Patents by Inventor Richard A. Weiner

Richard A. Weiner 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).

  • Cooling systems for gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 11125161
    Abstract: An air-oil cooler for a gas turbine engine includes an air cooling structure and a lubricant channel. The lubricant channel extends between a lubricant inlet and a lubricant inlet and is bounded by the air cooling structure. The air cooling structure has an arcuate shape for circumferentially spanning a portion of a gas turbine engine core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Richard A. Weiner
  • COOLING SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20200141319
    Abstract: An air-oil cooler for a gas turbine engine includes an air cooling structure and a lubricant channel. The lubricant channel extends between a lubricant inlet and a lubricant inlet and is bounded by the air cooling structure. The air cooling structure has an arcuate shape for circumferentially spanning a portion of a gas turbine engine core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Richard A. Weiner
  • Gas turbine engine with air-oil cooler oil tank
    Patent number: 10352191
    Abstract: A thermal management system according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an at least partially annular oil tank; and a fan airflow diverter upstream of the cooling fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Richard A. Weiner
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH AIR-OIL COOLER OIL TANK
    Publication number: 20160024964
    Abstract: A thermal management system according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an at least partially annular oil tank; and a fan airflow diverter upstream of the cooling fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Richard A. Weiner