Patents by Inventor Robert Warren Heeter

Robert Warren Heeter 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).

  • Patent number: 10344675
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a first member that has a first aperture and a second member adjacent to the first member and having a second aperture extending between opposed first and second faces of the second member and aligned with the first aperture to define a combined aperture that has a longitudinal extent. The second aperture is defined by a surface that has a portion having an extent transverse to the longitudinal extent. The apparatus further includes at least a portion of a fastener disposed in the combined aperture. The fastener has a first end proximal the first member and a second end proximal the second member and includes a first retaining member in contact with the first member, a second retaining member in interfering relationship with the portion, and a third retaining member in contact with the second face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Jordan, Dennes Kyle Burney, Robert Warren Heeter, Jonathan Rivers
  • Patent number: 10260522
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liner system for a turbine engine. The liner system includes a fan track liner panel that is positionable axially within a casing that is arranged around a rotatable fan and that forms a blade containment zone. The fan track liner panel is further positionable radially outward of the rotatable fan. The fan track liner panel includes a body that extends a length of the fan track liner panel from a fore portion of the fan track liner panel to an aft portion of the fan track liner panel. The fan track liner panel is configured to be directly secured to the casing by a fastener that extends through only part of the body and entirely through the casing within the blade containment zone such that the aft portion of the fan track liner panel abuts an interior surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Warren Heeter, Timothy John Unton, Eric Engebretsen, Jonathan Rivers
  • Publication number: 20170342906
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a first member that has a first aperture and a second member adjacent to the first member and having a second aperture extending between opposed first and second faces of the second member and aligned with the first aperture to define a combined aperture that has a longitudinal extent. The second aperture is defined by a surface that has a portion having an extent transverse to the longitudinal extent. The apparatus further includes at least a portion of a fastener disposed in the combined aperture. The fastener has a first end proximal the first member and a second end proximal the second member and includes a first retaining member in contact with the first member, a second retaining member in interfering relationship with the portion, and a third retaining member in contact with the second face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Jordan, Dennes Kyle Burney, Robert Warren Heeter, Jonathan Rivers
  • Publication number: 20170335862
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liner system for a turbine engine. The liner system includes a fan track liner panel that is positionable axially within a casing that is arranged around a rotatable fan and that forms a blade containment zone. The fan track liner panel is further positionable radially outward of the rotatable fan. The fan track liner panel includes a body that extends a length of the fan track liner panel from a fore portion of the fan track liner panel to an aft portion of the fan track liner panel. The fan track liner panel is configured to be directly secured to the casing by a fastener that extends through only part of the body and entirely through the casing within the blade containment zone such that the aft portion of the fan track liner panel abuts an interior surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Warren Heeter, Timothy John Unton, Eric Engebretsen, Jonathan Rivers