Patents by Inventor Stephen Joseph Waymeyer

Stephen Joseph Waymeyer 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 FRAME COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170234155
    Abstract: A turbine frame cooling system for use with a gas turbine engine includes an outer ring defining a cavity and a hub positioned radially inward of the outer ring. The turbine frame cooling system also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced first fairings coupled between the outer ring and the hub and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced second fairings coupled between the outer ring and the hub, wherein the first and second fairings are alternatingly positioned about the hub. The turbine frame cooling system also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air scoops coupled to the outer ring. The plurality of air scoops extend into a bypass stream and are configured to channel a bypass air cooling flow into the cavity of the outer ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Lipinski, Donald George LaChapelle, Kenneth Jay Moore, Bradford Tracey, Stephen Joseph Waymeyer