Patents by Inventor Thomas Frasca

Thomas Frasca 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).

  • Locked threaded insert for high stress application
    Patent number: 4828441
    Abstract: A threaded insert 22 is restrained from rotation by deformation into a recess 28. The recess 28 is only located in line with a directional stress pattern 34 in the receiving member 18 whereby stress concentration is avoided at high stress locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Frasca
  • Fuel nozzle for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 4609150
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine is constructed with two major castings where one is the support and the other is the head, both welded together adjacent the fuel orifice plate. The fuel passage is cast into the support providing a smooth radius from the radial to axial flow path and a smooth transition from the circular to the annular cross section. This configuration allows dimension control over the filming lip and other critical dimensions of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Francis C. Pane, Jr., John A. Matthews, Richard R. Wright, John M. Sarnik, Thomas Frasca