Patents by Inventor Trevor Rudy

Trevor Rudy 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).

  • Washer for combustor assembly
    Patent number: 10690346
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a combustor shell having a shell opening therethrough, a combustor panel having a stud attached thereto, the stud extending through the shell opening. The stud includes a standoff to define an intermediate passage between the combustor shell and the combustor panel. A retainer is attached to the stud. A washer surrounds the stud and is positioned between the retainer and the combustor shell. The washer at least partially defines a cooling flow passage configured to direct a cooling airflow through the shell opening to impinge the cooling flow on at least one of the stud or the standoff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Mark F. Zelesky, Atul Kohli, Dustin W. Davis, Ricardo Trindade, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Brandon W. Spangler, Trevor Rudy, Benjamin Bellows, Dave J. Hyland, James B. Hoke, Stephen K. Kramer, Dennis M. Moura
  • Cooling configurations for combustor attachment features
    Patent number: 10670273
    Abstract: A combustor panel may include an attachment feature. Because conventional attachment features of conventional combustor panels may be insufficiently cooled, the present disclosure provides various combustor configurations for reducing hotspots in the vicinity of attachment features and/or for providing cooling airflow to and in the vicinity of attachment features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A Propheter-Hinckley, Benjamin D Bellows, Brandon W Spangler, David J Hyland, Dennis M Moura, Dustin W Davis, Mark F Zelesky, Ricardo Trindade, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Trevor Rudy
  • Cooling configurations for combustor attachment features
    Patent number: 10670275
    Abstract: A combustor panel may include an attachment feature. Because conventional attachment features of conventional combustor panels may be insufficiently cooled, the present disclosure provides various combustor configurations for reducing hotspots in the vicinity of attachment features and/or for providing cooling airflow to and in the vicinity of attachment features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A Propheter-Hinckley, Atul Kohli, Benjamin D Bellows, Dustin W Davis, James B Hoke, Stephen K Kramer, Trevor Rudy
  • COOLING CONFIGURATIONS FOR COMBUSTOR ATTACHMENT FEATURES
    Publication number: 20190078788
    Abstract: A combustor panel may include an attachment feature. Because conventional attachment features of conventional combustor panels may be insufficiently cooled, the present disclosure provides various combustor configurations for reducing hotspots in the vicinity of attachment features and/or for providing cooling airflow to and in the vicinity of attachment features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A Propheter-Hinckley, Atul Kohli, Benjamin D Bellows, Dustin W Davis, James B Hoke, Stephen K Kramer, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Trevor Rudy
  • COOLING CONFIGURATIONS FOR COMBUSTOR ATTACHMENT FEATURES
    Publication number: 20190078785
    Abstract: A combustor panel may include an attachment feature. Because conventional attachment features of conventional combustor panels may be insufficiently cooled, the present disclosure provides various combustor configurations for reducing hotspots in the vicinity of attachment features and/or for providing cooling airflow to and in the vicinity of attachment features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Atul Kohli, Benjamin D. Bellows, Brandon W. Spangler, David J. Hyland, Dennis M. Moura, Dustin W. Davis, Mark F. Zelesky, Ricardo Trindade, Stephen K. Kramer, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Trevor Rudy
  • WASHER FOR COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180283687
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a combustor shell having a shell opening therethrough, a combustor panel having a stud attached thereto, the stud extending through the shell opening. The stud includes a standoff to define an intermediate passage between the combustor shell and the combustor panel. A retainer is attached to the stud. A washer surrounds the stud and is positioned between the retainer and the combustor shell. The washer at least partially defines a cooling flow passage configured to direct a cooling airflow through the shell opening to impinge the cooling flow on at least one of the stud or the standoff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Mark F. Zelesky, Atul Kohli, Dustin W. Davis, Ricardo Trindade, Steven Bruce Gautschi, Brandon W. Spangler, Trevor Rudy, Benjamin Bellows, Dave J. Hyland, James B. Hoke, Stephen K. Kramer, Dennis M. Moura