Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Kasprow

Thomas D. Kasprow 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: 11952916
    Abstract: A coating for a blade root/disk interface includes a layer of soft metal matrix, and a solid lubricant distributed through the soft metal matrix. Examples of materials include CuAl as the soft metal matrix and MoS2 as the solid lubricant, although others are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Kelly M. Harrington, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Patent number: 11313281
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The engine further includes a seal assembly including a seal plate mounted for rotation with the rotatable shaft and a face seal in contact with the seal plate at a contact area. The seal assembly includes an abradable coating adjacent the contact area, and the abradable coating includes magnetic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Patent number: 11313280
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The gas turbine engine further includes a seal assembly including a static structure and a rotatable structure configured to meet to form a contact area. The seal assembly includes an abradable coating on one of the static structure and the rotatable structure, and the seal assembly further includes a cutter on the other of the static structure and the rotatable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Patent number: 11293351
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The engine further includes a seal assembly including a seal plate mounted for rotation with the rotatable shaft and a face seal in contact with the seal plate at a contact area. The seal assembly further includes an abradable coating adjacent the contact area. The abradable coating includes magnetic particles embedded in a polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20220049611
    Abstract: A coating for a blade root/disk interface includes a layer of soft metal matrix, and a solid lubricant distributed through the soft metal matrix. Examples of materials include CuAl as the soft metal matrix and MoS2 as the solid lubricant, although others are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Kelly M. Harrington, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20220018289
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The engine further includes a seal assembly including a seal plate mounted for rotation with the rotatable shaft and a face seal in contact with the seal plate at a contact area. The seal assembly further includes an abradable coating adjacent the contact area. The abradable coating includes magnetic particles embedded in a polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20220018291
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The engine further includes a seal assembly including a seal plate mounted for rotation with the rotatable shaft and a face seal in contact with the seal plate at a contact area. The seal assembly includes an abradable coating adjacent the contact area, and the abradable coating includes magnetic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20220018290
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes, among other things, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section, and at least one rotatable shaft. The gas turbine engine further includes a seal assembly including a static structure and a rotatable structure configured to meet to form a contact area. The seal assembly includes an abradable coating on one of the static structure and the rotatable structure, and the seal assembly further includes a cutter on the other of the static structure and the rotatable structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Patent number: 11209010
    Abstract: A multilayer abradable coating includes at least one first abradable layer; and at least one second abradable layer, wherein the first abradable layer and the second abradable layer have different properties related to erosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Thomas D. Kasprow, David Ulrich Furrer, Sergei F. Burlatsky
  • Patent number: 11028721
    Abstract: An abrasive coating for a substrate of a component in a gas path exposed to a maximum temperature of 500 degree Fahrenheit, comprising: a plurality of grit particles adapted to be placed on a top surface of the substrate; a matrix material bonded to the top surface; the matrix material partially surrounds the grit particles, wherein the grit particles extend above the matrix material relative to the top surface; and a film of oxidant resistant coating applied over the plurality of grit particles and the matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Ratheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Seymour, Christopher W. Strock, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Patent number: 10927685
    Abstract: An abrasive coating for a substrate of a component in a gas path exposed to a maximum temperature of 1750 degree Fahrenheit, comprising a plurality of grit particles adapted to be placed on a top surface of the substrate; a matrix material bonded to the top surface; the matrix material partially surrounds the grit particles, wherein the grit particles extend above the matrix material relative to the top surface; and a film of oxidant resistant coating applied over the plurality of grit particles and the matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Seymour, Christopher W. Strock, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20200025016
    Abstract: An abrasive coating for a substrate of a component in a gas path exposed to a maximum temperature of 500 degree Fahrenheit, comprising: a plurality of grit particles adapted to be placed on a top surface of the substrate; a matrix material bonded to the top surface; the matrix material partially surrounds the grit particles, wherein the grit particles extend above the matrix material relative to the top surface; and a film of oxidant resistant coating applied over the plurality of grit particles and the matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Seymour, Christopher W. Strock, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20200024971
    Abstract: An abrasive coating for a substrate of a component in a gas path exposed to a maximum temperature of 1750 degree Fahrenheit, comprising a plurality of grit particles adapted to be placed on a top surface of the substrate; a matrix material bonded to the top surface; the matrix material partially surrounds the grit particles, wherein the grit particles extend above the matrix material relative to the top surface; and a film of oxidant resistant coating applied over the plurality of grit particles and the matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Seymour, Christopher W. Strock, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Patent number: 10494945
    Abstract: A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer system comprising a plurality of layers including a relatively erosion-resistant first layer atop a relatively abradable second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Anthony Grande, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Thomas D. Kasprow, David Ulrich Furrer, Sergei F. Burlatsky
  • Patent number: 10480345
    Abstract: In combination a wear indication sensor and a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The wear indication sensor is secured to a first surface of the component of the gas turbine engine. The wear indication sensor comprises: a first terminal; a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal; two or more of resistors electrically connecting the first terminal to the second terminal, each of the two or more resistors including a first end electrically connected to the first terminal and a second end electrically connected to the second terminal, wherein each of the two or more resistors has a known resistance; and a first electrode electrically connecting the first terminal to the first end of each of the two or more resistors; wherein the first end of each of the two or more resistors is electrically connected to the first electrode through primary conductive lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sameh Dardona, Dustin D. Caldwell, Paul Sheedy, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20190024532
    Abstract: In combination a wear indication sensor and a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The wear indication sensor is secured to a first surface of the component of the gas turbine engine. The wear indication sensor comprises: a first terminal; a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal; two or more of resistors electrically connecting the first terminal to the second terminal, each of the two or more resistors including a first end electrically connected to the first terminal and a second end electrically connected to the second terminal, wherein each of the two or more resistors has a known resistance; and a first electrode electrically connecting the first terminal to the first end of each of the two or more resistors; wherein the first end of each of the two or more resistors is electrically connected to the first electrode through primary conductive lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Sameh Dardona, Dustin D. Caldwell, Paul Sheedy, Thomas D. Kasprow
  • Publication number: 20180231014
    Abstract: A multilayer abradable coating includes at least one first abradable layer; and at least one second abradable layer, wherein the first abradable layer and the second abradable layer have different properties related to erosion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Pantcho P. Stoyanov, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Thomas D. Kasprow, David Ulrich Furrer, Sergei F. Burlatsky
  • Patent number: 9957824
    Abstract: A stationary guide vane includes a top platform, a bottom platform, and a vane body located between the top platform and the bottom platform. The vane body includes one or more cavities formed on a side wall of the vane body. One or more of the cavities are filled with vibration damping material and a vane cover is bonded to the vane body over the one or more containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Brian Klinetob, Stephen J. Lindahl, Myron L. Klein, Andrew Pope, William Richard Ganoe, Jr., Thomas D. Kasprow, Douglas J. Morgan
  • Patent number: 9939247
    Abstract: A wear monitoring system for measuring incursion depth into an abradable coating includes a layer of abradable coating including a depth. At least one measurement circuit includes a plurality of conductive leads disposed within the abradable coating. The conductive leads are spaced radially apart within a common radial plane corresponding to the depth of the abradable coating. A plurality of resistor elements corresponds with the plurality of conductive leads. Each of the plurality of resistor elements are in electrical communication with one of the plurality of conductive leads disposed within the common radial plane of the corresponding one of the plurality of conductive leads. An electrical characteristic of the circuit varies responsive to cutting of one or more of the plurality of conductive leads by a passing airfoil. A gas turbine engine and method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sameh Dardona, Paul Sheedy, Marcin Piech, Daniel Anthony Grande, Wayde R. Schmidt, Cagatay Tokgoz, Thomas D. Kasprow, Lesia V. Protsailo
  • Publication number: 20170306783
    Abstract: A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer system comprising a plurality of layers including a relatively erosion-resistant first layer atop a relatively abradable second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Anthony Grande, Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Thomas D. Kasprow, David Ulrich Furrer, Sergei F. Burlatsky