Patents by Inventor Theodore W. Kapustka
Theodore W. Kapustka 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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Publication number: 20240151152Abstract: A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a seal carrier located at a first rotating component of the gas turbine engine. The seal carrier includes an axially forward seal carrier and an axially aft seal carrier. The axially aft seal carrier is located aft of the axially forward seal carrier relative to an engine central longitudinal axis. The axially forward seal carrier and the axially aft seal carrier define a seal recess therebetween. A seal body is positioned in the seal recess and is configured to slidably move in the seal recess and seal to a second rotating component of the gas turbine engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Fadi S. Maalouf, Theodore W. Kapustka
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Patent number: 10392969Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a tie-rod and a threaded retainer. The tie-rod includes a tie-rod threaded portion and a tie-rod unthreaded portion. The threaded retainer includes a retainer threaded portion and a retainer unthreaded portion. The retainer threaded portion is mated with the tie-rod threaded portion. The retainer unthreaded portion is radially engaged with the tie-rod unthreaded portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Theodore W. Kapustka, Joseph J. Sedor
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Patent number: 10294816Abstract: A turbine exhaust case has an outer housing to be secured within a gas turbine engine and a central hub. Struts extend between the outer housing and the central hub. The struts are formed at least in part of a first material. The central hub is formed at least in part of a second material.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: United Technologies Corporation, GKN Aerospace Sweden ABInventors: Daryl B. Mountz, Theodore W. Kapustka, Glenn Levasseur, Marcus Borg, Joakim Berglund, Anders Svahn, Johan Ockborn, Bengt Pettersson
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Patent number: 10280790Abstract: A turbine exhaust case has an outer housing to be secured within a gas turbine engine and a central hub. Struts extend between the outer housing and the central hub. The struts are formed at least in part of a first material. The central hub is formed at least in part of a second material.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignees: United Technologies Corporation, GKN Aerospace Sweden ABInventors: Daryl B. Mountz, Theodore W. Kapustka, Glenn Levasseur, Marcus Borg, Joakim Berglund, Anders Svahn, Johan Ockborn, Bengt Pettersson
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Patent number: 10036276Abstract: A turbine exhaust case has an outer housing to be secured within a gas turbine engine and a central hub. Struts extend between the outer housing and the central hub. The struts are formed at least in part of a first material. The central hub is formed at least in part of a second material.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignees: United Technologies Corporation, GKN Aerospace Sweden ABInventors: Daryl B. Mountz, Theodore W. Kapustka, Glenn Levasseur, Marcus Borg, Joakim Berglund, Anders Svahn, Johan Ockborn, Bengt Pettersson
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Publication number: 20160153315Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a tie-rod and a threaded retainer. The tie-rod includes a tie-rod threaded portion and a tie-rod unthreaded portion. The threaded retainer includes a retainer threaded portion and a retainer unthreaded portion. The retainer threaded portion is mated with the tie-rod threaded portion. The retainer unthreaded portion is radially engaged with the tie-rod unthreaded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Theodore W. Kapustka, Joseph J. Sedor
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Patent number: 9291070Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a spool including compressor and turbine rotors connected by a first shaft. The first shaft extends concentrically around a second shaft. The first shaft forward end has a portion with an inner diameter of close tolerance with the second shaft. The second shaft has a region of enlarged diameter located axially aft of the compressor rotor but axially forward of the forward end of the first shaft. The region of enlarged diameter has a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the forward end portion of the first shaft to cause the region of enlarged diameter of the second shaft to engage the first shaft in interference in the event that the second shaft is moved axially aft relative to the first shaft more than a pre-selected axial distance.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.Inventors: Bruce Fielding, Assaf Farah, Karl D. Blume, Lam Nguyen, Theodore W Kapustka
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Patent number: 9194252Abstract: A static structure of a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of airfoil segments and at least one structural reinforcement ring mounted to the multiple of airfoil segments.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Jorge I. Farah, Theodore W. Kapustka, Jonathan P. Burt, Jonathan J. Jakiel, Dana P. Stewart
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Publication number: 20150204212Abstract: A turbine exhaust case has an outer housing to be secured within a gas turbine engine and a central hub. Struts extend between the outer housing and the central hub. The struts are formed at least in part of a first material. The central hub is formed at least in part of a second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Daryl B. Mountz, Theodore W. Kapustka, Glenn Levasseur, Marcus Borg, Joakim Berglund, Anders Svahn, Johan Ockborn, Bengt Pettersson
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Publication number: 20150132110Abstract: A turbine exhaust case has an outer housing to be secured within a gas turbine engine and a central hub. Struts extend between the outer housing and the central hub. The struts are formed at least in part of a first material. The central hub is formed at least in part of a second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Daryl B. Mountz, Theodore W. Kapustka, Glenn Levasseur, Marcus Borg, Joakim Berglund, Anders Svahn, Johan Ockborn, Bengt Pettersson
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Publication number: 20150107223Abstract: A turbine exhaust case has an outer housing to be secured within a gas turbine engine and a central hub. Struts extend between the outer housing and the central hub. The struts are formed at least in part of a first material. The central hub is formed at least in part of a second material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Daryl B. Mountz, Theodore W. Kapustka, Glenn Levasseur, Marcus Borg, Joakim Berglund, Anders Svahn, Johan Ockborn, Bengt Pettersson
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Publication number: 20130224010Abstract: A static structure of a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of airfoil segments and at least one structural reinforcement ring mounted to the multiple of airfoil segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Jorge I. Farah, Theodore W. Kapustka, Jonathan P. Burt, Jonathan J. Jakiel, Dana P. Stewart
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Patent number: 8215901Abstract: Gas turbine engines and related systems involving offset hub struts are provided. In this regard, a representative bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a bearing operative to support a rotatable shaft; an annular hub positioned about the bearing; and an annular array of struts extending radially outwardly from the hub, at least two of the struts being positioned in different planes, the planes being oriented transversely with respect to the rotatable shaft. The method of assembling the struts by mounting first and second pluralities of struts, each plurality in a common plane, between the hub and the turbine exhaust case, with the second plurality of struts longitudinally offset from the first plurality of struts.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventor: Theodore W. Kapustka
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Publication number: 20120141294Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a spool including compressor and turbine rotors connected by a first shaft. The first shaft extends concentrically around a second shaft. The first shaft forward end has a portion with an inner diameter of close tolerance with the second shaft. The second shaft has a region of enlarged diameter located axially aft of the compressor rotor but axially forward of the forward end of the first shaft. The region of enlarged diameter has a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the forward end portion of the first shaft to cause the region of enlarged diameter of the second shaft to engage the first shaft in interference in the event that the second shaft is moved axially aft relative to the first shaft more than a pre-selected axial distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Bruce Fielding, Assaf Farah, Karl D. Blume, Lam Nguyen, Theodore W. Kapustka
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Publication number: 20090142182Abstract: Gas turbine engines and related systems involving offset hub struts are provided. In this regard, a representative bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a bearing operative to support a rotatable shaft; an annular hub positioned about the bearing; and an annular array of struts extending radially outwardly from the hub, at least two of the struts being positioned in different planes, the planes being oriented transversely with respect to the rotatable shaft. The method of assembling the struts by mounting first and second pluralities of struts, each plurality in a common plane, between the hub and the turbine exhaust case, with the second plurality of struts longitudinally offset from the first plurality of struts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Inventor: Theodore W. Kapustka