Patents by Inventor Raymond Eheart

Raymond Eheart 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).

  • Variable-cycle gas turbine engine with front and aft FLADE stages
    Patent number: 9016041
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes: a front fan having at least one rotor carrying fan blades disposed within a fan duct, and drivingly connected to a low pressure turbine, the front fan including at least one row of outer fan blades disposed outwardly of and connected to the fan blades, the outer fan blades extending across an outer bypass duct which circumscribes the fan duct; a core engine located between the front fan and the low pressure turbine; an aft fan disposed downstream of the low pressure turbine, having at least one rotor carrying aft turbine blades disposed within an aft turbine duct, the aft turbine further including at least one row of aft fan blades disposed outwardly of and connected to the aft turbine blades, and extending across an aft fan duct that surrounds the core engine; and apparatus operable to selectively throttle flow through the outer bypass duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Lewis Baughman, Raymond Eheart
  • AFT FAN ADAPTIVE CYCLE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20120131902
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes: a front fan having at least one rotor carrying fan blades disposed within a fan duct, and drivingly connected to a low pressure turbine, the front fan including at least one row of outer fan blades disposed outwardly of and connected to the fan blades, the outer fan blades extending across an outer bypass duct which circumscribes the fan duct; a core engine located between the front fan and the low pressure turbine; an aft fan disposed downstream of the low pressure turbine, having at least one rotor carrying aft turbine blades disposed within an aft turbine duct, the aft turbine further including at least one row of aft fan blades disposed outwardly of and connected to the aft turbine blades, and extending across an aft fan duct that surrounds the core engine; and apparatus operable to selectively throttle flow through the outer bypass duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Lewis Baughman, Raymond Eheart