Patents by Inventor Michael Todd Radwanski

Michael Todd Radwanski 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).

  • NOZZLE, A NOZZLE HANGER, AND A CERAMIC TO METAL ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140001285
    Abstract: A nozzle, a nozzle hanger, and a ceramic to metal attachment system are provided. The ceramic to metal attachment system includes the nozzle, a ceramic matrix composite, and the nozzle hanger, a metal. The attachment system also includes a clamping member adjacent a second surface of the nozzle and a mounting member of the nozzle. The attachment system includes a plurality of attachment members securing the nozzle, the clamping member, and the nozzle hanger together. A sealing member of the nozzle hanger seals off an airfoil of the nozzle from adjacent airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: James Hamilton GROOMS, III, Darrell Glenn SENILE, Charles Thomas MCMILLAN, Michael Todd Radwanski
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR WITH CMC HEAT SHIELD AND METHODS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110271684
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor is described as comprising a dome plate coupled to a liner thereof, with at least one heat shield comprised of a ceramic matrix composite coupled at the aft end of the dome plate. Also described is a method for assembling a combustor for a gas turbine engine, including releasing a metal alloy heat shield from a dome plate and providing a ceramic matrix composite heat shield as replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Donald Michael CORSMEIER, Mark Eugene Noe, Michael Todd Radwanski, Oliver Roghe, Jessica Licardi Subit, Ming Xie