Patents by Inventor William R. Ganoe, JR.

William R. Ganoe, JR. 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).

  • Shaft assembly for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 8460118
    Abstract: A shaft assembly includes a shaft, a nut, a nut lock ring and a tubular nut support ring. The shaft includes a nut base mounted on the shaft, and a plurality of protrusions that extend radially out from the nut base. Adjacent protrusions are circumferentially separated by a gap. The nut lock ring includes a tubular ring base connected axially between a plurality of first lock tabs and a plurality of second lock tabs. The ring base is disposed on the nut base. Each first lock tab extends radially inward through a respective one of the notches. Each second lock tab extends axially through a respective one of the gaps. The nut support ring is disposed on the ring base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Carney R. Anderson, William R. Ganoe, Jr.
  • SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130051986
    Abstract: A shaft assembly includes a shaft, a nut, a nut lock ring and a tubular nut support ring. The shaft includes a nut base mounted on the shaft, and a plurality of protrusions that extend radially out from the nut base. Adjacent protrusions are circumferentially separated by a gap. The nut lock ring includes a tubular ring base connected axially between a plurality of first lock tabs and a plurality of second lock tabs. The ring base is disposed on the nut base. Each first lock tab extends radially inward through a respective one of the notches. Each second lock tab extends axially through a respective one of the gaps. The nut support ring is disposed on the ring base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Carney R. Anderson, William R. Ganoe, JR.