Patents by Inventor Ryan William Hunter

Ryan William Hunter 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: 12722794
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has: a core flowpath sequentially through one or more fan sections, one or more compressor sections, a combustor section, and one or more turbine sections; a bypass flowpath extending through the one or more fan sections and bypassing the combustion section; a heat exchanger in the bypass flowpath placing a portion of the bypass flowpath in heat exchange relation with a second fluid flowpath; a first thermoelectric generator having a first side upstream of the heat exchanger along the bypass flowpath and a second side away from the bypass flowpath; and a second thermoelectric generator having a first side downstream of the heat exchanger along the bypass flowpath and a second side away from the bypass flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan William Hunter, Brady M. Wilson
  • Patent number: 12405071
    Abstract: A heat exchanger can comprise: a housing; a heat transfer region disposed within the housing; and an inlet manifold or an inlet conduit defined at least partially by an interior surface extending axially from a first end of the heat exchanger to an inlet defined by the heat transfer region, the inlet manifold or the inlet conduit comprising a dimple configuration disposed in the interior surface. The heat exchanger can further comprise an outlet manifold or an outlet conduit including a dimple configuration disposed on an interior surface of the outlet manifold or outlet conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Orin G. Avidane, Javier A. Cue, Ryan William Hunter
  • Publication number: 20240240879
    Abstract: A heat exchanger can comprise: a housing; a heat transfer region disposed within the housing; and an inlet manifold or an inlet conduit defined at least partially by an interior surface extending axially from a first end of the heat exchanger to an inlet defined by the heat transfer region, the inlet manifold or the inlet conduit comprising a dimple configuration disposed in the interior surface. The heat exchanger can further comprise an outlet manifold or an outlet conduit including a dimple configuration disposed on an interior surface of the outlet manifold or outlet conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Orin G. Avidane, Javier A. Cue, Ryan William Hunter