Patents by Inventor Tod R. Steen

Tod R. Steen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250043692
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section having a plurality of fan blades, the fan section configured to generate an airflow through the gas turbine engine, an airflow passage having a core passage and a bypass passage separate from the core passage, a low-speed shaft coupled to and configured to rotate the plurality of fan blades, and a sensor assembly coupled to the gas turbine engine and configured to detect torsional vibration in the low-speed shaft. The sensor assembly includes a plurality of dynamic pressure sensors in the airflow passage. The plurality of dynamic pressure sensors detect a dynamic pressure of the airflow passage that is indicative of the torsional vibration in the low-speed shaft. A damping system is configured to dampen the torsional vibration in the low-speed shaft based on a correlation of a measured torsional vibration and an experimental torsional vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: David Yamarthi, Tod R. Steen, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Kudum Shinde, Ankita Sinha, Aman Srivastava, Narayanan Payyoor, Venkata Subramanya Sarma Devarakonda, Rajesh Kumar Undipalli, Dinesh Rakwal, Himanshu Gupta, Hrishi Ragesh
  • Patent number: 7920973
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to a method of measuring the vibration of an aircraft engine. One embodiment herein provides an engine monitoring system either connected to and/or positioned in close proximity to an aircraft engine. Also provided is a clearance measuring device within the engine monitoring system. The clearanceometer collects clearance data that is later converted into vibration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Edward Mollmann, Tod R. Steen
  • Publication number: 20080149049
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to a method of measuring the vibration of an aircraft engine. One embodiment herein provides an engine monitoring system either connected to and/or positioned in close proximity to an aircraft engine. Also provided is a clearance measuring device within the engine monitoring system. The clearanceometer collects clearance data that is later converted into vibration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Edward Mollmann, Tod R. Steen