Patents by Inventor Ted J. Freeman

Ted J. Freeman 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: 10329950
    Abstract: A nozzle guide vane for a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The nozzle guide vane includes an inner endcap, an outer endcap, and at least one airfoil that extends from the inner endcap to the outer endcap. The nozzle guide vane further includes at least one composite heat shield component adapted to shield metallic components from high temperature gasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Jeffrey A. Walston, Jun Shi, Tara G. Schetzel
  • Patent number: 10309257
    Abstract: A turbine shroud for a gas turbine engine includes a carrier and a blade track segment. The carrier is formed to include an inwardly opening blade track channel and the blade track segment is positioned in the blade track channel to couple the blade track segment with the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas, Richard C. Uskert, Peter J. Loftus, Andrew J. Lazur
  • Publication number: 20190153899
    Abstract: A turbine shroud for positioning radially outside of blades of a turbine rotor includes a carrier, a blade track, and a track attachment system. The blade track is moved radially outwardly into a cavity of the carrier, and the track attachment system is adjusted to block radially inward movement of the blade track out of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas, Robert J. Shinavski, Zacheriah A. Cole
  • Publication number: 20190153879
    Abstract: An airfoil adapted for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The airfoil may include components made from ceramic materials. The airfoil may include insulating material to thermally isolate portions of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel K. Vetters, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10281045
    Abstract: An apparatus adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a first circumferential member and a second circumferential member. The first circumferential member includes an end portion that defines a recess and includes a first seal surface. The second circumferential member includes an end portion that includes a second seal surface. The end portion of the second circumferential member is configured to be at least partially disposed in the recess of the first circumferential member to collectively form at least a portion of a circumferential assembly of a gas turbine. The first seal surface of the first circumferential member is forms a first seal with a seal member and the second seal surface of the second circumferential member is forms a second seal with the seal member when the end portion of the second circumferential member is disposed in the recess of the first circumferential member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10280768
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a disk, a coupling member and a set of blades. The coupling member has a first surface and a second surface, and defines a set of openings between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface is configured to be coupled to the outer surface of the disk. A portion of each blade from the set of blades is disposed within an opening from the set of openings when the first surface of the coupling member is coupled to the outer surface of the disk such that the blade is coupled to the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Todd Z. Engel
  • Publication number: 20190093512
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine may comprise a blade track and a method of making the same. The blade track may be constructed of ceramic matrix composite components including segments and joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron D. Sippel, Bruce E. Varney, Ted J. Freeman, Kevin P. Holley
  • Patent number: 10240460
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine component includes an insulating coating that is adhered to a surface of the component that permits the component to operate at higher temperatures with reduced thermal stress. The coating can be selectively applied to one or more portions of a part feature where, in some embodiments, the part feature may include a portion that does not include the coating. The part feature can include recognized features of a component such as an interior surface of a hollow component, a back side of a blade track, a cooling hole passage, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Thomas, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20190071993
    Abstract: A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed in this paper. The vane assembly includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and a ceramic-containing airfoil. The ceramic-containing airfoil extends between the inner platform and the outer platform. A reinforcement spar extends between the inner platform and the outer platform through a hollow core of the ceramic-containing airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Bruce E. Varney, David J. Thomas, Jeffrey A. Walston
  • Patent number: 10215056
    Abstract: A turbine shroud for positioning radially outside of blades of a turbine rotor includes a carrier, a blade track, and a track attachment system. The blade track is moved radially outwardly into a cavity of the carrier, and the track attachment system is adjusted to block radially inward movement of the blade track out of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas, Robert J. Shinavski, Zacheriah A. Cole
  • Patent number: 10215028
    Abstract: An airfoil assembly for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The airfoil assembly includes a root, a tip shroud, and an airfoil located between the root and tip shroud. The airfoil includes a spar and a heat shield arranged around the spar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Tara G. Schetzel, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10202854
    Abstract: A blade and method for producing the blade for a gas turbine engine are described herein. The blade may include a composite airfoil. The airfoil may comprise a ceramic material, and a distal end. A tip may extend from the distal end of the airfoil. The tip of the airfoil may comprise a substantially porous structure and may comprise infiltrated material extending from an airfoil preform to a tip preform to join the airfoil preform and the tip preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North America Technologies, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Uskert, Kang N. Lee, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10196919
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20190032503
    Abstract: An example high-performance system may include an example high-performance component. The high-performance component may include a substrate defining a channel. The channel defines a leading ramp and a trailing ramp. The example high-performance component includes an abradable track between the leading and the trailing ramps. The abradable track includes a porous abradable composition. The example high-performance system may include a rotating component configured to contact and abrade the abradable track. An example technique for forming the abradable track includes thermal spraying a precursor composition at the channel to form the abradable track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Shi, Li Li, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20190032504
    Abstract: An example high-performance system includes an example high-performance component including a substrate and a multilayer abradable track adjacent to the substrate. The abradable track includes a plurality of alternating layers along a thickness of the abradable track. The plurality of alternating layers includes at least one relatively porous abradable layer and at least one relatively dense layer. A porosity of the relatively dense layer is lower than that of the at least one relatively porous abradable layer. The example high-performance system may include a rotating component configured to contact and abrade the multilayer abradable track. An example technique for forming the multilayer abradable track includes thermal spraying a first precursor composition toward the substrate to form a relatively porous abradable layer of a layer pair of a plurality of layer pairs of the multilayer abradable track, and a second precursor composition to form a relatively dense layer of the pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Shi, Li Li, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10190434
    Abstract: A turbine shroud for a gas turbine engine includes an annular metallic carrier, a blade track, and a cross-key connection formed between the annular metallic carrier and the ceramic blade track. The cross-key connection is formed between the annular metallic carrier and inserts included in the blade track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: William Westphal, Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20190024516
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly includes a supporting component and a supported component. The supporting component includes features engaged by the supported component. The supported component comprises ceramic-containing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: David J. Thomas, Joseph P. Lamusga, Ted J. Freeman, Andrew J. Lazur
  • Patent number: 10184352
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10180071
    Abstract: A turbine wheel for use in a gas turbine engine having a plurality of blades attached to a rotor disk. Each blade is formed as a composite structure including a number of plies of ceramic-containing material. The blades each include a root to fit within dovetail slots of the rotor disk to couple the blades to the rotor disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Daniel K. Vetters
  • Publication number: 20180371931
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of metallic carrier segments and a plurality of blade track segments mounted to corresponding metallic carrier segments. Cooling air is directed onto the blade track segments to cool the blade track segments when exposed to high temperatures in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Daniel K. Vetters, Matthew R. Brandt, Ted J. Freeman