Patents by Inventor Nicholas Andrew Kesler

Nicholas Andrew Kesler 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).

  • Conduit with damping fingers
    Patent number: 10557572
    Abstract: An apparatus that includes a conduit having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis. The conduit may define an inner channel and may be configured to extend through a vane cavity of a vane. The apparatus may further include a damping finger that includes a first portion coupled to the conduit and a second portion diverging outward at an angled orientation from the conduit. The damping finger may be resiliently flexible and the second portion of the damping finger may be configured to contact an inner surface of the vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas S. Banhos, Jesse Ian Berube, William Oldach, Jesus S. Lopez, Ravi Mandya Kumar, Scott David Hjelm, Nicholas Andrew Kesler
  • CONDUIT WITH DAMPING FINGERS
    Publication number: 20190101231
    Abstract: An apparatus that includes a conduit having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis. The conduit may define an inner channel and may be configured to extend through a vane cavity of a vane. The apparatus may further include a damping finger that includes a first portion coupled to the conduit and a second portion diverging outward at an angled orientation from the conduit. The damping finger may be resiliently flexible and the second portion of the damping finger may be configured to contact an inner surface of the vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas S. Banhos, Jesse Ian Berube, William Oldach, Jesus S. Lopez, Ravi Mandya Kumar, Scott David Hjelm, Nicholas Andrew Kesler