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: 10934861
    Abstract: A wheel assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a disk, a blade-attachment system, and a plurality of blades. The disk is configured to rotate about an axis during operation of the gas turbine engine. The blade-attachment system is configured to couple the plurality of blades with the disk for rotation therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin Dhiwar, Ted J. Freeman, Thomas Martin
  • Patent number: 10934879
    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: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    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: 10934891
    Abstract: An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine has a carrier component and a supported component. The assembly including a mounting system for coupling the supported component to the carrier component and a seal adapted to resist the movement of gasses between the supported component to the carrier component. In an illustrative embodiment, the assembly is a turbine shroud segment for blocking gasses from passing over turbine blades included in the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Aaron D. Sippel, Daniel K. Vetters, David J. Thomas, Alexandra R. Baucco
  • Patent number: 10934868
    Abstract: A vane assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil, a strut, and a support member. The airfoil is configured to interact with gases flowing through a primary gas path of the engine. The strut is located in an interior region of the airfoil and configured to carry loads that act on the airfoil by the gases. The support member is configured to compensate for relative thermal expansion between the components of the vane assembly caused by heat generated during use of the engine to locate the airfoil radially in the primary gas path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Thomas, Ted J. Freeman, Aaron D. Sippel
  • Patent number: 10934862
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to turbine wheel assemblies for gas turbine engines. Such turbine wheel assemblies may include ceramic matrix composite airfoil components mounted with different types of coupling to a central disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Whittle, Alexander Wong, Anthony Razzell, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10934859
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to turbine wheel assemblies for gas turbine engines. Such turbine wheel assemblies may include ceramic matrix composite airfoil components mounted with different types of coupling to a central disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Anthony Razzell, Michael J. Whittle
  • Patent number: 10934863
    Abstract: A turbine wheel assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes turbine blades made from ceramic matric composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. Morrison, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10934871
    Abstract: A turbine shroud for a gas turbine engine is disclosed in this paper. The turbine shroud includes a ceramic-matrix composite blade track. The ceramic-matrix composite blade track includes a plurality of track segments located circumferentially adjacent to one another to form a track ring. Features of the track segments provide tortuous paths for gasses trying to pass through the ceramic-matrix composite blade track that may reduce leakage through the blade track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Peter Broadhead, Aaron D. Sippel, David J. Thomas, Joseph P. Lamusga
  • Publication number: 20210054748
    Abstract: An airfoil assembly includes a vane that includes an outer platform, an inner platform, and an airfoil. The outer platform defines an outer boundary of a gas path. The inner platform is spaced apart axially from the outer platform relative to an axis and defines an inner boundary of the gas path. The airfoil extends axially between and interconnects the outer platform and the inner platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Michael J. Whittle, Daniel K. Vetters, Ted J. Freeman, Eric Koenig, Jeff Crutchfield, Jeffrey A. Walston, David J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10927689
    Abstract: A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided having an outer casing and an inner casing radially spaced apart from the outer casing. An airfoil extends radially between the outer casing and the inner casing. The airfoil includes a spar having an outer endwall positioned adjacent the outer casing and an inner endwall positioned adjacent the inner casing. A pressure side and a suction side extend between the inner endwall and the outer endwall. A ceramic matrix composite cover has a pressure side extending along the pressure side of the spar and a suction side extending along the suction side of the spar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Thomas, Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10900371
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc., Rolls-Royce Cornoration
    Inventors: Jun Shi, Li Li, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10890081
    Abstract: A disk assembly for use in a turbine of a gas turbine engine. The disk assembly includes a disk and a plurality of platforms coupled with the disk. The disk includes a plurality of radially extending disk lugs that define slots for receiving airfoils. The platforms are coupled to the disk lugs between neighboring blades to block radially inward movement of hot gasses toward the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Aaron D. Sippel
  • Patent number: 10876422
    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: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    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: 10858950
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North America Technologies, Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Shi, Li Li, Ted J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20200378267
    Abstract: A turbine vane comprising ceramic matrix composite materials. The turbine vane includes an vane support core, an airfoil, and a pair of end walls that are spaced apart from one another to define a gas path. The turbine vane is formed from a plurality of ceramic plies or preforms that are infiltrated with ceramic matrix material to form a one-piece ceramic matrix composite turbine vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Robert J. Shinavski, Thomas Tran, Kevin Lukhard, Ted J. Freeman, Steffan Brown
  • Patent number: 10830063
    Abstract: Structural rod supports are provided in vanes in a gas turbine assembly in order to provide support to the vanes and an annular seal. Structural rods couple to the turbine case at one end and the annular seal at an opposite end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Daniel K. Vetters, Christopher Nash, Eric Koenig, Michael Whittle
  • Publication number: 20200340364
    Abstract: A turbine blade comprising ceramic matrix composite materials and designed for incorporation into a turbine wheel assembly is disclosed in this paper. Further disclosed are features for managing stiffness and dampening in order to influence vibratory response of such a turbine blade when used as part of a turbine wheel assembly in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Shaling Starr, Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10808560
    Abstract: A turbine vane assembly includes an airfoil, a support strut, and an inner seal panel. The airfoil is formed to include an interior region of the airfoil. The support strut is located in the interior region of the airfoil and configured to carry loads that act on the airfoil. The inner seal panel extends at least partway about the axis to resist fluid communication between a region upstream of the inner seal panel and a region downstream of the inner seal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Sippel, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10787917
    Abstract: A multi-piece disk for use in a turbine of a gas turbine engine. The multi-piece disk includes a fore disk segment and an aft disk segment coupled with the fore disk segment for movement with the fore disk segment. The fore disk segment and the aft disk segment are formed to define slots that extend through the disk segments and are configured to receive turbine blades therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites Inc.
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Christopher Barrett
  • Patent number: 10787916
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to turbine wheel assemblies for gas turbine engines. Such turbine wheel assemblies may include ceramic matrix composite airfoil components mounted with different types of coupling to a central disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Shi, Ted J. Freeman