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).

  • Publication number: 20160376895
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Eleanor D. KAUFMAN, Matthew A. DEVORE
  • Publication number: 20160326883
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lane Thornton, Matthew A. Devore, Dominic J. Mongillo, Steven Bruce Gautschi
  • Patent number: 9476307
    Abstract: The pattern has a pattern material and a casting core combination. The pattern material has an airfoil. The casting core combination is at least partially embedded in the pattern material. The casting core combination comprises a metallic casting core and at least one additional casting core. The metallic casting core has opposite first and second faces. The metallic core and at least one additional casting core extend spanwise into the airfoil of the pattern material. In at least a portion of the pattern material outside the airfoil of the pattern material, the metallic casting core is bent transverse to the spanwise direction so as to at least partially surround an adjacent portion of the at least one additional casting core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Justin D. Piggush, Yongxiang D. Xue, Amarnath Ramlogan, Anthony P. Cherolis, Matthew A. Devore, Eric P. Letizia
  • Publication number: 20160251974
    Abstract: A disclosed turbine vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil including a pressure side and a suction side that extends from a leading edge toward a trailing edge. The airfoil is rotatable about an axis transverse to an engine longitudinal axis and includes a forward chamber within the airfoil and in communication with a cooling air source, a forward impingement baffle defining a pre-impingement cavity within the forward chamber. The pre-impingement cavity is split into a leading edge cavity, pressure side cavity and a suction side cavity defined between an inner surface of the forward chamber and an outer surface of the forward impingement baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas N. Slavens, Matthew A. Devore
  • Publication number: 20160208619
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: San Quach, Atul Kohli, Matthew A. Devore, Steven Bruce Gautschi
  • Publication number: 20160186576
    Abstract: A cooling hole for a component includes a meter section and a diffuser section. The diffuser section has a footprint region defined by five sides, a first side of the five sides extending along substantially an entire height of the diffuser section and second and third sides of the five sides meeting in an obtuse angle opposite the first side. A component having the cooling hole and a method of forming the cooling hole are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Lane Thornton, Scott D. Lewis, Matthew A. Devore
  • Patent number: 9376920
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component includes a structure having an exterior surface. A cooling hole extends from a cooling passage to the exterior surface to provide an exit area on the exterior surface that is substantially circular in shape. A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a turbine section. A combustor is provided between the compressor and turbine sections. A component in at least one of the compressor and turbine sections has an exterior surface. A film cooling hole extends from a cooling passage to the exterior surface to provide an exit area that is substantially circular in shape. A method of machining a film cooling hole includes providing a component having an internal cooling passage and an exterior surface, machining a film cooling hole from the exterior surface to the internal cooling passage to provide a substantially circular exit area on the exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McBrien, Brandon W. Spangler, Matthew A. Devore
  • Publication number: 20160130950
    Abstract: A component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil that includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall joined together at a leading edge and a trailing edge and extending from a base to a tip. A plenum is defined inside the airfoil. A first cooling cavity merges into the plenum and a second cooling cavity merges into the plenum. A rib extends from at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall at least partially into the plenum to separate the first cooling cavity from the second cooling cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: San QUACH, Tracy A. PROPHETER-HINCKLEY, Matthew A. DEVORE
  • Patent number: 9322285
    Abstract: A turbine airfoil has a fillet connecting the nominal portion of the airfoil into an end wall. Cooling holes are formed over a greater circumferential extent in the fillet than they are through the nominal portion of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Devore, Corneil S. Paauwe
  • Publication number: 20160108738
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component includes an airfoil that extends from a first side of a platform and a cooling passage that extends through the platform and includes an inlet located on a second opposite side of the platform. The inlet is located axially upstream of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew A. Devore, Matthew S. Gleiner
  • Patent number: 9296039
    Abstract: An airfoil has a body that includes leading and trailing edges joined by spaced apart pressure and suction sides to provide an exterior airfoil surface. A leading edge wall provides the exterior airfoil surface at the leading edge. An impingement wall is integrally formed with the leading edge wall to provide an impingement cavity between the leading edge wall and the impingement wall and multiple impingement holes are provided in the impingement wall. The impingement holes are spaced laterally across the impingement wall. A method of manufacturing an airfoil includes the steps of depositing multiple layers of powdered metal onto one another, joining the layers to one another with reference to CAD data relating to a particular cross-section of an airfoil, and producing the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Mark F. Zelesky, Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr., Matthew A. Devore, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Benjamin T. Fisk
  • Publication number: 20160076382
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, at least one cooling passage. The at least one cooling passage includes a first wall and a second wall bounding the at least one cooling passage, the first wall having a plurality of first surface features and the second wall having a plurality of second surface features. The plurality of first surface features and the plurality of second surface features are arranged such that a width of the cooling passage varies along a length of the cooling passage defined by the plurality of first surface features and the plurality of second surface features. The plurality of first surface features has a first profile, and the plurality of second surface features has a second, different profile. A casting core for forming cooling passages in an aircraft component is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew A. Devore, Matthew S. Gleiner, Douglas C. Jenne
  • Publication number: 20160032732
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a body having leading and trailing edges joined by spaced apart pressure and suction sides to provide an exterior airfoil surface defined by a perimeter wall. An interior wall is arranged interiorly and adjacent to the perimeter wall to provide a cooling passage there between. A cooling passage with first and second portions is tapered and respectively has first and second thicknesses. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness. The second thickness is less than 0.060 inch (1.52 mm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Mark F. Zelesky, Dominic J. Mongillo, JR., Matthew A. Devore, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Benjamin T. Fisk
  • Publication number: 20160032416
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Mark F. Zelesky, Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr., Matthew A. Devore, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Benjamin T. Fisk
  • Publication number: 20160010463
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes pressure and suction side walls joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. A stagnation line is located on the pressure side wall aft of the leading edge. A cooling passage is provided between the pressure and suction side walls. Forward-facing cooling holes are provided adjacent to the stagnation line on the pressure side wall and oriented toward the leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: San Quach, Matthew A. Devore
  • Publication number: 20160010465
    Abstract: An example gas turbine engine component includes an airfoil having a leading edge area, a first circuit to cool a first section of the leading edge area, and a second circuit to cool a second section of the leading edge area. The first circuit separate and distinct from the second circuit within the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas N. Slavens, Dominic J. Mongillo, JR., Matthew A. Devore
  • Publication number: 20160003053
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body portion that includes a first wall spaced apart from a second wall and disposed about a centerline axis. At least one rib extends between the first wall and the second wall. The at least one rib extends along a rib axis that is transversely angled relative to the centerline axis. At least one impingement hole extends through the at least one rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Tracy A. PROPHETER-HINCKLEY, San QUACH, Matthew A. DEVORE
  • Publication number: 20160003071
    Abstract: A stator vane for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that has an exterior wall that provides a cooling cavity. The exterior surface has an interior surface that has multiple pin fins extending therefrom. A baffle is arranged in the cooling cavity and is supported by the pin fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jaime G. Ghigliotty, Matthew A. Devore
  • Publication number: 20150322801
    Abstract: An airfoil according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cooling hole with a first cooling passage arranged at a first angle relative to a chordwise axis and a second cooling hole with a second cooling passage arranged at a second different angle relative to the chordwise axis. A radial projection of the first cooling passage intersects a radial projection of the second cooling passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas N. Slavens, Matthew A. Devore
  • Patent number: 9163518
    Abstract: A turbine engine component has an airfoil portion with a pressure side wall, a suction side wall, and a trailing edge. The turbine engine component further has at least one first cooling circuit core embedded within the pressure side wall, with each first cooling circuit core having a first exit for discharging a cooling fluid, at least one second cooling circuit core embedded within the suction side wall, with each second cooling circuit core having a second exit for discharging a cooling fluid, and the first and second exits being aligned in a spanwise direction of the airfoil portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Devore, Eleanor D. Kaufman