Patents by Inventor RICHARD L. BOUCHARD

RICHARD L. BOUCHARD 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).

  • Integrated strut and vane arrangements
    Patent number: 10221711
    Abstract: In an integrated strut and turbine vane nozzle (ISV) configuration, lug/slot or tag/groove arrangements may be provided between an interturbine duct (ITD) of the ISV and a vane ring of the ISV such that struts of the ITD and associated vanes are angularly positioned to form integrated strut-vane airfoils, reducing mismatch at the integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Vincent Paradis, John Walter Pietrobon, Richard L. Bouchard
  • INTEGRATED STRUT AND VANE ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20180066531
    Abstract: In an integrated strut and turbine vane nozzle (ISV) configuration, lug/slot or tag/groove arrangements may be provided between an interturbine duct (ITD) of the ISV and a vane ring of the ISV such that struts of the ITD and associated vanes are angularly positioned to form integrated strut-vane airfoils, reducing mismatch at the integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Vincent PARADIS, John Walter PIETROBON, Richard L. BOUCHARD
  • Integrated strut and vane arrangements
    Patent number: 9835038
    Abstract: In an integrated strut and turbine vane nozzle (ISV) configuration, lug/slot or tag/groove arrangements may be provided between an interturbine duct (ITD) of the ISV and a vane ring of the ISV such that struts of the ITD and associated vanes are angularly positioned to form integrated strut-vane airfoils, reducing mismatch at the integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Vincent Paradis, John Walter Pietrobon, Richard L. Bouchard
  • INTEGRATED STRUT AND VANE ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20150044032
    Abstract: In an integrated strut and turbine vane nozzle (ISV) configuration, lug/slot or tag/groove arrangements may be provided between an interturbine duct (ITD) of the ISV and a vane ring of the ISV such that struts of the ITD and associated vanes are angularly positioned to form integrated strut-vane airfoils, reducing mismatch at the integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: VINCENT PARADIS, JOHN WALTER PIETROBON, RICHARD L. BOUCHARD