Patents by Inventor Peter J. Milligan

Peter J. Milligan 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: 10975773
    Abstract: A method of installing a retaining ring assembly in a turbine case is provided. The method may include installing a blade outer air seal into a case before installation of a retaining ring assembly. The method may further include installing a key system on a retaining ring to create the retaining ring assembly. The method may also include installing the retaining ring assembly in a case. The method may further include rotating the retaining ring assembly in the case until key system is aligned with a case slot. The method may also include tightening the key system to the retaining ring and cause key system to engage the case slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Peter J. Milligan
  • Patent number: 10408074
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal comprising: a first leg that emanates from a center point of the seal and is configured to contact a first component, a second leg that emanates from the center point and is configured to contact a second component that is operative at a temperature that is within a range of 648 degrees Celsius to 1093 degrees Celsius, and a third leg that emanates from the center point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. McLaughlin, Thomas E. Clark, Peter J. Milligan, Dairus Deylan McDowell, Jaimie Schweitzer, Jeremy Drake, Richard K. Hayford
  • Publication number: 20190145321
    Abstract: A method of installing a retaining ring assembly in a turbine case is provided. The method may include installing a blade outer air seal into a case before installation of a retaining ring assembly. The method may further include installing a key system on a retaining ring to create the retaining ring assembly. The method may also include installing the retaining ring assembly in a case. The method may further include rotating the retaining ring assembly in the case until key system is aligned with a case slot. The method may also include tightening the key system to the retaining ring and cause key system to engage the case slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Peter J. Milligan
  • Patent number: 10018068
    Abstract: A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a turbomachine can include a BOAS body including a plurality of cooling holes defined in substantial conformance with a set of Cartesian coordinates as set forth in Table 1 herein, wherein the Cartesian coordinates are provided with respect to a point P which is at the center of an arc W and co-planer with a machined surface V. A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a turbomachine can include a BOAS body including a plurality of cooling holes defined in substantial conformance with a set of Cartesian coordinates as set forth in Table 2 herein, wherein the Cartesian coordinates are provided with respect to a point P? which is at the center of an arc W? and co-planer with a machined surface V?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter J. Milligan, Paul M. Lutjen, Ken F. Blaney, Thurman C. Dabbs, Kevin J. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20170306779
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal comprising: a first leg that emanates from a center point of the seal and is configured to contact a first component, a second leg that emanates from the center point and is configured to contact a second component that is operative at a temperature that is within a range of 648 degrees Celsius to 1093 degrees Celsius, and a third leg that emanates from the center point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Brian C. McLaughlin, Thomas E. Clark, Peter J. Milligan, Dairus Deylan McDowell, Jaimie Schweitzer, Jeremy Drake, Richard K. Hayford
  • Publication number: 20160201467
    Abstract: A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a turbomachine can include a BOAS body including a plurality of cooling holes defined in substantial conformance with a set of Cartesian coordinates as set forth in Table 1 herein, wherein the Cartesian coordinates are provided with respect to a point P which is at the center of an arc W and co-planer with a machined surface V. A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a turbomachine can include a BOAS body including a plurality of cooling holes defined in substantial conformance with a set of Cartesian coordinates as set forth in Table 2 herein, wherein the Cartesian coordinates are provided with respect to a point P? which is at the center of an arc W? and co-planer with a machined surface V?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Peter J. Milligan, Paul M. Lutjen, Ken F. Blaney, Thurman C. Dabbs, Kevin J. Ryan