Patents by Inventor Vickie Rae Smiley

Vickie Rae Smiley 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).

  • COMBUSTOR LINER SUPPORT AND SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130139514
    Abstract: A method is disclosed herein for reducing binding between a combustor liner of a gas turbine engine and a free-standing ring disposed about the combustor liner. The method comprises the step of disposing a rolling assembly to roll between the combustor liner and the free-standing ring during relative radial displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Varney, Vickie Rae Smiley, Todd S. Taylor, Jack Dwane Petty, SR.
  • Combustor liner support and seal assembly
    Patent number: 7900461
    Abstract: The invention is a combination that includes a gas turbine engine extending along an axis. The gas turbine engine includes an annular combustor with a combustor liner. The combination of the invention also includes a plurality of projections extending from the combustor liner and spaced from one another circumferentially about the axis. The combination of the invention also includes a free-standing ring disposed about the combustor liner and positioned adjacent to the plurality of projections along the axis. The plurality of projections engage a corresponding circumferentially-facing portion of the free-standing ring and circumferentially support the combustor liner while allowing relative radial displacement between the combustor liner and the free-standing ring. The combination of the invention also includes a rolling assembly operably disposed between the free-standing ring and the plurality of projections to reduce binding during the relative radial displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Varney, Vickie Rae Smiley, Todd S. Taylor, Jack Dwane Petty, Sr.
  • COMBUSTOR LINER SUPPORT AND SEAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100011780
    Abstract: The invention is a combination that includes a gas turbine engine extending along an axis. The gas turbine engine includes an annular combustor with a combustor liner. The combination of the invention also includes a plurality of projections extending from the combustor liner and spaced from one another circumferentially about the axis. The combination of the invention also includes a free-standing ring disposed about the combustor liner and positioned adjacent to the plurality of projections along the axis. The plurality of projections engage a corresponding circumferentially-facing portion of the free-standing ring and circumferentially support the combustor liner while allowing relative radial displacement between the combustor liner and the free-standing ring. The combination of the invention also includes a rolling assembly operably disposed between the free-standing ring and the plurality of projections to reduce binding during the relative radial displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: BRUCE EDWARD VARNEY, Vickie Rae Smiley, Todd S. Taylor, Jack Dwane Petty, SR.