Patents by Inventor Stephanie Tanner

Stephanie Tanner 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 vane cluster including enhanced vane cooling
    Patent number: 10641102
    Abstract: A vane cluster for a gas turbine engine includes an outer diameter platform and an inner diameter platform. A plurality of vanes span from the outer diameter platform to the inner diameter platform. At least one inbound region is defined between a first vane of the plurality of vanes and a second vane of the plurality of vanes. The first vane includes a suction side facing the inbound region. Each of the vanes includes a leading edge core passage and a trailing edge core passage. A plurality of electrical discharge machined (EDM) holes are disposed within at least 0.500 inches (12.7 mm) of a leading edge of the first vane. Each of the EDM holes connect a leading edge core passage of the vane to an exterior surface of the vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn M. McMahon, Christopher Whitfield, Kristopher K. Anderson, Jason B. Moran, Brett Alan Bartling, Christopher Perron, Justin M. Aniello, Stephanie Tanner, Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr.
  • TURBINE VANE CLUSTER INCLUDING ENHANCED PLATFORM COOLING
    Publication number: 20190071978
    Abstract: A vane cluster for a gas turbine engine including an inner diameter platform and an outer diameter platform. A plurality of vanes span from the inner diameter platform to the outer diameter platform. An inbound region is defined between a first vane and a second vane of the plurality of vanes. A plenum is defined in the inner diameter platform at the inbound region. The plenum including a plurality of film cooling holes fluidly connecting the plenum to a primary flowpath. A feed hole connects the plenum to a core cooling cavity of one of the first vane and the second vane to the plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shawn M. McMahon, Christopher Whitfield, Kristopher K. Anderson, Jason B. Moran, Brett Alan Bartling, Christopher Perron, Justin M. Aniello, Stephanie Tanner
  • TURBINE VANE CLUSTER INCLUDING ENHANCED VANE COOLING
    Publication number: 20190071979
    Abstract: A vane cluster for a gas turbine engine includes an outer diameter platform and an inner diameter platform. A plurality of vanes span from the outer diameter platform to the inner diameter platform. At least one inbound region is defined between a first vane of the plurality of vanes and a second vane of the plurality of vanes. The first vane includes a suction side facing the inbound region. Each of the vanes includes a leading edge core passage and a trailing edge core passage. A plurality of electrical discharge machined (EDM) holes are disposed within at least 0.500 inches (12.7 mm) of a leading edge of the first vane. Each of the EDM holes connect a leading edge core passage of the vane to an exterior surface of the vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shawn M. McMahon, Christopher Whitfield, Kristopher K. Anderson, Jason B. Moran, Brett Alan Bartling, Christopher Perron, Justin M. Aniello, Stephanie Tanner, Dominic J. Mongillo, JR.