Patents by Inventor Michal Tomasz Kuropatwa

Michal Tomasz Kuropatwa 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: 20240117741
    Abstract: A rotor assembly is provided, along with gas turbine engines for its use. The rotor assembly may include a spool defining a plurality of apertures arranged in a first row and spaced circumferentially around the spool, wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures extends through the spool from a radially inward-facing surface to a radially outward-facing surface; and a blade assembly comprising at least two blades connected to each other via a platform, wherein each blade extends through a respective aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michal Tomasz Kuropatwa, Adam Wojciech Deskiewicz, Robert Kaminski, Adam Kunicki, Nicholas Joseph Kray
  • Publication number: 20230250723
    Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: an inner support structure configured to circumscribe a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine; an outer support structure configured to circumscribe the longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine, the outer support structure circumscribing the inner support structure; and a stage including a plurality of airfoils extending from the inner support structure towards the outer support structure, the plurality of airfoils including: a first airfoil defining a first sweep angle, a first axial position, and a first lean angle; and a second airfoil defining a second sweep angle, a second axial position, and a second lean angle, wherein the second sweep angle is different than the first sweep angle, the second axial position is different than the first axial position, the second lean angle is different than the first lean angle, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Michal Tomasz Kuropatwa, John Douglas Mickol, Adam Wojciech Deskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20200063590
    Abstract: A sealing member for a gas turbine engine is provided. The sealing member comprises a body portion configured to be positioned between at least a portion of a fan blade of the gas turbine engine and at least a portion of a fan platform disposed between adjacent fan blades for providing seal between the fan blade and the fan platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Mingchao Wang, David Sheng, John Andrew Ravenhall, Adam Carlson, Robert Kaminski, Michal Tomasz Kuropatwa, Nicholas J. Kray