Patents by Inventor Paul Kurlak

Paul Kurlak 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).

  • Patent number: 11897065
    Abstract: A rotor for a turbomachine and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes providing a lug with a lug body and an interface material disposed on the lug body. The method also includes friction welding the lug to a hub member via the interface material to define a projected structure for an outer radial area of a disc assembly of the rotor. The projected structure is configured to support a first side of a rotor blade of the rotor in cooperation with a second projected structure of the disc assembly supporting a second side of the rotor blade. The lug body and the hub member are made from different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Mark Morris, Paul Kurlak, Stuart Harman, Daira Legzdina, Jason Smoke
  • Patent number: 11506060
    Abstract: A radial turbine rotor associated with an engine includes a disk, and a plurality of blades spaced apart about a perimeter of the disk. Each blade includes a forward end, an aft end and a root. The radial turbine rotor includes a plurality of sectors, with each sector coupled to the root of a respective blade of the plurality of blades. Each sector of the plurality of sectors defines a first surface configured to contact a working fluid and a second surface configured to be coupled to the disk, and each sector of the plurality of sectors defines at least one pocket between the first surface and the second surface proximate the forward end that extends toward the aft end. The radial turbine rotor includes a feather seal slot defined between adjacent sectors of the plurality of sectors proximate the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Paul Kurlak, Ardeshir Riahi, Benjamin D. Kamrath, Jason Smoke, John McClintic
  • Publication number: 20210140318
    Abstract: A rotor for a turbomachine and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes providing a lug with a lug body and an interface material disposed on the lug body. The method also includes friction welding the lug to a hub member via the interface material to define a projected structure for an outer radial area of a disc assembly of the rotor. The projected structure is configured to support a first side of a rotor blade of the rotor in cooperation with a second projected structure of the disc assembly supporting a second side of the rotor blade. The lug body and the hub member are made from different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Mark Morris, Paul Kurlak, Stuart Harman, Daria Legzdina, Jason Smoke
  • Patent number: 9902499
    Abstract: An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Deanna P. Chase, Paul Kurlak, Mike Koerner, Bijan F. Hagh, Russell W. Johnson, Stephen Yates, Peter M. Michalakos
  • Patent number: 9896215
    Abstract: An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Deanna P. Chase, Paul Kurlak, Mike Koerner, Bijan F. Hagh, Russell W. Johnson, Stephen Yates, Peter M. Michalakos
  • Patent number: 9884281
    Abstract: An environmental control system (ECS) having particulates in air therein includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects particulates in the air, and generates a particulate concentration signal. The controller: compares the particulate concentration signal to a predicted particulate concentration threshold that is based on one of a probability of odor detection, a probability of sensory irritancy detection, and a combination thereof. When the particulate concentration signal reaches the predicted particulate concentration threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air containing the particulates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Paul Kurlak, Deanna P. Chase
  • Publication number: 20170334565
    Abstract: An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Deanna P. Chase, Paul Kurlak, Mike Koerner, Bijan F. Hagh, Russell W. Johnson, Stephen Yates, Peter M. Michalakos
  • Publication number: 20170320582
    Abstract: An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Deanna P. Chase, Paul Kurlak, Mike Koerner, Bijan F. Hagh, Russell W. Johnson, Stephen Yates, Peter M. Michalakos
  • Patent number: 9776725
    Abstract: An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Deanna P. Chase, Paul Kurlak, Mike Koerner, Bijan F. Hagh, Russell W. Johnson, Stephen Yates, Peter M. Michalakos
  • Publication number: 20170080374
    Abstract: An environmental control system (ECS) having particulates in air therein includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects particulates in the air, and generates a particulate concentration signal. The controller: compares the particulate concentration signal to a predicted particulate concentration threshold that is based on one of a probability of odor detection, a probability of sensory irritancy detection, and a combination thereof. When the particulate concentration signal reaches the predicted particulate concentration threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air containing the particulates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Paul Kurlak, Deanna P. Chase
  • Publication number: 20160214724
    Abstract: An Environmental Control System includes a sensor, an air purification subsystem, and a controller in communication with the sensor and air purification subsystem. The sensor detects a contaminant in the air and generates a contaminant signal. The controller compares the contaminant signal to a predicted sensory response threshold. When the contaminant signal reaches the predicted sensory response threshold, the controller commands the air purification subsystem to alter a condition in the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Fox, Deanna P. Chase, Paul Kurlak, Mike Koerner, Bijan F. Hagh, Russell W. Johnson, Stephen Yates, Peter M. Michalakos