Patents by Inventor Timothy R. Krupski

Timothy R. Krupski 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).

  • Rounded radial snap configuration for a gas turbine engine cover plate
    Patent number: 11313240
    Abstract: A rotating machine includes a plurality of rotors. Each of the rotors includes a rotor bore protruding radially inward from a platform. A ring shaped cover plate is interfaced with each rotor bore via at least one snap. The at least one snap includes a first arm extending from the cover plate and having a convex facing contact surface, and multiple second arms extending axially from each rotor bore and having contact surfaces facing the convex surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy R. Krupski, Peter V. Tomeo
  • ROUNDED RADIAL SNAP CONFIGURATION FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COVER PLATE
    Publication number: 20210239007
    Abstract: A rotating machine includes a plurality of rotors. Each of the rotors includes a rotor bore protruding radially inward from a platform. A ring shaped cover plate is interfaced with each rotor bore via at least one snap. The at least one snap includes a first arm extending from the cover plate and having a convex facing contact surface, and multiple second arms extending axially from each rotor bore and having contact surfaces facing the convex surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy R. Krupski, Peter V. Tomeo