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).

  • Publication number: 20150369057
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Brandon M. Rapp, Matthew Andrew Hough
  • Publication number: 20150369048
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew HOUGH, Brandon M. RAPP
  • Publication number: 20150125304
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor assembly includes 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. Adjacent platforms are separated from each other by a gap. A damper is positioned at an offset position within the gap to contact the inner surfaces of the adjacent platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brandon M. Rapp, Matthew Andrew Hough