Patents by Inventor Stanley J. Funk
Stanley J. Funk 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).
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Patent number: 10934890Abstract: A shrouded conduit is provided for arranging, for example, in a gas path of a turbine engine. The shrouded conduit includes a tubular shroud extending longitudinally along a centerline. The shrouded conduit also includes a fluid conduit extending longitudinally in the shroud. A first portion of the fluid conduit is connected laterally to and may be formed integral with a first portion of the shroud.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Dennis M. Moura, Stanley J. Funk, Shawn Stempinski, Roger O. Coffey, John J. Rup, Jr., Lexia Kironn, Gary A. Schirtzinger
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Patent number: 10807163Abstract: An additively manufactured component includes a heat transfer augmentation feature with a surface finish between about 125-900 micro inches.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Stanley J Funk, Roger O Coffey, Shawn Stempinski, John J Rup, Jr., Lyutsia Dautova, Dennis M Moura
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Publication number: 20200300389Abstract: A method is provided involving an additive manufacturing system. This method includes a step of forming a first fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system. The method also includes a step of providing a fluid coupling. The fluid coupling includes the first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit has a first configuration. The second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Joe Ott, Dennis M. Moura, Stanley J. Funk, Shawn Stempinski, Roger O. Coffey, John J. Rup, JR., Lexia Kironn, Gary A. Schirtzinger
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Patent number: 10683952Abstract: A method is provided involving an additive manufacturing system. This method includes a step of forming a first fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system. The method also includes a step of providing a fluid coupling. The fluid coupling includes the first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit has a first configuration. The second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Dennis M. Moura, Stanley J. Funk, Shawn Stempinski, Roger O. Coffey, John J. Rup, Jr., Gary A. Schirtzinger, Lexia Kironn
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Patent number: 10526912Abstract: A method of designing a turbine blade includes the steps of forming at least two notches on a tip of a turbine blade, each of the at least two notches having a known dimension. The turbine blade has a pressure side and a suction side. The method further includes the step of operating a gas turbine engine including the turbine blade to expand a length of the turbine blade such that the tip of the turbine engages a casing. The method further includes the steps of viewing the tip of the turbine blade after the step of operating of the gas turbine engine, determining an appearance of the notches on the tip and determining a manufacturing length of the turbine blade based on the step of determining the appearance the notches.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Stanley J. Funk, Edward F. Pietraszkiewicz
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Patent number: 10508759Abstract: A flowpath assembly has a first conduit defining a flowpath radially inward, and a second conduit spaced radially outward from the first conduit. A void defined between the first and second conduits contains an insulating material that may have a greater porosity than the first and second conduits. The assembly may be additive manufactured generally as one unitary piece with the raw material of the conduits being melted and solidified on a slice-by-slice basis and the insulating material being selectively bypassed by an energy gun of an additive manufacturing system.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, John J. Rup, Jr., Shawn Stempinski, Stanley J. Funk, Dennis M. Moura, Lexia Kironn, Roger O. Coffey
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Patent number: 10488047Abstract: One embodiment includes a fuel injector. The fuel injector assembly comprises a conduit for conveying fuel from a fuel inlet to a nozzle. The conduit is located in a support, with the conduit, the nozzle, and the support being a single unitary piece. A thermally compliant feature is located at the nozzle which allows the fuel injector to adjust for differential thermal expansion.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Gary A. Schirtzinger, Lexia Kironn, Dennis M. Moura, Stanley J. Funk, Roger O. Coffey
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Patent number: 10480868Abstract: A tube assembly that may be for a fuel nozzle of a fuel system of a gas turbine engine may have a first tube defining a first flowpath along a centerline, a second tube generally spaced radially outward from the first tube with a first void located between and defined by the first and second tubes, and a support structure located in the first void and extending between the first and second tubes. The support structure is constructed and arranged to minimize or eliminate thermal conduction between the tubes. The entire assembly may be additive manufactured as one unitary piece. One example of a method of operation may include designed-for breakage of the structural support due to thermal stresses thereby further minimizing thermal conduction between tubes.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, John J. Rup, Jr., Stanley J. Funk, Dennis M. Moura, Lexia Kironn, Roger O. Coffey
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Patent number: 10344612Abstract: A section of a gas turbine engine includes a rotor blade designed to rotate about an axis. The section also includes a case positioned radially outward from the rotor blade and extending circumferentially about the axis. The section also includes a control ring being annular, positioned radially inward from the case and designed to move radially relative to the case. The section also includes a segmented blade outer air seal (BOAS) including a plurality of BOAS segments each being positioned radially outward from the rotor blade, movably coupled to the control ring, and designed to move circumferentially relative to each other such that a circumferential gap between each of the plurality of BOAS segments changes in size in response to a temperature change in the section of the gas turbine engine.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Eric A. Hudson, Michael G. McCaffrey, Stanley J. Funk, Scott D. Virkler
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Patent number: 10208673Abstract: A fluid dispensing apparatus that may be additive manufactured as one unitary piece and may be a fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes a radial displacement bellows having an outer surface that faces and may be exposed to a surrounding environment and an interior surface that faces and may define at least in-part a flowpath extending along a centerline. The radial displacement bellows is constructed and arranged to move between an expanded state when a pressure differential between the environment and the flowpath is low to a restricted state when the pressure differential is high.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Stanley J. Funk, Roger O. Coffey, Shawn Stempinski, John J. Rup, Jr., Lyutsia Dautova, Dennis M. Moura
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Publication number: 20180202306Abstract: A section of a gas turbine engine includes a rotor blade designed to rotate about an axis. The section also includes a case positioned radially outward from the rotor blade and extending circumferentially about the axis. The section also includes a control ring being annular, positioned radially inward from the case and designed to move radially relative to the case. The section also includes a segmented blade outer air seal (BOAS) including a plurality of BOAS segments each being positioned radially outward from the rotor blade, movably coupled to the control ring, and designed to move circumferentially relative to each other such that a circumferential gap between each of the plurality of BOAS segments changes in size in response to a temperature change in the section of the gas turbine engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Eric A. Hudson, Michael G. McCaffrey, Stanley J. Funk, Scott D. Virkler
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Publication number: 20180187982Abstract: A tube assembly that may be for a fuel nozzle of a fuel system of a gas turbine engine may have a first tube defining a first flowpath along a centerline, a second tube generally spaced radially outward from the first tube with a first void located between and defined by the first and second tubes, and a support structure located in the first void and extending between the first and second tubes. The support structure is constructed and arranged to minimize or eliminate thermal conduction between the tubes. The entire assembly may be additive manufactured as one unitary piece. One example of a method of operation may include designed-for breakage of the structural support due to thermal stresses thereby further minimizing thermal conduction between tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Joe Ott, John J. Rup, JR., Stanley J. Funk, Dennis M. Moura, Lexia Kironn, Roger O. Coffey
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Publication number: 20180087696Abstract: A method is provided involving an additive manufacturing system. This method includes a step of forming a first fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system. The method also includes a step of providing a fluid coupling. The fluid coupling includes the first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit has a first configuration. The second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Joe Ott, Dennis M. Moura, Stanley J. Funk, Shawn Stempinski, Roger O. Coffey, John J. Rup, JR., Gary A. Schirtzinger, Lexia Kironn
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Patent number: 9915480Abstract: A tube assembly that may be for a fuel nozzle of a fuel system of a gas turbine engine may have a first tube defining a first flowpath along a centerline, a second tube generally spaced radially outward from the first tube with a first void located between and defined by the first and second tubes, and a support structure located in the first void and extending between the first and second tubes. The support structure is constructed and arranged to minimize or eliminate thermal conduction between the tubes. The entire assembly may be additive manufactured as one unitary piece. One example of a method of operation may include designed-for breakage of the structural support due to then al stresses thereby further minimizing thermal conduction between tubes.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, John J. Rup, Jr., Stanley J. Funk, Dennis M. Moura, Lyutsia Dautova, Roger O. Coffey
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Patent number: 9909500Abstract: A self-purge system includes an additively manufactured purge valve assembly in communication with a fuel passage to selectively purge the fuel passage.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Stanley J Funk, Roger O Coffey, Shawn Stempinski, Lyutsia Dautova, Dennis M Moura
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Patent number: 9857002Abstract: A method is provided involving an additive manufacturing system. This method includes a step of forming a first fluid conduit using the additive manufacturing system. The method also includes a step of providing a fluid coupling. The fluid coupling includes the first fluid conduit and a second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit is connected to and fluidly coupled with the second fluid conduit. The first fluid conduit has a first configuration. The second fluid conduit has a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Dennis M. Moura, Stanley J. Funk, Shawn Stempinski, Roger O. Coffey, John J. Rup, Jr., Gary A. Schirtzinger, Lexia Kironn
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Publication number: 20170321824Abstract: A flowpath assembly has a first conduit defining a flowpath radially inward, and a second conduit spaced radially outward from the first conduit. A void defined between the first and second conduits contains an insulating material that may have a greater porosity than the first and second conduits. The assembly may be additive manufactured generally as one unitary piece with the raw material of the conduits being melted and solidified on a slice-by-slice basis and the insulating material being selectively bypassed by an energy gun of an additive manufacturing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Joe Ott, John J. Rup, JR., Shawn Stempinski, Stanley J. Funk, Dennis M. Moura, Lexia Kironn, Roger O. Coffey
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Patent number: 9759356Abstract: A flowpath assembly has a first conduit defining a flowpath radially inward, and a second conduit spaced radially outward from the first conduit. A void defined between the first and second conduits contains an insulating material that may have a greater porosity than the first and second conduits. The assembly may be additive manufactured generally as one unitary piece with the raw material of the conduits being melted and solidified on a slice-by-slice basis and the insulating material being selectively bypassed by an energy gun of an additive manufacturing system.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, John J. Rup, Jr., Shawn Stempinski, Stanley J. Funk, Dennis M. Moura, Lyutsia Dautova, Roger O. Coffey
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Publication number: 20170059163Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine, the component according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an additively manufactured wear surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Joe Ott, Stanley J. Funk, Lyutsia Dautova, John J. Rup, JR., Dennis M. Moura, Shawn Stempinski, Roger O. Coffey
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Publication number: 20160348913Abstract: One embodiment includes a fuel injector. The fuel injector assembly comprises a conduit for conveying fuel from a fuel inlet to a nozzle. The conduit is located in a support, with the conduit, the nozzle, and the support being a single unitary piece. A thermally compliant feature is located at the nozzle which allows the fuel injector to adjust for differential thermal expansion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Joe Ott, Gary A. Schirtzinger, Lexia Kironn, Dennis M. Moura, Stanley J. Funk, Roger O. Coffey