Patents by Inventor Michael C. Rhodes

Michael C. Rhodes 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).

  • Engine bleed air ducting into heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11549434
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. A bleed tap taps air from the compressor section through a bleed valve. The bleed valve is selectively opened by a control to dump air from the compressor section to a dump outlet. A heat exchanger duct includes a duct air inlet to cool a fluid in a heat exchanger and a duct air outlet. The dump outlet is within the heat exchanger duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Steven H. Zysman, Karl D. Blume, James H. Anderson, Holly Teufel, Jesse W. Clauson, Xiaojun Campbell, William O. Taylor, Graham A. Kaiser, Karl Milenkovic, Michael C. Rhodes, Tsering Dolma
  • Turnbuckle
    Patent number: 11384781
    Abstract: A turnbuckle for adjustably locking a component of a gas turbine engine to an engine static structure is disclosed. In various embodiments, the turnbuckle includes an outer body having a first internal threading and an outer body witness hole, the outer body defining a first end configured for attachment to the component; an inner body having a first external threading, the inner body defining a second end configured for attachment to the engine static structure; and a coupling body having a second internal threading configured to threadedly engage the first external threading and a second external threading configured to engage the first internal threading, wherein the outer body witness hole extends through the outer body and is configured to detect a first short-threading of the second external threading within the first internal threading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Michael Glaser, James Evans, Michael C. Rhodes
  • ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCTING INTO HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20210363923
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. A bleed tap taps air from the compressor section through a bleed valve. The bleed valve is selectively opened by a control to dump air from the compressor section to a dump outlet. A heat exchanger duct includes a duct air inlet to cool a fluid in a heat exchanger and a duct air outlet. The dump outlet is within the heat exchanger duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Steven H. Zysman, Karl D. Blume, James H. Anderson, Holly Teufel, Jesse W. Clauson, Xiaojun Campbell, William O. Taylor, Graham A. Kaiser, Karl Milenkovic, Michael C. Rhodes, Tsering Dolma
  • Engine bleed air ducting into heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11078837
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. A bleed tap taps air from the compressor section through a bleed valve. The bleed valve is selectively opened by a control to dump air from the compressor section to a dump outlet. A heat exchanger duct includes a duct air inlet to cool a fluid in a heat exchanger and a duct air outlet. The dump outlet is within the heat exchanger duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Steven H. Zysman, Karl D. Blume, James H. Anderson, Holly Teufel, Jesse W. Clauson, Xiaojun Campbell, William O. Taylor, Graham A. Kaiser, Karl Milenkovic, Michael C. Rhodes, Tsering Dolma
  • TURNBUCKLE
    Publication number: 20210095707
    Abstract: A turnbuckle for adjustably locking a component of a gas turbine engine to an engine static structure is disclosed. In various embodiments, the turnbuckle includes an outer body having a first internal threading and an outer body witness hole, the outer body defining a first end configured for attachment to the component; an inner body having a first external threading, the inner body defining a second end configured for attachment to the engine static structure; and a coupling body having a second internal threading configured to threadedly engage the first external threading and a second external threading configured to engage the first internal threading, wherein the outer body witness hole extends through the outer body and is configured to detect a first short-threading of the second external threading within the first internal threading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seth Michael Glaser, James Evans, Michael C. Rhodes
  • ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCTING INTO HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20200248620
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. A bleed tap taps air from the compressor section through a bleed valve. The bleed valve is selectively opened by a control to dump air from the compressor section to a dump outlet. A heat exchanger duct includes a duct air inlet to cool a fluid in a heat exchanger and a duct air outlet. The dump outlet is within the heat exchanger duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Steven H. Zysman, Karl D. Blume, James H. Anderson, Holly Teufel, Jesse W. Clauson, Xiaojun Campbell, William O. Taylor, Graham A. Kaiser, Karl Milenkovic, Michael C. Rhodes, Tsering Dolma