Patents by Inventor Robin H. Fernandez

Robin H. Fernandez 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: 20210095574
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes a seal that has a main body extending circumferentially between opposed mate faces. The main body has a sealing portion and an engagement portion extending outwardly from sealing portion along at least one of the mate faces. The main body has a core that has one or more core plies having a first fiber construction and arranged to establish an internal cavity. An overwrap has one or more overwrap plies having a second fiber construction and arranged to follow a perimeter of the one or more core plies to establish the engagement portion and the sealing portion, and the second fiber construction differs from the first fiber construction. The first fiber construction establishes a first target fiber volume fraction, the second fiber construction establishes a second target fiber volume fraction. A method of fabricating a seal for a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Robin H. Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20210095573
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal that has a main body extending circumferentially between opposed mate faces. The main body has a sealing portion and an engagement portion extending outwardly from sealing portion along at least one of the mate faces. The main body includes one or more braided core plies having a first fiber construction and arranged to establish an internal cavity. An overwrap having one or more braided overwrap plies follows a perimeter of the one or more braided core plies to establish the engagement portion and the sealing portion. The one or more braided overwrap plies have a second fiber construction differing from the first fiber construction. A method of fabricating a seal for a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Robin H. Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20210095571
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal including a main body extending circumferentially between opposed mate faces. The main body has a sealing portion and an engagement portion extending outwardly from sealing portion along at least one of the mate faces. The main body has a core including one or more core plies having a first fiber construction comprising substantially continuous fibers and arranged to establish an internal cavity. An overwrap has one or more overwrap plies having a second fiber construction comprising substantially continuous fibers and are arranged to follow a perimeter of the one or more core plies to establish the engagement portion and the sealing portion. The second fiber construction differs from the first fiber construction. A platform insert extends between portions of the core and the overwrap to establish the sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Robin H. Fernandez