Patents by Inventor Todd A. Kincheloe
Todd A. Kincheloe 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: 10760487Abstract: An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Zedic Daniel Judd, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Jennifer Ann Reich, Todd A. Kincheloe, Yates Wong, Cristopher Frost
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Patent number: 10184399Abstract: An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Zedic Daniel Judd, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Jennifer Ann Reich, Todd A. Kincheloe, Yates Wong, Cristopher Frost
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Publication number: 20180347464Abstract: An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Zedic Daniel Judd, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Jennifer Ann Reich, Todd A. Kincheloe, Yates Wong, Cristopher Frost
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Publication number: 20160312698Abstract: An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Zedic Daniel Judd, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Jennifer Ann Reich, Todd A. Kincheloe, Yates Wong, Cristopher Frost
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Patent number: 9314723Abstract: An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Zedic Daniel Judd, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Jennifer Ann Reich, Todd A. Kincheloe, Yates Wong
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Publication number: 20140076159Abstract: An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Zedic Daniel Judd, Yogendra Yogi Sheoran, Jennifer Ann Reich, Todd A. Kincheloe, Yates Wong
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Patent number: 7837753Abstract: Systems for filtering particles from an airflow are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, the system includes a chamber, an airflow and particle inlet, a concentrator, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The airflow and particle inlet is adapted to direct at least a portion of the airflow and the particles into the chamber. The concentrator is adapted to concentrate the particles from the airflow and particle inlet into a space within the chamber. The first outlet is in flow communication with the concentrator and adapted to allow the concentrated particles to exit the system, while minimizing an amount of air exiting therefrom. The second outlet is in flow communication with the chamber and is adapted to allow substantially all of the airflow to exit therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: James S. Roundy, Larry K. Ball, Todd A. Kincheloe
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Publication number: 20090139191Abstract: Systems for filtering particles from an airflow are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, the system includes a chamber, an airflow and particle inlet, a concentrator, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The airflow and particle inlet is adapted to direct at least a portion of the airflow and the particles into the chamber. The concentrator is adapted to concentrate the particles from the airflow and particle inlet into a space within the chamber. The first outlet is in flow communication with the concentrator and adapted to allow the concentrated particles to exit the system, while minimizing an amount of air exiting therefrom. The second outlet is in flow communication with the chamber and is adapted to allow substantially all of the airflow to exit therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: James S. Roundy, Larry K. Ball, Todd A. Kincheloe
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Patent number: 7387489Abstract: A bleed valve assembly for discharging bleed air into a gas turbine engine bypass plenum includes a bleed flow duct, a bleed valve, and a flow deflector. The bleed flow duct is contoured such that it delivers uniformly flowing bleed air to the flow deflector when the bleed valve is in the open position. The flow deflector has a plurality of openings formed therein. Each opening fluidly communicates the bleed air flow passage with the bypass plenum and is oriented at a discharge angle such that bleed air is discharged from each opening in a direction that does not have a vector component in the direction in which air is flowing in the bypass plenum.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Andrew Appleby, Todd A. Kincheloe, William A. Facinelli, William H. Reed
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Publication number: 20080014091Abstract: A method is provided for determining a blade topology that reduces the effects of vibratory stress on a turbomachine blade having a plurality of discrete locations, wherein each discrete location has a thickness. The method includes the steps of creating a computational model of the blade, using the computational model to modify the thickness of at least one of the discrete locations a predetermined amount, determining a combination of a discrete location and predetermined thickness amount that reduces vibratory stress on the blade, and applying the determined combination to the computational model to create a revised blade. A turbomachine including a blade having the determined blade topology is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: David Gentile, Todd Kincheloe
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Publication number: 20070086885Abstract: A bleed valve assembly for discharging bleed air into a gas turbine engine bypass plenum includes a bleed flow duct, a bleed valve, and a flow deflector. The bleed flow duct is contoured such that it delivers uniformly flowing bleed air to the flow deflector when the bleed valve is in the open position. The flow deflector has a plurality of openings formed therein. Each opening fluidly communicates the bleed air flow passage with the bypass plenum and is oriented at a discharge angle such that bleed air is discharged from each opening in a direction that does not have a vector component in the direction in which air is flowing in the bypass plenum.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2005Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: Andrew Appleby, Todd Kincheloe, William Facinelli, William Reed
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Publication number: 20060073022Abstract: A method is provided for determining a blade topology that reduces the effects of vibratory stress on a turbomachine blade having a plurality of discrete locations, wherein each discrete location has a thickness. The method includes the steps of creating a computational model of the blade, using the computational model to modify the thickness of at least one of the discrete locations a predetermined amount, determining a combination of a discrete location and predetermined thickness amount that reduces vibratory stress on the blade, and applying the determined combination to the computational model to create a revised blade. A turbomachine including a blade having the determined blade topology is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2004Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: David Gentile, Todd Kincheloe
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Patent number: 6969236Abstract: A fluid-cooled seal rotor is described for a seal assembly that includes a seal case, a seal stator, and wherein the rotor has a sealing face on a first side and a heat-transfer structure on a second side. The heat-transfer structure may be a roughened surface. The heat-transfer structure may have protrusions which may be fins, including fins with roughened surfaces. The heat-transfer structure may have additional heat-transfer structures thereon to create complex, including fractal, structures. The fins may be shaped as impellers to move oil over the heat-transfer structure. Channels between fins may have a width greater than twice the boundary layer thickness for the fluid engaged by the fins. The fluid-cooled rotor, the seal assembly having the fluid-cooled rotor, an air turbine starter having the seal assembly, air turbine starters and other machines with rotating shafts using the seal are within the scope of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: William L. Giesler, Todd A. Langston, Kellan P. Geck, Todd A. Kincheloe
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Publication number: 20050047912Abstract: A fluid-cooled seal rotor is described for a seal assembly that includes a seal case, a seal stator, and wherein the rotor has a sealing face on a first side and a heat-transfer structure on a second side. The heat-transfer structure may be a roughened surface. The heat-transfer structure may have protrusions which may be fins, including fins with roughened surfaces. The heat-transfer structure may have additional heat-transfer structures thereon to create complex, including fractal, structures. The fins may be shaped as impellers to move oil over the heat-transfer structure. Channels between fins may have a width greater than twice the boundary layer thickness for the fluid engaged by the fins. The fluid-cooled rotor, the seal assembly having the fluid-cooled rotor, an air turbine starter having the seal assembly, air turbine starters and other machines with rotating shafts using the seal are within the scope of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2003Publication date: March 3, 2005Inventors: William Giesler, Todd Langston, Kellan Geck, Todd Kincheloe