Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Jennings
Timothy J. Jennings 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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Patent number: 11815022Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section that provides first and second compressor stages that are configured to respectively provide first and second cooling fluids. The first compressor stage has a higher pressure than the second compressor stage. The gas turbine engine further includes a component that has platform with an internal cooling passage fed by first and second inlets that respectively receive fluid from the first and second cooling sources. The second inlet is downstream from the first inlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel P. Preuss, Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr., Timothy J. Jennings
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Publication number: 20230250725Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes an airfoil section extending in a radial direction from a root section to a tip portion. The airfoil section has an external wall and an internal wall. The airfoil section establishes an internal cooling arrangement including a first cooling passage having a first section and a tip flag section. The tip flag section extends in the chordwise direction along the tip portion from the first section. The first section includes a plurality of branched paths established by at least one turning vane.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Dominic J. Mongillo, Emma J. Place, Christopher J. Peters, Jeffrey J. DeGray, Timothy J. Jennings, Raymond Surace, Jeremy B. Fredette
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Patent number: 11649731Abstract: Airfoils bodies having a first core cavity and a second core cavity located within the airfoil body that is adjacent the first core cavity. The second core cavity is defined by a first cavity wall, a second cavity wall, a first exterior wall, and a second exterior wall, wherein the first cavity wall is located between the second core cavity and the first core cavity and the first and second exterior walls are exterior walls of the airfoil body. The first cavity wall includes a first surface angled toward the first exterior wall and a second surface angled toward the second exterior wall. At least one first cavity impingement hole is formed within the first surface and a central ridge extends into the second core cavity from at least one of the first cavity wall and the second wall and divides the second core cavity into a two-vortex chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Carey Clum, Timothy J. Jennings
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Publication number: 20230037659Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section that provides first and second compressor stages that are configured to respectively provide first and second cooling fluids. The first compressor stage has a higher pressure than the second compressor stage. The gas turbine engine further includes a component that has platform with an internal cooling passage fed by first and second inlets that respectively receive fluid from the first and second cooling sources. The second inlet is downstream from the first inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Daniel P. Preuss, Dominic J. Mongillo, JR., Timothy J. Jennings
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Patent number: 11480057Abstract: An airfoil may include an airfoil body that defines a skin chamber, a skin chamber outlet opening, and a tip flag chamber. In various embodiments, the skin chamber is in fluidic communication with the tip flag chamber via the skin chamber outlet opening. In various embodiments, the airfoil body further defines an outlet hole disposed on at least one of a trailing edge and a pressure side of the airfoil. The tip flag chamber may be in fluidic communication with the outlet hole (e.g., cooling circuit air in the tip flag chamber may exit the airfoil via the outlet hole). In various embodiments, the tip flag chamber extends parallel and directly adjacent to the outermost tip of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Jennings, Carey Clum
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Patent number: 11434768Abstract: An airfoil core includes a first core portion that has a hybrid skin core, a tip flag core, and a trailing edge core. A second core portion has a serpentine core and a leading edge core.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Peters, Emma J. Place, Jeffrey J. DeGray, Dominic J. Mongillo, Timothy J. Jennings, Raymond Surace, Jeremy B. Fredette
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Patent number: 11319839Abstract: A component includes a component body. The component further includes a first passage disposed in the component body. The first passage includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The component further includes a second passage. The second passage extends from the second end of the first passage. The second passage includes a turn. The component further includes a third passage. The third passage extends from the second end of the first passage. The component further includes a first projection extending from a passage surface of the component body within the first passage. The first projection is disposed between the first and the second end of the first passage and is configured to direct debris transiting the first passage away from the second passage and into the third passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Robin Prenter, Timothy J. Jennings, Carey Clum
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Patent number: 11274559Abstract: A gaspath component for a gas turbine engine includes a platform. A body extends outward from the platform and includes at least one internal cooling passage. The internal cooling passage includes at least one particulate redirection feature defined at an end of the body opposite the platform. The at least one particulate redirection feature includes a first face oblique to and facing an expected flow of fluid through the internal cooling passage and defines at least one corresponding opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Robin Prenter, Timothy J. Jennings, Carey Clum
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Patent number: 11199096Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element comprises an airfoil having: an inboard end; an outboard end; a leading edge; a trailing edge; a pressure side; and a suction side. A span between the inboard end and the outboard end is 1.75-2.20 inches. A chord length at 50% span is 1.05-1.35 inches. At least two of: a first mode resonance frequency is 2400±10% Hz; a second mode resonance frequency is 4950±10% Hz; a third mode resonance frequency is 7800±10% Hz; a fourth mode resonance frequency is 8700±10% Hz; and a fifth mode resonance frequency is 12500±10% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, David A. Niezelski, Daniel Lecuyer, XingYun Haggard, Domenico Di Florio, Francois Caron, John R. Battye, Panagiota Tsifourdaris, Ghislain Plante, Timothy J. Jennings, Rene Paquet
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Patent number: 11168571Abstract: Airfoils for gas turbine engines are described. The airfoils include an airfoil body extending between a platform and a tip, the airfoil body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side, a serpentine cavity formed within the airfoil body and having an up-pass serpentine cavity, a down-pass serpentine cavity, and a trailing edge cavity, and a dead-end tip flag cavity extending in a direction between the leading edge and the trailing edge, the dead-end tip flag cavity arrange between the serpentine cavity and the tip, wherein the dead-end tip flag cavity ends at a dead-end wall located at a position between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the airfoil body.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: David A. Niezelski, Timothy J. Jennings, Bret M. Teller, John McBrien, Thomas N. Slavens
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Patent number: 11143037Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, the plurality of cooling holes are located in an airfoil of the turbine blade according to the coordinates of Table 1.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Alex J. Schneider, Timothy J. Jennings, David A. Niezelski, Jeffrey T. Morton, Nicholas M. LoRicco, Bret M. Teller
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Publication number: 20210277785Abstract: An airfoil core includes a first core portion that has a hybrid skin core, a tip flag core, and a trailing edge core. A second core portion has a serpentine core and a leading edge core.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Christopher J. Peters, Emma J. Place, Jeffrey J. DeGray, Dominic J. Mongillo, Timothy J. Jennings, Raymond Surace, Jeremy B. Fredette
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Publication number: 20210215063Abstract: A gaspath component for a gas turbine engine includes a platform. A body extends outward from the platform and includes at least one internal cooling passage. The internal cooling passage includes at least one particulate redirection feature defined at an end of the body opposite the platform. The at least one particulate redirection feature includes a first face oblique to and facing an expected flow of fluid through the internal cooling passage and defines at least one corresponding opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Robin Prenter, Timothy J. Jennings, Carey Clum
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Patent number: 11053803Abstract: Methods for forming airfoil, cores for forming airfoil, and airfoils for gas turbine engines are described. The methods include forming an airfoil body about a core assembly, the core assembly comprising at least one core structure having a radially extending purge slot protrusion extending from a portion of the at least one core structure, removing the core assembly from the airfoil body to form one or more internal cavities, wherein at least one internal cavity has a cavity extension define by the purge slot protrusion, and forming a squealer pocket in a tip of the formed airfoil body, wherein a cavity purge slot is formed at the cavity extension to fluidly connect the respect internal cavity with the squealer pocket. The radially extending protrusion has a radial height that is equal to or less than five times a width thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Emma J. Place, Jeremy B. Fredette, Timothy J. Jennings
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Publication number: 20210189911Abstract: A component includes a component body. The component further includes a first passage disposed in the component body. The first passage includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The component further includes a second passage. The second passage extends from the second end of the first passage. The second passage includes a turn. The component further includes a third passage. The third passage extends from the second end of the first passage. The component further includes a first projection extending from a passage surface of the component body within the first passage. The first projection is disposed between the first and the second end of the first passage and is configured to direct debris transiting the first passage away from the second passage and into the third passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Robin Prenter, Timothy J. Jennings, Carey Clum
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Patent number: 11041395Abstract: Methods for forming airfoils, core assemblies, and airfoils for gas turbine engines are described. The methods include forming an airfoil body about a core assembly configured to define one or more internal cavities of the airfoil body, the core assembly comprising at least core structure having a purge slot protrusion extending from a portion of the core structure, removing the core assembly from the airfoil body to form one or more internal cavities, wherein at least one internal cavity has a cavity extension define by the purge slot protrusion, and forming a squealer pocket in a tip of the formed airfoil body, wherein a cavity purge slot is formed at the cavity extension to fluidly connect the respect internal cavity with the squealer pocket.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Emma J. Place, Timothy J. Jennings, Jeremy B. Fredette
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Patent number: 11015457Abstract: A method of forming an airfoil, includes forming a hybrid skin core, a tip flag core, and a trailing edge core. The hybrid skin core, tip flag core, and trailing edge core are connected to form a first core portion. A leading edge core and a serpentine core are formed. The first core portion, the leading edge core, and the serpentine core are assembled together to form an airfoil core. An airfoil is formed around the airfoil core.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Peters, Emma J. Place, Jeffrey J. DeGray, Dominic J. Mongillo, Timothy J. Jennings, Raymond Surace, Jeremy B. Fredette
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Patent number: 11015454Abstract: An airfoil includes pressure and suction side walls that extend in a chord-wise direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The pressure and suction side walls extend in a radial direction between a platform and a tip to provide an exterior airfoil surface. A cooling passage is arranged between the pressure and suction side walls and has a first passage along the pressure side wall and a second passage along the suction side wall. The first passage is configured to receive cooling air from a cooling air source radially inward of the platform. The second passage is configured to receive cooling air from the first passage near the tip. A root flag passage is configured to purge the cooling air from the second passage near the trailing edge.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy J. Jennings, Carey Clum
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Patent number: 10982552Abstract: A gas turbine engine component includes a wall that provides an exterior surface and an interior flow path surface. The wall has a wall thickness. A protrusion is arranged on the wall that extends a height beyond the wall thickness and provides a portion of the interior flow path surface. A film cooling hole that has an inlet is provided on the protrusion and extends to an exit on the exterior surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Sasha M. Moore, Clifford J. Musto, Timothy J. Jennings, Thomas N. Slavens, San Quach, Nicholas M LoRicco, John McBrien, Carey Clum, Christopher Whitfield
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Patent number: 10968753Abstract: Airfoils for a gas turbine engines and gas turbine engines are described. The airfoils include an airfoil body extending in a radial direction from a first end to a second end, and axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge. A radially extending leading edge channel is formed in the leading edge of the airfoil body, having first and second channel walls that join at a channel base. A first leading edge impingement cavity is located within the airfoil body proximate the leading edge and is defined, in part, by the first channel wall. A leading edge feed cavity is arranged aft of the first leading edge impingement cavity to supply air into the first leading edge impingement cavity. A first leading edge impingement hole is formed in the first channel wall and angled toward a portion of the second channel wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Carey Clum, Timothy J. Jennings