Patents by Inventor Scott A. Carr

Scott A. Carr 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).

  • TURBINE CLEARANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED VARIABLE CYCLE GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL BURN
    Publication number: 20190048796
    Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes setting a build clearance at assembly in response to a running tip clearance defined with a cooled cooling air. A method of operating a gas turbine engine includes supplying a cooled cooling air to a high pressure turbine in response to an engine rotor speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Walter A. Ledwith, Jr., Scott A. Carr, Christopher J. Hanlon, Peter A. White, Theodore W. Hall, John R. Farris, Andrew S. Miller, Christopher W. Robak, David C. Pimenta, David Richard Griffin
  • Start system for gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 10125724
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a flow control mechanism operable to direct at least a portion of a fan airflow from a secondary flow path into a core flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary D. Roberge, Andrew P. Berryann, Scott A. Carr
  • TURBINE CLEARANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED VARIABLE CYCLE GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL BURN
    Publication number: 20170328231
    Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes setting a build clearance at assembly in response to a running tip clearance defined with a cooled cooling air. A method of operating a gas turbine engine includes supplying a cooled cooling air to a high pressure turbine in response to an engine rotor speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Walter A. Ledwith, JR., Scott A. Carr, Christopher J. Hanlon, Peter A. White, Theodore W. Hall, John R. Farris, Andrew S. Miller, Christopher W. Robak, David C. Pimenta, David Richard Griffin
  • START SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20130183136
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a flow control mechanism operable to direct at least a portion of a fan airflow from a secondary flow path into a core flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Gary D. Roberge, Andrew P. Berryann, Scott A. Carr