Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Vatter

Thomas E. Vatter 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: 10829241
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a ram air fan inlet shroud for a ram air fan assembly of an aircraft is provided. The ram air fan inlet shroud including: a shroud portion extending outwardly from a conical portion, the conical portion providing a transition between a central portion and an inner ram air fan hub interface portion, the conical portion including a plurality of inner cooling holes, a diameter of each of the plurality of inner cooling holes is about 0.406 inches (1.031 cm); and a recessed portion located between the inner ram air fan hub interface portion and an outer ram air fan hub interface portion, the recessed portion including a plurality of outer cooling holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darryl A. Colson, Thomas E. Vatter
  • Publication number: 20190300197
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a ram air fan inlet shroud for a ram air fan assembly of an aircraft is provided. The ram air fan inlet shroud including: a shroud portion extending outwardly from a conical portion, the conical portion providing a transition between a central portion and an inner ram air fan hub interface portion, the conical portion including a plurality of inner cooling holes, a diameter of each of the plurality of inner cooling holes is about 0.406 inches (1.031 cm); and a recessed portion located between the inner ram air fan hub interface portion and an outer ram air fan hub interface portion, the recessed portion including a plurality of outer cooling holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Darryl A. Colson, Thomas E. Vatter
  • Patent number: 9272293
    Abstract: A particle separator comprises a vessel, a fluid inlet, a fluid swirl passage, a scupper cavity, a first fluid outlet, and a second fluid outlet. The vessel includes a vessel sidewall extending between a vessel top side and a vessel bottom side. The fluid swirl passage includes a first passage end in communication with a fluid inlet disposed on the vessel top side. A second passage end is in communication with a vessel swirl cavity defined at least in part by an inner surface of the vessel sidewall. The scupper cavity includes a scupper entrance disposed along the inner surface of the vessel sidewall, and is spaced circumferentially apart from the second passage end. The first fluid outlet is in communication with the scupper cavity and disposed on the vessel bottom side. The second fluid outlet is disposed above the first fluid outlet in communication with the vessel swirl cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Bizzarro, Charles J. McColgan, Thomas E. Vatter
  • Publication number: 20140318088
    Abstract: A particle separator comprises a vessel, a fluid inlet, a fluid swirl passage, a scupper cavity, a first fluid outlet, and a second fluid outlet. The vessel includes a vessel sidewall extending between a vessel top side and a vessel bottom side. The fluid swirl passage includes a first passage end in communication with a fluid inlet disposed on the vessel top side. A second passage end is in communication with a vessel swirl cavity defined at least in part by an inner surface of the vessel sidewall. The scupper cavity includes a scupper entrance disposed along the inner surface of the vessel sidewall, and is spaced circumferentially apart from the second passage end. The first fluid outlet is in communication with the scupper cavity and disposed on the vessel bottom side. The second fluid outlet is disposed above the first fluid outlet in communication with the vessel swirl cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Bizzarro, Charles J. McColgan, Thomas E. Vatter