Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Stoner

Matthew D. Stoner 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).

  • Bulkhead panel for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 6978618
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bulkhead panel for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine. The bulkhead panel comprises a first side and a second side, a plurality of panel holes extending from the first side to the second side through which cooling air flows, and a circumferential inner rail on said first side dividing said first side into a first cavity region having a plurality of the panel holes and a second cavity region having a plurality of the panel holes. Each of the panel holes has an exit nozzle which is angled so as to create a swirling flow of cooling air over the second side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Monica Pacheco-Tougas, Francis K. Costigan, Matthew D. Stoner
  • Bulkhead panel for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 6751961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bulkhead panel for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine. The bulkhead panel comprises a first side and a second side, a plurality of panel holes extending from the first side to the second side through which cooling air flows, and a circumferential inner rail on said first side dividing said first side into a first cavity region having a plurality of the panel holes and a second cavity region having a plurality of the panel holes. Each of the panel holes has an exit nozzle which is angled so as to create a swirling flow of cooling air over the second side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Monica Pacheco-Tougas, Francis K. Costigan, Matthew D. Stoner
  • Bulkhead panel for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine
    Publication number: 20030213249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bulkhead panel for use in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine. The bulkhead panel comprises a first side and a second side, a plurality of panel holes extending from the first side to the second side through which cooling air flows, and a circumferential inner rail on said first side dividing said first side into a first cavity region having a plurality of the panel holes and a second cavity region having a plurality of the panel holes. Each of the panel holes has an exit nozzle which is angled so as to create a swirling flow of cooling air over the second side of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Monica Pacheco-Tougas, Francis K. Costigan, Matthew D. Stoner