Patents by Inventor Tomasz Edward Berdowski

Tomasz Edward Berdowski 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: 11905842
    Abstract: Partition damper seal configurations for segmented internal cooling hardware apparatus are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an inner wall and an outer wall, the outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall in a radial direction, a space between the inner and outer walls defining a flow passage, and a body positioned between the inner and outer walls, the body traversing the inner and outer walls in an axial direction and attached to an inner surface of the outer wall and an outer surface of the inner wall, the body to detach from the inner and outer surfaces and to at least partially seal the flow passage in response to the outer wall moving relative to the inner wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ashish Sharma, Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Maciej Czerwiński, Katarzyna Anna Mikolajczyk, Raymond Floyd Martell, Tomasz Jan Bulsiewicz
  • Patent number: 11885240
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided having a static structure including a flowpath wall. A fluid circuit is extended through the flowpath wall and includes a first inlet opening in fluid communication with a first cavity to receive a first flow of fluid through the fluid circuit. The static structure includes an ejector positioned at the fluid circuit, in which the ejector includes a second inlet opening in fluid communication with a second cavity to receive a second flow of fluid through the ejector and into the fluid circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: General Electric Company Polska sp.z o.o, General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Mirosław Sobaniec, Maciej Czerwiński, Ashish Sharma, Piotr Jerzy Kuliński
  • Patent number: 11846193
    Abstract: An assembly for a turbine engine can include a monolithic body with an inner band and an outer band radially spaced from the inner band, a pocket surface in one of the inner or outer bands defining a recess, and an airfoil with a first end radially extending from the other of the inner or outer bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company Polska Sp. z o.o.
    Inventors: Piotr Jerzy Kulinski, Tomasz Edward Berdowski
  • Patent number: 11719115
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a first turbine rotor assembly having a plurality of first turbine rotor blades extended within a gas flowpath, and a second turbine rotor assembly positioned aft along the gas flowpath of the first turbine rotor assembly. The second turbine rotor assembly is rotatably separate from the first turbine rotor assembly. A casing surrounds the first turbine rotor assembly. The casing has a unitary, integral outer casing wall extended forward of the first turbine rotor assembly and aft of the first turbine rotor assembly. The casing includes a plurality of vanes extended from the outer casing wall and through the gas flowpath aft of the first turbine rotor assembly and forward of the second turbine rotor assembly. The casing includes a plurality of walls forming thermal control rings extended outward along the radial direction from the outer casing wall. The outer casing wall and the thermal control rings is a unitary, integral structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING GMBH, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLSKA SP. Z O.O
    Inventors: Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Ashish Sharma, Raymond Floyd Martell, Piotr Jerzy Kulinski, Lukasz Maciej Janczak
  • Publication number: 20230193784
    Abstract: Partition damper seal configurations for segmented internal cooling hardware apparatus are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an inner wall and an outer wall, the outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall in a radial direction, a space between the inner and outer walls defining a flow passage, and a body positioned between the inner and outer walls, the body traversing the inner and outer walls in an axial direction and attached to an inner surface of the outer wall and an outer surface of the inner wall, the body to detach from the inner and outer surfaces and to at least partially seal the flow passage in response to the outer wall moving relative to the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Ashish Sharma, Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Maciej Czerwinski, Katarzyna Anna Mikolajczyk, Raymond Floyd Martell, Tomasz Jan Bulsiewicz
  • Publication number: 20230147089
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a first turbine rotor assembly having a plurality of first turbine rotor blades extended within a gas flowpath, and a second turbine rotor assembly positioned aft along the gas flowpath of the first turbine rotor assembly. The second turbine rotor assembly is rotatably separate from the first turbine rotor assembly. A casing surrounds the first turbine rotor assembly. The casing has a unitary, integral outer casing wall extended forward of the first turbine rotor assembly and aft of the first turbine rotor assembly. The casing includes a plurality of vanes extended from the outer casing wall and through the gas flowpath aft of the first turbine rotor assembly and forward of the second turbine rotor assembly. The casing includes a plurality of walls forming thermal control rings extended outward along the radial direction from the outer casing wall. The outer casing wall and the thermal control rings is a unitary, integral structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Ashish Sharma, Raymond Floyd Martell, Piotr Jerzy Kulinski, Lukasz Maciej Janczak
  • Publication number: 20220372885
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided having a static structure including a flowpath wall. A fluid circuit is extended through the flowpath wall and includes a first inlet opening in fluid communication with a first cavity to receive a first flow of fluid through the fluid circuit. The static structure includes an ejector positioned at the fluid circuit, in which the ejector includes a second inlet opening in fluid communication with a second cavity to receive a second flow of fluid through the ejector and into the fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Miroslaw Sobaniec, Maciej Czerwinski, Ashish Sharma, Piotr Jerzy Kulinski
  • Publication number: 20220055759
    Abstract: Propulsion engines and methods of accessing components within propulsor cavities of propulsion engines are disclosed. A propulsion engine includes an outer engine housing that includes a propulsor cavity located therein. The propulsor cavity is axially located between a low-pressure compressor and a fan of the propulsion engine. An electric converter is disposed within the propulsor cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Miroslaw Czarnik, Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Pawel Zdrojewski, Lukasz Maciej Janczak, Maciej Grunwald
  • Publication number: 20210087942
    Abstract: An assembly for a turbine engine can include a monolithic body with an inner band and an outer band radially spaced from the inner band, a pocket surface in one of the inner or outer bands defining a recess, and an airfoil with a first end radially extending from the other of the inner or outer bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Piotr Jerzy Kulinski, Tomasz Edward Berdowski
  • Publication number: 20190284946
    Abstract: An inter-stage seal assembly includes annular seal land mounted inwardly of and to seal support ring and pre-swirlers in purge duct extending through land. Purge duct may be bounded by spaced apart duct walls and pre-swirlers include turning vanes in outer exhaust section. Purge duct may include plurality of enclosed purge passages circumferentially disposed around engine centerline and pre-swirlers include curved section in passages. Seal land may be bifurcated having forward and aft seal land sections and purge duct may include purge duct inlet located therebetween. Seal support ring may include flange attached to or integrally and monolithically formed with inner platform attached to nozzle vanes extending across turbine flowpath and exhaust section may be flush with platform. Labyrinth seal teeth mounted to turbine rotor may engage land, purge duct may extend between annular inlets and outlets, inlet may be between adjacent couple of seal teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Tomasz Edward Berdowski, Artur Miroslaw Malek, Marcin Piotr Rykala, Adam Kiciak, Mahendran Manoharan, Zbigniew Michal Schabowski, Marcin Kawalkowski