Patents by Inventor Shaling Starr

Shaling Starr 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 shroud with friction mounted ceramic matrix composite blade track
    Patent number: 11220925
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a seal segment and an attachment unit. The seal segment includes an arcuate shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around an axis and a mount post that extends radially outward away from the shroud wall. The attachment unit includes a first carrier and a second carrier that cooperate to define a channel that receives at least a portion of the mount post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Aaron D. Sippel, Shaling Starr, Paulo Bazan, Adrian Harding, Jeffrey A. Walston
  • Assembly with pin-mounted ceramic matrix composite material components
    Patent number: 11220930
    Abstract: A turbine shroud assembly includes a carrier, a blade track segment, and an attachment pin. The carrier is arranged to extend circumferentially at least partway around an axis. The blade track segment includes a runner that faces the axis to define a portion of a primary gas path of the gas turbine engine and an attachment flange that extends radially away from the runner. The attachment pin is configured to mount the blade track segment to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Shaling Starr, Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas
  • Full hoop blade track with internal cooling channel
    Patent number: 11092014
    Abstract: A blade track system includes a blade track configured to be positioned around a plurality of blades of a gas turbine engine. The blade track includes: a full-hoop body, an inlet port, and an exit port. The full-hoop body includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines an internal cooling channel extending within the full-hoop body. The inlet port and the exit port are each integrated with the full-hoop body and in fluid communication with the internal cooling channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Corina Moga, Tony Lambert, Shaling Starr
  • ASSEMBLY WITH PIN-MOUNTED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20210164365
    Abstract: A turbine shroud assembly includes a carrier, a blade track segment, and an attachment pin. The carrier is arranged to extend circumferentially at least partway around an axis. The blade track segment includes a runner that faces the axis to define a portion of a primary gas path of the gas turbine engine and an attachment flange that extends radially away from the runner. The attachment pin is configured to mount the blade track segment to the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Shaling Starr, Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas
  • Seal ring for turbine shroud in gas turbine engine with arch-style support
    Patent number: 11015485
    Abstract: A blade track assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blade track segments. The blade track segments are arranged circumferentially around a central axis to form a blade track. Each of the plurality of blade track segments includes a first circumferential end face, a second circumferential end face opposite the first circumferential end face, a radially-outer surface, and a radially inner surface opposite the radially-outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Corina Moga, Shaling Starr
  • TURBINE SHROUD WITH FRICTION MOUNTED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE BLADE TRACK
    Publication number: 20210108532
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a seal segment and an attachment unit. The seal segment includes an arcuate shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around an axis and a mount post that extends radially outward away from the shroud wall. The attachment unit includes a first carrier and a second carrier that cooperate to define a channel that receives at least a portion of the mount post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Aaron D. Sippel, Shaling Starr, Paulo Bazan, Adrian Harding, Jeffrey A. Walston
  • TURBINE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE BLADES
    Publication number: 20200340364
    Abstract: A turbine blade comprising ceramic matrix composite materials and designed for incorporation into a turbine wheel assembly is disclosed in this paper. Further disclosed are features for managing stiffness and dampening in order to influence vibratory response of such a turbine blade when used as part of a turbine wheel assembly in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Shaling Starr, Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman
  • SEAL RING FOR TURBINE SHROUD IN GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH ARCH-STYLE SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20200332670
    Abstract: A blade track assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blade track segments. The blade track segments are arranged circumferentially around a central axis to form a blade track. Each of the plurality of blade track segments includes a first circumferential end face, a second circumferential end face opposite the first circumferential end face, a radially-outer surface, and a radially inner surface opposite the radially-outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Corina Moga, Shaling Starr