Patents by Inventor RAGHAVAN KOTUR

RAGHAVAN KOTUR 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).

  • Fan exit stator assembly
    Patent number: 10619498
    Abstract: A fan exit stator assembly of a gas turbine engine may include a radially inward shroud defining a first slot, a radially outward shroud, and a vane. The vane may include a base portion extending through the first slot and a tip portion coupled to the radially outward shroud. The vane may also include a retainer plate disposed radially inward of the radially inward shroud that projects in a circumferential direction from the base portion of the vane. A circumferential plate dimension of the retainer plate in the circumferential direction is greater than a first slot radius in the circumferential direction of the first slot, thus preventing radially outward movement of the vane relative to the radially inward shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark E. Simonds, Rahul Kuwar, Aniket Katti, Sridhar Bagathi, Raghavan Kotur
  • FAN EXIT STATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190071988
    Abstract: A fan exit stator assembly of a gas turbine engine may include a radially inward shroud defining a first slot, a radially outward shroud, and a vane. The vane may include a base portion extending through the first slot and a tip portion coupled to the radially outward shroud. The vane may also include a retainer plate disposed radially inward of the radially inward shroud that projects in a circumferential direction from the base portion of the vane. A circumferential plate dimension of the retainer plate in the circumferential direction is greater than a first slot radius in the circumferential direction of the first slot, thus preventing radially outward movement of the vane relative to the radially inward shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: MARK E. SIMONDS, RAHUL KUWAR, ANIKET KATTI, SRIDHAR BAGATHI, RAGHAVAN KOTUR