Patents by Inventor Russell J. Bergman
Russell J. Bergman 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).
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Patent number: 11920517Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has an array of heat exchanger plates mounted to an inner case wall for providing heat transfer from a bleed flowpath to a bypass flowpath. Each plate has: first and second faces along the bypass flowpath; a proximal edge mounted to the inner case wall; an inlet along the proximal edge; an outlet along the proximal edge; and a branch segment of the bleed flowpath passing from the inlet to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Patent number: 11898809Abstract: A method for forming a heat exchanger plate includes providing a precursor having a body with a first face and a second face opposite the first face and at least one internal passageway; and pluralities of first and second fin precursors respectively protruding from the first and second faces. First and second fin height profiles are formed by removing material from the respective fin precursors via wire electro-discharge machining.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman
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Patent number: 11885573Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Hart, William P. Stillman, Russell J. Bergman
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Patent number: 11786962Abstract: An investment casting process for manufacturing a cast component is provided. The investment casting process includes forming a core, casting the cast component about the core such that a core positioning feature provides a location of an anticipated pilot hole in the cast component, removing the core from the cast component once the casting is completed, locating, forming and sizing a pilot hole to form a resized pilot hole that can receive a sealing plug and installing the sealing plug into the resized pilot hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventors: Russell J. Bergman, Carl Busta, Lea Dynnette Castle
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Publication number: 20230296331Abstract: A heat exchanger plate for provides heat transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath. The heat exchanger plate comprised a body having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. Along a proximal portion, the first face and the second face converge at a first angle. Along a distal portion, the first face and the second face converge at a second angle less than the first angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Russell J. Bergman, William D. Blickenstaff, James F. Wiedenhoefer, Scott D. Virkler, Jason D. Liles
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Patent number: 11674758Abstract: A heat exchanger plate for provides heat transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath. The heat exchanger plate comprised a body having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. Along a proximal portion, the first face and the second face converge at a first angle. Along a distal portion, the first face and the second face converge at a second angle less than the first angle.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Russell J. Bergman, William D. Blickenstaff, James F. Wiedenhoefer, Scott D. Virkler, Jason D. Liles
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Publication number: 20230160641Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Hart, William P. Stillman, Russell J. Bergman
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Publication number: 20230160342Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has: a manifold having a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a plurality of first plates along the first face, each first plate having an interior passageway; and a plurality of second plates along the second face, each second plate having an interior passageway. A first flowpath passing through the interior passageways of the first plates, the manifold, and the interior passageways of the second plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Publication number: 20230057918Abstract: A method for forming a heat exchanger plate includes: securing a wave form metallic sheet to a heat exchanger plate substrate, the substrate comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the securing of the wave form metallic sheet being to the first face; and removing peaks of the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman
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Publication number: 20230055470Abstract: A method for forming a heat exchanger plate includes: securing a wave form metallic sheet to a heat exchanger plate substrate, the substrate comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the securing of the wave form metallic sheet being to the first face; and removing peaks of the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman
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Patent number: 11585605Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Hart, William P. Stillman, Russell J. Bergman
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Patent number: 11585273Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has: a manifold having a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a plurality of first plates along the first face, each first plate having an interior passageway; and a plurality of second plates along the second face, each second plate having an interior passageway. A first flowpath passing through the interior passageways of the first plates, the manifold, and the interior passageways of the second plates.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Publication number: 20230046525Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has a plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet manifold has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port. The first flowpath passes from the at least one inlet port of the inlet manifold, through the at least one passageway of each of the plurality of plates, and through the at least one outlet port of the outlet manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Patrick M. Hart, Russell J. Bergman, William D. Blickenstaff, William P. Stillman, Scott D. Virkler
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Patent number: 11525637Abstract: A method for forming a heat exchanger plate includes: securing a wave form metallic sheet to a heat exchanger plate substrate, the substrate comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the securing of the wave form metallic sheet being to the first face; and removing peaks of the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman
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Publication number: 20220373263Abstract: A heat exchanger plate provides heat transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath. The heat exchanger plate has a substrate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal portion having a plurality of inlet ports along the first flowpath and a plurality of outlet ports along the first flowpath; and a plurality of passageways along the first flowpath. Each passageway extends between a respective associated said inlet port of the plate and a respective associated said outlet port of the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, Patrick M. Hart
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Publication number: 20220372914Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has an array of heat exchanger plates mounted to an inner case wall for providing heat transfer from a bleed flowpath to a bypass flowpath.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Patent number: 11458530Abstract: An investment casting process for manufacturing a cast component is provided. The investment casting process includes forming a core, casting the cast component about the core such that a core positioning feature provides a location of an anticipated pilot hole in the cast component, removing the core from the cast component once the casting is completed, locating, forming and sizing a pilot hole to form a resized pilot hole that can receive a sealing plug and installing the sealing plug into the resized pilot hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Russell J. Bergman, Carl Busta, Lea Dynnette Castle
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Patent number: 11448132Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has an array of heat exchanger plates mounted to an inner case wall for providing heat transfer from a bleed flowpath to a bypass flowpath. Each plate has: first and second faces along the bypass flowpath; a proximal edge mounted to the inner case wall; an inlet along the proximal edge; an outlet along the proximal edge; and a branch segment of the bleed flowpath passing from the inlet to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Patent number: 11377965Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine includes, among other things, an airfoil that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a cooling circuit disposed inside of the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes at least one core cavity that extends inside of the airfoil, a baffle received within the at least one core cavity, a plurality of pedestals positioned adjacent to the at least one core cavity and a first plurality of axial ribs positioned between the plurality of pedestals and the trailing edge of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Shawn J. Gregg, Dominic J. Mongillo, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Russell J. Bergman, Mohammed Ennacer
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Publication number: 20210331232Abstract: An investment casting process for manufacturing a cast component is provided. The investment casting process includes forming a core, casting the cast component about the core such that a core positioning feature provides a location of an anticipated pilot hole in the cast component, removing the core from the cast component once the casting is completed, locating, forming and sizing a pilot hole to form a resized pilot hole that can receive a sealing plug and installing the sealing plug into the resized pilot hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Russell J. Bergman, Carl Busta, Lea Dynnette Castle