Patents by Inventor Matthew Andrew Hough
Matthew Andrew Hough 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: 10364682Abstract: A rotor blade according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform, an airfoil that extends from the platform, a first cooling core that extends at least partially inside the airfoil, a second cooling core inside of the platform and a first cooling hole that extends between a mate face of the platform and the second cooling core.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Jeffrey S. Beattie
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Patent number: 10301958Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section. The turbine section includes a disk that is rotatable about an axis. A plurality of turbine blades are mounted around a periphery of the disk, and a plurality of seals are arranged between the turbine blades and the periphery of the disk. Each of the seals includes, with respect to the axis, a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface. The radially inner surface includes a plurality of protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Christopher Corcoran, Jeffrey S. Beattie
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Patent number: 10253642Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section that has a disk rotatable about an axis. The disk has circumferentially-spaced blade mounting features and radially outer rim surfaces extending circumferentially between the blade mounting features. Turbine blades are mounted circumferentially around the disk in the blade mounting features. Seals are arranged radially outwards of the disk adjacent the radially outer rim surfaces such that there are respective passages between the seals and the radially outer rim surfaces. The radially outer rim surfaces include radially-extending protrusions that extend into the respective passages.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Jeffrey S. Beattie
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Patent number: 10227875Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform that axially extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge, circumferentially extends between a first mate face and a second mate face, and includes a gas path surface and a non-gas path surface. The component defines at least one cavity that extends at least partially inside of the component. A first plurality of cooling holes extends from the at least one cavity to at least one of the first mate face and the second mate face and a second plurality of cooling holes extends from either the at least one cavity or the non-gas path surface to the gas path surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Scott D. Lewis, Brandon M. Rapp, Jeffrey S. Beattie, Matthew Andrew Hough, Bret M. Teller, Jeffrey Michael Jacques, Max Asterlin
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Patent number: 10167722Abstract: A turbine section comprises a rotor, blade and rim seal. The rotor comprises a rim defining an outer diameter surface, and a slot in the outer diameter surface. The blade comprises an airfoil, a platform surrounding the airfoil, a shank extending from the platform, a root extending from the shank for connecting to the slot, and a nub extending from the shank beneath the platform. The rim seal is disposed between the outer diameter surface and the nub. A method for cooling an outer diameter of a rotor disk comprises bleeding cooling air in a gas turbine engine, passing the flow of cooling air through a cover plate that retains a seal plate against the rotor disk, leaking the cooing air between a rotor disk rim and the seal plate, and guiding the cooling air across an outer diameter surface of the rotor disk rim utilizing a rim seal.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Jeffrey S. Beattie
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Publication number: 20180298823Abstract: A cooling structure for a gas turbine engine comprises a gas turbine engine structure defining a cooling cavity. A cooling component is configured to direct cooling flow in a desired direction into the cooling cavity. A bracket supports the cooling component and has an attachment interface to fix the bracket to the gas turbine engine structure. A first orientation feature associated with the bracket. A second orientation feature is associated with the gas turbine engine structure. The first and second orientation features cooperate with each other to ensure that the cooling component is only installed in one orientation relative to the gas turbine engine structure. A gas turbine engine and a method of installing a cooling structure are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Kevin Zacchera, Matthew Andrew Hough, Jonathan Lemoine, Christopher Treat, Alberto A. Mateo
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Patent number: 10036260Abstract: A damper seal for a gas turbine engine rotor assembly has an axially elongated body with a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side. The elongated body includes a first enlarged portion formed on the pressure side at the leading edge and a second enlarged portion formed on the suction side adjacent the trailing edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Brandon M. Rapp, Matthew Andrew Hough
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Patent number: 10030582Abstract: A cooling structure for a gas turbine engine comprises a gas turbine engine structure defining a cooling cavity. A cooling component is configured to direct cooling flow in a desired direction into the cooling cavity. A bracket supports the cooling component and has an attachment interface to fix the bracket to the gas turbine engine structure. A first orientation feature associated with the bracket. A second orientation feature is associated with the gas turbine engine structure. The first and second orientation features cooperate with each other to ensure that the cooling component is only installed in one orientation relative to the gas turbine engine structure. A gas turbine engine and a method of installing a cooling structure are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Kevin Zacchera, Matthew Andrew Hough, Jonathan Lemoine, Christopher Treat, Alberto A. Mateo
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Publication number: 20180187554Abstract: A rotor blade according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform, an airfoil that extends from the platform, a first cooling core that extends at least partially inside the airfoil, a second cooling core inside of the platform and a first cooling hole that extends between a mate face of the platform and the second cooling core.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Matthew Andrew HOUGH, Jeffrey S. BEATTIE
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Patent number: 10012085Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor assembly has a plurality of blades spaced apart from each other for rotation about an axis. Each of the blades includes a platform having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surfaces of adjacent platforms define a pocket having a radially outer wall, a pressure side wall, and a suction side wall. The pocket includes a leading edge wall portion and a trailing edge wall portion, and a shelf extending in a tangential direction relative to the axis from the pressure side of the pocket. The shelf is spaced apart from the radially outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Brandon M. Rapp
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Publication number: 20160290142Abstract: A gas turbine engine component comprises a blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade is mounted to a disc and configured for rotation about an axis. A platform supports the blade, and has a fore edge portion at the leading edge and an aft edge portion at the trailing edge. At least one of the fore edge portion and aft edge portion includes a mouth portion defined by an inner wing and an outer wing spaced radially outward of the inner wing. At least one coverplate is retained against the disc by the inner wing. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Matthew Andrew HOUGH, Christopher CORCORAN, Jeffrey S. BEATTIE
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Publication number: 20160230581Abstract: A gas turbine engine component array includes first and second components each having a platform. The platforms are arranged adjacent to one another and provide a gap. A seal is arranged circumferentially between the first and second components and in engagement with the platforms to obstruct the gap. A cooling hole is provided in the seal and is in fluid communication with the gap. The cooling hole has an increasing taper toward the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventor: Matthew Andrew Hough
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Publication number: 20160230666Abstract: A cooling structure for a gas turbine engine comprises a gas turbine engine structure defining a cooling cavity. A cooling component is configured to direct cooling flow in a desired direction into the cooling cavity. A bracket supports the cooling component and has an attachment interface to fix the bracket to the gas turbine engine structure. A first orientation feature associated with the bracket. A second orientation feature is associated with the gas turbine engine structure. The first and second orientation features cooperate with each other to ensure that the cooling component is only installed in one orientation relative to the gas turbine engine structure. A gas turbine engine and a method of installing a cooling structure are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Kevin Zacchera, Matthew Andrew Hough, Jonathan Lemoine, Christopher Treat, Alberto A. Mateo
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Publication number: 20160222787Abstract: An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a disk, a cover plate providing a cavity at a first axial side of the disk, a passageway including an inlet provided by a notch in at least one of the disk and the cover plate in fluid communication with the cavity, and the passageway extending from the inlet to an exit provided at a second axial side of the disk opposite the first axial side, the exit in fluid communication with the inlet, and the passageway configured to provide fluid flow from the cavity to the exit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey S. Beattie, Jason D. Himes, Matthew Andrew Hough, Christopher Corcoran
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Publication number: 20160222809Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section. The turbine section includes a disk that is rotatable about an axis. A plurality of turbine blades are mounted around a periphery of the disk, and a plurality of seals are arranged between the turbine blades and the periphery of the disk. Each of the seals includes, with respect to the axis, a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface. The radially inner surface includes a plurality of protrusions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Christopher Corcoran, Jeffrey S. Beattie
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Publication number: 20160222808Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section that has a disk rotatable about an axis. The disk has circumferentially-spaced blade mounting features and radially outer rim surfaces extending circumferentially between the blade mounting features. Turbine blades are mounted circumcumferentially around the disk in the blade mounting features. Seals are arranged radially outwards of the disk adjacent the radially outer rim surfaces such that there are respective passages between the seals and the radially outer rim surfaces. The radially outer rim surfaces include radially-extending protrusions that extend into the respective passages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Jeffrey Beattie
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Publication number: 20160222788Abstract: A turbine section comprises a rotor, blade and rim seal. The rotor comprises a rim defining an outer diameter surface, and a slot in the outer diameter surface. The blade comprises an airfoil, a platform surrounding the airfoil, a shank extending from the platform, a root extending from the shank for connecting to the slot, and a nub extending from the shank beneath the platform. The rim seal is disposed between the outer diameter surface and the nub. A method for cooling an outer diameter of a rotor disk comprises bleeding cooling air in a gas turbine engine, passing the flow of cooling air through a cover plate that retains a seal plate against the rotor disk, leaking the cooing air between a rotor disk rim and the seal plate, and guiding the cooling air across an outer diameter surface of the rotor disk rim utilizing a rim seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Jeffrey S. Beattie
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Publication number: 20160177782Abstract: One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine including a component. The component includes a platform having a mateface on a circumferential side thereof. The platform including a core passageway configured to communicate fluid to the mateface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Matthew Andrew Hough, Jeffrey S. Beattie, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, San Quach
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Publication number: 20160169001Abstract: A gas turbine engine component has first and second components each having a platform with an upper surface and a lower surface and with a plurality of side faces extending between the upper and lower surfaces. The platforms are arranged adjacent to one another such that one side face of the platform faces a mating side face of an adjacent platform. At least one cooling hole is formed within the platform and has an inlet to receive a cooling flow and an outlet at least at one of the side faces. The at least one cooling hole increases in size in a direction toward the outlet. A method of cooling a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Lane Thornton, Matthew Andrew Hough
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Publication number: 20150377032Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform that axially extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge, circumferentially extends between a first mate face and a second mate face, and includes a gas path surface and a non-gas path surface. The component defines at least one cavity that extends at least partially inside of the component. A first plurality of cooling holes extends from the at least one cavity to at least one of the first mate face and the second mate face and a second plurality of cooling holes extends from either the at least one cavity or the non-gas path surface to the gas path surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Scott D. LEWIS, Brandon M. RAPP, Jeffrey S. BEATTIE, Matthew Andrew HOUGH, Bret M. TELLER, Jeffrey Michael JACQUES, Max ASTERLIN