F. Zelesky, Steven B. Gautschi, Matthew A. Devore, Alexander Staroselsky
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Patent number: 10500633Abstract: A method of manufacturing an airfoil includes the steps of depositing multiple layers of powdered metal onto one another. The layers are joined to one another with reference to CAD data relating to a particular cross-section of an airfoil. The airfoil is produced with leading and trailing edges joined by spaced apart pressure and suction sides to provide an exterior airfoil surface. An exterior wall provides the exterior airfoil surface at the leading edge. An impingement wall is integrally formed with the exterior wall to provide an impingement cavity between the exterior wall and the impingement wall. Multiple impingement holes are provided in the impingement wall. The impingement holes are spaced laterally across the impingement wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Mark F. Zelesky, Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr., Matthew A. Devore, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Benjamin T. Fisk