Patents by Inventor Remo Marini

Remo Marini 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).

  • Publication number: 20240328323
    Abstract: A turbine scroll for use with an axial turbine is provided. The turbine scroll includes a flow channel, a scroll inlet, a plurality of stator vanes, and a plurality of vane passages. The flow channel is defined by an outer radial wall extending between first and second axial sidewalls that are spaced widthwise apart from one another. The stator vanes are disposed within the flow channel, spaced apart from one another, and are disposed around a circumference of the scroll. Each vane passage is defined between adjacent stator vanes. Each vane passage is open to an outer flow channel portion disposed radially between the stator vanes and the outer radial wall and is open to an annular region disposed radially inside of the stator vanes. The vane passages are configured to direct gas flow in an inwardly spiraling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Christopher J. Gover
  • Patent number: 11578608
    Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine has an airfoil including leading and trailing edges joined by spaced-apart pressure and suction sides to provide an external airfoil surface. The surface is formed in substantial conformance with multiple cross-sectional profiles of the airfoil defined by a set of Cartesian coordinates set forth in Table 1, the Cartesian coordinates provided by an axial coordinate scaled by a local axial chord, a circumferential coordinate scaled by a local axial chord, and a span location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Marc Tardif, Jason Gillespie
  • Patent number: 11572790
    Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine has an airfoil including leading and trailing edges joined by spaced-apart pressure and suction sides to provide an external airfoil surface extending from a platform in a spanwise direction to a tip. The external airfoil surface is formed in substantial conformance with multiple cross-sectional profiles of the airfoil defined by a set of Cartesian coordinates set forth in Table 1, the Cartesian coordinates provided by an axial coordinate scaled by a local axial chord, a circumferential coordinate scaled by a local axial chord, and a span location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Panagiota Tsifourdaris, Nicolas Grivas, Daniel Lecuyer, Michael Papple, Robert Huszar, Othmane Leghzaouni, Jonathan Dorai, Jasrobin Grewal
  • Patent number: 11536141
    Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine has an airfoil including leading and trailing edges joined by spaced-apart pressure and suction sides to provide an external airfoil surface. The surface is formed in substantial conformance with multiple cross-sectional profiles of the airfoil defined by a set of Cartesian coordinates set forth in Table 1, the Cartesian coordinates provided by an axial coordinate scaled by a local axial chord, a circumferential coordinate scaled by a local axial chord, and a span location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Mohammed Ennacer, Panagiota Tsifourdaris, Remo Marini, Niloofar Moradi, Daniel Lecuyer, Patricia Phutthavong, Farzad Ashrafi
  • Patent number: 11085333
    Abstract: An exhaust mixer for a gas turbine engine where each outer lobe has at the downstream end a circumferential offset in a direction corresponding to that of the swirl component of the flow entering the mixer. The mixer has a crest line having at least a downstream portion curved with respect with respect to a circumferential direction of the mixer and/or a center line at the downstream end tilted with respect to a radial line extending to the tip of the outer lobe to define the circumferential offset. A method of mixing a core flow and a bypass flow surrounding the core flow with an annular mixer is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: PRATT & WHIINEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Mark Cunningham, Remo Marini, Sami Girgis, Mohammad Reza Kameshki, Raja Ramamurthy
  • Patent number: 10072577
    Abstract: A buffer air cooler system for gas turbine engines disposed in a bypass duct of the engine, includes a housing for containing the buffer air cooler therein and an inlet portion attached to the housing. In one embodiment, the inlet portion has a double-skin configuration in at least one region of a top, bottom and sides of the inlet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Patrick Germain, Ljubisa Vrljes
  • Patent number: 10018150
    Abstract: A turbine exhaust case (TEC) of a turbofan aeroengine includes a mixer for mixing exhaust gases with a bypass air stream, the TEC comprising an annular hub and the mixer surrounding the hub, and a plurality of deswirling struts circumferentially spaced apart with respect to a central axis of the TEC and located entirely within an axial length of the mixer. The mixer defines a trailing edge having one or more upstream-most locations thereof where the mixing of the exhausted gases and the bypass air stream begins to take place. The deswirling struts each extend radially across the annular exhaust gas duct and interconnect the mixer and the hub, defining a trailing edge positioned upstream of and axially spaced away from the one or more upstream-most locations of the trailing edge of the mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Mark Huzzard Cunningham, Francois C. Bisson, Reza Mohammad Kameshki
  • Patent number: 9982630
    Abstract: A cooler assembly disposed in and cooled by an air stream according to one embodiment includes a cooler matrix and a fairing. The fairing assembly is disposed generally around the cooler matrix and includes side fairing-housings, first and second side fairing-housings being joined to one another at respective leading and trailing edges, the leading edges partially defining a cooler inlet and the trailing edges partially defining a cooler outlet, the first and second side fairing-housing trailing edges angled transversely toward each other to define a trapezoidal shape for the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Roberto Marrano, Adam Trumpour
  • Publication number: 20180066604
    Abstract: A turbine exhaust case (TEC) of a turbofan aeroengine includes a mixer in an annular wavy configuration having alternate crests and valleys, and a plurality of radial deswirling struts interconnecting an annular hub positioned within the mixer and selected valleys of the mixer. A plurality of secondary trailing edge struts smaller than the deswirling struts in average chord dimensions interconnect the annular hub and other selected valleys free of connection with the deswirling struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Remo MARINI, Mark Huzzard CUNNINGHAM
  • Patent number: 9759159
    Abstract: A turbine exhaust case (TEC) of a turbofan aeroengine includes a mixer in an annular wavy configuration having alternate crests and valleys, and a plurality of radial deswirling struts interconnecting an annular hub positioned within the mixer and selected valleys of the mixer. A plurality of secondary trailing edge struts smaller than the deswirling struts in average chord dimensions interconnect the annular hub and other selected valleys free of connection with the deswirling struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Mark Huzzard Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20160348585
    Abstract: A cooler assembly disposed in and cooled by an air stream according to one embodiment includes a cooler matrix and a fairing. The fairing assembly is disposed generally around the cooler matrix and includes side fairing-housings, first and second side fairing-housings being joined to one another at respective leading and trailing edges, the leading edges partially defining a cooler inlet and the trailing edges partially defining a cooler outlet, the first and second side fairing-housing trailing edges angled transversely toward each other to define a trapezoidal shape for the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Remo MARINI, Roberto MARRANO, Adam TRUMPOUR
  • Publication number: 20160326983
    Abstract: A turbine exhaust case (TEC) of a turbofan aeroengine includes a mixer for mixing exhaust gases with a bypass air stream, the TEC comprising an annular hub and the mixer surrounding the hub, and a plurality of deswirling struts circumferentially spaced apart with respect to a central axis of the TEC and located entirely within an axial length of the mixer. The mixer defines a trailing edge having one or more upstream-most locations thereof where the mixing of the exhausted gases and the bypass air stream begins to take place. The deswirling struts each extend radially across the annular exhaust gas duct and interconnect the mixer and the hub, defining a trailing edge positioned upstream of and axially spaced away from the one or more upstream-most locations of the trailing edge of the mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Remo MARINI, Mark Huzzard CUNNINGHAM, Francois C. BISSON, Reza Mohammad KAMESHKI
  • Publication number: 20160290237
    Abstract: A buffer air cooler system for gas turbine engines disposed in a bypass duct of the engine, includes a housing for containing the buffer air cooler therein and an inlet portion attached to the housing. In one embodiment, the inlet portion has a double-skin configuration in at least one region of a top, bottom and sides of the inlet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Remo MARINI, Patrick GERMAIN, Ljubisa VRLJES
  • Patent number: 9388739
    Abstract: A buffer air cooler system for gas turbine engines disposed in a bypass duct of the engine, includes a housing for containing the buffer air cooler therein and an inlet portion attached to the housing. In one embodiment, the inlet portion has a double-skin configuration in at least one region of a top, bottom and sides of the inlet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Patrick Germain, Ljubisa Vrljes
  • Publication number: 20150337761
    Abstract: A turbine exhaust case (TEC) of a turbofan aeroengine includes a mixer in an annular wavy configuration having alternate crests and valleys, and a plurality of radial deswirling struts interconnecting an annular hub positioned within the mixer and selected valleys of the mixer. A plurality of secondary trailing edge struts smaller than the deswirling struts in average chord dimensions interconnect the annular hub and other selected valleys free of connection with the deswirling struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Remo MARINI, Mark Huzzard CUNNINGHAM
  • Patent number: 9163510
    Abstract: The strut is for use in a gas turbine engine has body, typically having an airfoil shape, having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge has at least one gas inlet in direct fluid communication with at least one outlet located in the trailing edge through which gas may be redirected from the leading edge to the trailing edge through the strut for injection back into a wake region downstream of the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Edward Vlasic, Jonathon Peter Findlay
  • Publication number: 20150013341
    Abstract: An exhaust mixer for a gas turbine engine where each outer lobe has at the downstream end a circumferential offset in a direction corresponding to that of the swirl component of the flow entering the mixer. The mixer has a crest line having at least a downstream portion curved with respect with respect to a circumferential direction of the mixer and/or a center line at the downstream end tilted with respect to a radial line extending to the tip of the outer lobe to define the circumferential offset. A method of mixing a core flow and a bypass flow surrounding the core flow with an annular mixer is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mark CUNNINGHAM, Remo MARINI, Sami GIRGIS, Mohammad Reza KAMESHKI, Raja RAMAMURTHY
  • Publication number: 20140294562
    Abstract: The strut is for use in a gas turbine engine has body, typically having an airfoil shape, having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge has at least one gas inlet in direct fluid communication with at least one outlet located in the trailing edge through which gas may be redirected from the leading edge to the trailing edge through the strut for injection back into a wake region downstream of the strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Edward Vlasic, Jonathon Peter Findlay
  • Patent number: 8784051
    Abstract: The strut is for use in a gas turbine engine has body, typically having an airfoil shape, having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge has at least one gas inlet in direct fluid communication with at least one outlet located in the trailing edge through which gas may be redirected from the leading edge to the trailing edge through the strut for injection back into a wake region downstream of the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Remo Marini, Edward Vlasic, Jonathon Peter Findlay
  • Patent number: 8662837
    Abstract: A two-stage high pressure turbine includes a second stage vane having an airfoil with a profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly connected by an appropriate continuing curve, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventor: Remo Marini