Patents by Inventor Utah Moffett

Utah Moffett 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: 20230193780
    Abstract: A method for assembling a plug assembly for plugging one or more ports of a gas turbine engine including that a connector body and a cover operably connected to the connector body are inserted into a sheath through-passage of a sheath. The connector body including a rotatable joint operably connecting the cover to the connector body. The method also includes that a biasing mechanism configured to apply a force to the cover is installed, the cover is rotated relative to the connector body via the rotatable joint, a top housing is slid over the biasing mechanism such that the biasing mechanism abuts a bottom end of the top housing or is located in a cavity defined within the top housing, and the top housing is secured together with the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Utah Moffett
  • Patent number: 11624294
    Abstract: A method for assembling a plug assembly for plugging one or more ports of a gas turbine engine including that a first arm is inserted into a sheath through-passage of a sheath. The method includes a second arm is inserted into the sheath through-passage of the sheath. The method further includes a separating mechanism is inserted into the sheath through-passage between the first arm and the second arm, a biasing mechanism is installed, and a top housing is slid over the biasing mechanism such that the biasing mechanism is located in a cavity defined within the top housing. The biasing mechanism being configured to apply a force to the first arm and the second arm when the biasing mechanism is located in the cavity. The method may also include that the top housing is secured together with the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Utah Moffett