Patents by Inventor Shane E. Haydt

Shane E. Haydt 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: 12498184
    Abstract: A method includes additively manufacturing a heat exchanger with a plurality of fluid passages extending in a flow direction through the heat exchanger. The method includes chemical milling interior surfaces of the plurality of fluid passages, wherein chemically milling includes flowing chemical milling fluid through an inlet of and inlet header to an outlet of the inlet header and into the plurality of fluid passages from the outlet of the inlet header. The inlet header includes a diffuser structure in fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, configured to promote even distribution and flow of the chemical milling fluid from the outlet of the inlet header into the plurality of fluid passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shane E. Haydt, Brian A. Fisher
  • Patent number: 12487039
    Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a system includes a liquid-gas separator. The liquid-gas separator includes: a substantially planar body configured to be seated in a fluid flow to separate a flow of liquid from the fluid flow, one or more apertures disposed in the body configured collect the flow of liquid, and one or more diverters integrally formed on or in the body configured divert the flow of liquid towards the one or more apertures. In certain embodiments, the planar body can be additively manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Shane E. Haydt, Kimberly Rae Saviers, Joshua M. Norman, Joseph C. Rampone
  • Publication number: 20240410661
    Abstract: A method includes additively manufacturing a heat exchanger with a plurality of fluid passages extending in a flow direction through the heat exchanger. The method includes chemical milling interior surfaces of the plurality of fluid passages, wherein chemically milling includes flowing chemical milling fluid through an inlet of and inlet header to an outlet of the inlet header and into the plurality of fluid passages from the outlet of the inlet header. The inlet header includes a diffuser structure in fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, configured to promote even distribution and flow of the chemical milling fluid from the outlet of the inlet header into the plurality of fluid passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Shane E. Haydt, Brian A. Fisher
  • Publication number: 20240118047
    Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a system includes a liquid-gas separator. The liquid-gas separator comprises, a substantially planar body configured to be seated in a fluid flow to separate a flow of liquid from the fluid flow, one or more apertures disposed in the body configured collect the flow of liquid, and one or more diverters integrally formed on or in the body configured divert the flow of liquid towards the one or more apertures. In certain embodiments, the planar body can be additively manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shane E. Haydt, Kimberly Rae Saviers, Joshua M. Norman, Joseph C. Rampone