Patents by Inventor Sean R. Jackson

Sean R. Jackson 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: 20240141805
    Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided during which a body is additively manufactured. The body includes an engine case for a gas turbine engine, a support structure and an aperture. The support structure projects out from the engine case. The support structure includes a lattice, a wall and an internal volume. The wall surrounds the lattice. The internal volume is within the support structure along the lattice. The internal volume is filled with powder. The aperture is at an intersection between the engine case and the support structure. The powder is extracted from the internal volume through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20240077030
    Abstract: An engine system is provided that includes a gas turbine engine and an actuation system. The gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section and a flowpath extending through the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section. The actuation system includes a fluid reservoir, a flow regulator and a flow circuit. The flow regulator is configured as or otherwise includes a barrier between the fluid reservoir and the flow circuit. The flow regulator is configured to fluidly decouple the fluid reservoir from the flow circuit when the barrier is intact. The flow regulator is configured to fluidly couple the fluid reservoir with the flow circuit when the barrier breaks. The flow circuit is configured to direct gas from the fluid reservoir into the flowpath when the barrier breaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20240076034
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that includes a regulator manifold and a regulator element. The regulator manifold includes an inlet passage, a first outlet passage and a second outlet passage. The inlet passage is configured to receive bleed gas from a core flowpath. The regulator element is within the regulator manifold and configured to pivot to a first position, a second position and an intermediate position between the first position and the second position. The regulator element is configured to fluidly couple the inlet passage with the first outlet passage in the first position. The regulator element is configured to fluidly couple the inlet passage with the second outlet passage in the second position. The regulator element is configured to fluidly decouple the inlet passage from the first outlet passage and the second outlet passage in the intermediate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jose R. Paulino, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20240076049
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for an aerial vehicle. This assembly includes a vehicle body, a gas turbine engine and a support structure. The vehicle body includes a body section. The gas turbine engine includes a stationary structure. The gas turbine engine is housed within the vehicle body. The support structure extends between and is connected to the body section and the stationary structure. The support structure supports the gas turbine engine within the vehicle body. The body section, the stationary structure and the support structure are included in a monolithic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino
  • Publication number: 20240076033
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for an aerial vehicle. This assembly includes an airframe and a fluid circuit. The airframe includes a body and an airfoil projecting out from the body. The airfoil includes a first surface and a first aperture in the first surface. The fluid circuit is configured to bleed gas from a gas turbine engine mounted to the airframe to provide control gas. The fluid circuit is configured to selectively direct the control gas to the first aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jose R. Paulino, Sean R. Jackson
  • Patent number: 11891908
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine with a lubrication system includes a ball bearing assembly and a rotor circumscribing a rotational axis and journaled within the ball bearing assembly. The gas turbine engine also includes a lubrication system located radially outward from a rotational axis and radially outward and adjacent to the ball bearing assembly, which includes a lubrication channel having an inlet and an outlet and a dispersion cone adjacent to the outlet of the lubrication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Leslie F. Guzman, Sean R. Jackson, Evan J. Butcher
  • Patent number: 11846249
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided that includes an engine core and a bypass duct. The engine core includes a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section and a core flowpath. The compressor section includes a radial flow compressor rotor. The core flowpath extends through the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section from a core inlet to a core exhaust. The bypass duct includes a bypass flowpath that extends outside of the engine core from a bypass inlet to a bypass exhaust. The bypass inlet is disposed along the compressor section and fluidly coupled with core flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jose R. Paulino, Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230399977
    Abstract: During a formation method, a build plate is arranged within a build space. A first object is built onto the build plate within the build space using an additive manufacturing process. The object is fused to the build plate during the additive manufacturing process. At least the build plate is machined to form a component that includes a portion of the build plate and at least a portion of the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
  • Patent number: 11808455
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This assembly includes a combustor and a fuel conduit. The combustor includes a combustor wall that forms a peripheral boundary of a combustion chamber within the combustor. The fuel conduit extends along and is formed integral with the combustor wall. The fuel conduit is disposed outside of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Timothy S. Snyder, Sean R. Jackson
  • Patent number: 11739690
    Abstract: A turbine engine has: a compressor; a combustor; a turbine, a gas flowpath passing consecutively through the compressor, combustor, and turbine; and inlet member along the gas flowpath upstream of the compressor. The inlet member includes the unitarily-formed single piece combination of: a three dimensional (3D) lattice portion; and a nose cap body surrounding the lattice portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jesse R. Boyer, Evan J. Butcher, Michael Winter, Jesus A. Garcia, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230265761
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This assembly includes a compressor rotor, a turbine rotor and a cooling circuit. The compressor rotor includes a gas path surface. The turbine rotor is rotatable with the compressor rotor about a rotational axis. The cooling circuit includes an inlet in the gas path surface. The cooling circuit extends from the inlet, through the compressor rotor and into the turbine rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino
  • Publication number: 20230266008
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for an engine. This engine assembly includes an engine structure and a fuel injector. The engine structure includes an injector receptacle. The injector receptacle extends longitudinally through the engine structure along a centerline. The fuel injector is received by the injector receptacle. The fuel injector includes a fuel nozzle and a splash plate. The fuel nozzle is configured to direct fuel out of the fuel injector to impinge against the splash plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Jose R. Paulino, Matthew S. Dushek
  • Patent number: 11732610
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This gas turbine engine assembly includes a stationary engine structure. The stationary engine structure includes a diffuser, a combustor, an engine case and a plenum. The combustor is disposed within the plenum. The engine case forms a peripheral boundary of the plenum. A gas path extends sequentially through the diffuser, the plenum and the combustor. A first section of the stationary engine structure is formed as a first monolithic body. The first section includes the diffuser and the combustor. A second section of the stationary structure is formed as a second monolithic body. The second section is configured as or otherwise includes the engine case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230160323
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This gas turbine engine assembly includes a stationary engine structure. The stationary engine structure includes a diffuser, a combustor, an engine case and a plenum. The combustor is disposed within the plenum. The engine case forms a peripheral boundary of the plenum. A gas path extends sequentially through the diffuser, the plenum and the combustor. A first section of the stationary engine structure is formed as a first monolithic body. The first section includes the diffuser and the combustor. A second section of the stationary structure is formed as a second monolithic body. The second section is configured as or otherwise includes the engine case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230160574
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This assembly includes a combustor and a fuel conduit. The combustor includes a combustor wall that forms a peripheral boundary of a combustion chamber within the combustor. The fuel conduit extends along and is formed integral with the combustor wall. The fuel conduit is disposed outside of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Timothy S. Snyder, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230077719
    Abstract: A turbine engine has: a compressor; a combustor; a turbine, a gas flowpath passing consecutively through the compressor, combustor, and turbine; and inlet member along the gas flowpath upstream of the compressor. The inlet member includes the unitarily-formed single piece combination of: a three dimensional (3D) lattice portion; and a nose cap body surrounding the lattice portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Jesse R. Boyer, Evan J. Butcher, Michael Winter, Jesus A. Garcia, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230061946
    Abstract: The invention relates to an infrared thermometer and a forehead temperature correction and measurement method. The infrared thermometer comprises a temperature sensor, a corrector, a processor, and a display device. The temperature sensor is configured for measuring an actual temperature. In a correction mode, the corrector records actual temperature of an ear and a forehead of a user as an ear temperature and a forehead temperature respectively. In a forehead temperature measurement mode, the processor generates a body temperature according to a measured forehead temperature and the forehead temperature correction value, and the display device displays the body temperature. The infrared thermometer and the forehead temperature correction and measurement method can realize accurate measurement of the forehead temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: SHENZHEN YOUNGME INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengzhou YANG, Sean R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230055939
    Abstract: A monolithic combustion liner for use in a gas turbine engine includes fuel channels integrated into the wall of the combustion liner. The integrated fuel channels can have an aerodynamic shape to reduce flow losses of cooling air flowing around the exterior of the combustion liner. The monolithic combustion liner allows more cooling air to flow around the combustion liner, increasing the cooling of the combustor region of the gas-turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson
  • Patent number: 11542844
    Abstract: A lubrication system for an attritable engine includes a bearing chamber, a fluid filtering inlet configured to receive a fluid, and a fluid filtering outlet located downstream of the fluid filtering inlet and configured to deliver the fluid to the bearing chamber. The lubrication system also includes a lattice, integral and conformal with the attritable engine, configured to filter the fluid, and located between the fluid filtering inlet and the fluid filtering outlet. The lubrication system also includes a metering port, configured to meter the fluid and located downstream of the lattice and upstream of the fluid filtering outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Evan J. Butcher
  • Patent number: 11543133
    Abstract: A combustor may comprise an outer wall defining, at least, a portion of a combustion chamber. A dilution chute may extend from an interior surface of the outer wall. A support structure may extend between the dilution chute and the interior surface of the outer wall. A spall plate may extend from the interior surface of the outer wall. The spall plate may be located between the support structure and an outlet of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Binek, Sean R. Jackson, Evan J. Butcher