Patents by Inventor Thomas Shim

Thomas Shim 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: 11111821
    Abstract: A retention assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The retention assembly may include a bolt, a spacer, a housing, a fitting component, and a conduit assembly. The housing may define at least one receiving aperture sized to receive a second portion of the shaft. The fitting component may define a first through-hole and a second through-hole sized for a first portion of the shaft and the second portion of the shaft to extend therethrough. The conduit assembly may include a conduit for securing to the fitting component such that the first through-hole is open to the conduit. The bolt, the spacer, the fitting component, and the housing may be arranged with one another to define a captive clearance fit such that a first clearance space is defined between a first surface of the second through-hole and the first portion of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Thomas Shim
  • Publication number: 20210079812
    Abstract: A retention assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The retention assembly may include a bolt, a spacer, a housing, a fitting component, and a conduit assembly. The housing may define at least one receiving aperture sized to receive a second portion of the shaft. The fitting component may define a first through-hole and a second through-hole sized for a first portion of the shaft and the second portion of the shaft to extend therethrough. The conduit assembly may include a conduit for securing to the fitting component such that the first through-hole is open to the conduit. The bolt, the spacer, the fitting component, and the housing may be arranged with one another to define a captive clearance fit such that a first clearance space is defined between a first surface of the second through-hole and the first portion of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Thomas Shim