Patents by Inventor Philip R. Rioux

Philip R. Rioux 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: 10408080
    Abstract: A clearance control ring for a clearance control system of a gas turbine engine includes a contoured radial outer portion that defines a multiple of fins and a multiple of slots. A clearance control system of a gas turbine engine includes a clearance control ring with a radial inner portion from which a contoured radial outer portion extends. The contoured radial outer portion defines a multiple of fins and a multiple of slots. A blade outer air seal assembly with a clearance control ring land which receives the radial inner portion. A method of controlling a radial tip clearance within a gas turbine engine includes tailoring a multiple of fins and a multiple of slots of a clearance control ring for both steady state and transient clearance operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Philip R. Rioux, Neil L. Tatman
  • Patent number: 10344769
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system of an engine, comprising: a clearance control thermal ring, and a seal ring, where a radial gap with respect to an axial centerline of the engine is formed between a radial end of the clearance control thermal ring and a facing radial surface of the seal ring, where the clearance control thermal ring is made of a first material and the seal ring is made of a second material that is different from the first material, and where a first coefficient of thermal expansion of the first material is less than a second coefficient of thermal expansion of the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Louis R. Mouza, Philip R. Rioux
  • Patent number: 10247027
    Abstract: A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer and a thermal barrier layer between the abradable layer and the substrate; and the thermal barrier layer comprises a ceramic and metallic phases within the ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Philip R. Rioux, Nicholas R Leslie, Paul M. Lutjen, Christopher W. Strock
  • Publication number: 20180017067
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system of an engine, comprising: a clearance control thermal ring, and a seal ring, where a radial gap with respect to an axial centerline of the engine is formed between a radial end of the clearance control thermal ring and a facing radial surface of the seal ring, where the clearance control thermal ring is made of a first material and the seal ring is made of a second material that is different from the first material, and where a first coefficient of thermal expansion of the first material is less than a second coefficient of thermal expansion of the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Louis R. Mouza, Philip R. Rioux
  • Publication number: 20170276007
    Abstract: A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer and a thermal barrier layer between the abradable layer and the substrate; and the thermal barrier layer comprises a ceramic and metallic phases within the ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Philip R. Rioux, Nicholas R Leslie, Paul M. Lutjen, Christopher W. Strock
  • Publication number: 20160273376
    Abstract: A clearance control ring for a clearance control system of a gas turbine engine includes a contoured radial outer portion that defines a multiple of fins and a multiple of slots. A clearance control system of a gas turbine engine includes a clearance control ring with a radial inner portion from which a contoured radial outer portion extends. The contoured radial outer portion defines a multiple of fins and a multiple of slots. A blade outer air seal assembly with a clearance control ring land which receives the radial inner portion. A method of controlling a radial tip clearance within a gas turbine engine includes tailoring a multiple of fins and a multiple of slots of a clearance control ring for both steady state and transient clearance operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Philip R. Rioux, Neil L. Tatman