Patents by Inventor Richard C. Baxley

Richard C. Baxley 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).

  • Tie shaft flow trip
    Patent number: 9670780
    Abstract: A compressor section includes, among other things, a tie shaft assembly including a shaft and one or more projections extending radially outward from the shaft. The projections are configured to redirect air communicated from between the one or more rotor stages and the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Richard C. Baxley
  • TIE SHAFT FLOW TRIP
    Publication number: 20160024927
    Abstract: A compressor section according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tie shaft assembly including a shaft and one or more projections extending radially outward from the shaft. The projections are configured to redirect air communicated from between the one or more rotor stages and the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Richard C. Baxley
  • Compressor disk bleed air scallops
    Patent number: 9145772
    Abstract: A rotor disk for a gas turbine engine includes a hub; a rim with a forward portion and an aft portion; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial scallops in the rim to form cooling slots between two disks when the rotor disk is connected to another rotor disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Baxley, Christopher St. Mary, Cagdas Yilmaz, Gary S. Odell
  • COMPRESSOR DISK BLEED AIR SCALLOPS
    Publication number: 20130195660
    Abstract: A rotor disk for a gas turbine engine includes a hub; a rim with a forward portion and an aft portion; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial scallops in the rim to form cooling slots between two disks when the rotor disk is connected to another rotor disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard C. Baxley, Christopher St. Mary, Cagdas Yilmaz, Gary S. Odell