Patents by Inventor Xiaolan Hu

Xiaolan Hu 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: 20240035428
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This apparatus includes a thrust reverser cascade extending longitudinally between a cascade forward end and a cascade aft end. The thrust reverser cascade extends laterally between a cascade first side and a cascade second side. The thrust reverser cascade extends radially between a cascade inner face and a cascade outer face. The thrust reverser cascade includes a plurality of vanes and a wall. The vanes are arranged in a longitudinally extending array along the cascade inner face. The vanes include a first vane and a second vane. The wall is configured to block gas flow radially through the thrust reverser cascade between the first vane and the second vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Julian Winkler, Wentaur E. Chien, Xiaolan Hu, Landy Dong
  • Publication number: 20240035429
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This apparatus includes a cascade structure including a thrust reverser cascade and a flow disruptor. The thrust reverser cascade extends longitudinally between a cascade forward end and a cascade aft end. The thrust reverser cascade extends laterally between a cascade first side and a cascade second side. The thrust reverser cascade extends radially between an inner face and an outer face. The thrust reverser cascade includes a plurality of vanes arranged in a longitudinally extending array along the inner face. The flow disruptor is arranged at the cascade inner face and forward of the vanes. The flow disruptor is configured to disrupt boundary layer air flowing towards the vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Julian Winkler, Wentaur E. Chien, Xiaolan Hu
  • Publication number: 20240035427
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This apparatus includes a thrust reverser cascade extending longitudinally between a cascade forward end and a cascade aft end. The thrust reverser cascade extends laterally between a cascade first side and a cascade second side. The thrust reverser cascade extends radially between a cascade inner face and a cascade outer face. The thrust reverser cascade includes a plurality of vanes arranged in a longitudinally extending array. The vanes include a first vane and a second vane. A leading edge of the first vane is disposed on the cascade inner face. A leading edge of the second vane is recessed radially into the thrust reverser cascade from the cascade inner face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Julian Winkler, Wentaur E. Chien, Xiaolan Hu, Landy Dong
  • Patent number: 11873781
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This apparatus includes a thrust reverser cascade extending longitudinally between a cascade forward end and a cascade aft end. The thrust reverser cascade extends laterally between a cascade first side and a cascade second side. The thrust reverser cascade extends radially between a cascade inner face and a cascade outer face. The thrust reverser cascade includes a plurality of vanes and a wall. The vanes are arranged in a longitudinally extending array along the cascade inner face. The vanes include a first vane and a second vane. The wall is configured to block gas flow radially through the thrust reverser cascade between the first vane and the second vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Julian Winkler, Wentaur E. Chien, Xiaolan Hu, Landy Dong
  • Publication number: 20230145026
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a silicon-controlled rectifier water-cooling heat dissipation device, including: a water-cooling cavity body; a silicon-controlled rectifier; and a heat dissipation plate. The heat dissipation plate includes: a first heat dissipation part configured to contact the water-cooling cavity body; and a second heat dissipation part connected to the first heat dissipation part and configured to contact the silicon-controlled rectifier. A preset included angle is formed between a plane where the first heat dissipation part is located and a plane where the second heat dissipation part is located. The heat of the silicon-controlled rectifier is transferred to the water-cooling cavity body through the heat dissipation plate. An occupied volume can be effectively reduced because the first heat dissipation part and the second heat dissipation part form the included angle. The cooling water takes away the heat by the flowability of the water to improve heat dissipation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Honggang Li, Yingfeng Wang, Xiaolan Hu
  • Patent number: 11167855
    Abstract: An apparatus for aircraft anti-icing includes a nozzle head including an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall defining a through-hole extending through the nozzle, the outer wall circumscribing the inner wall, wherein a plenum is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a neck extending from the outer wall of the nozzle head, the neck configured to supply a flow of hot gas to the plenum, wherein a maximum width of the inner surface of the neck is less than a maximum width of the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M Kestler, Sarah Lohman, Manuel Muñoz, Xiaolan Hu, Jay Francisco, Vijay V Pujar
  • Publication number: 20200346764
    Abstract: An apparatus for aircraft anti-icing includes a nozzle head including an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall defining a through-hole extending through the nozzle, the outer wall circumscribing the inner wall, wherein a plenum is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a neck extending from the outer wall of the nozzle head, the neck configured to supply a flow of hot gas to the plenum, wherein a maximum width of the inner surface of the neck is less than a maximum width of the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: ROHR, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Kestler, Sarah Lohman, Manuel Muñoz, Xiaolan Hu, Jay Francisco, Vijay V. Pujar
  • Publication number: 20200261434
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for treating cancers in patients carrying an IDH1 mutation or IDH2 mutation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Eun Choe, Bin Wu, Michael Amatangelo, Xiaolan Hu, Anjan Thakurta
  • Patent number: 10415391
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally a gas turbine engine and a rotor therefor. The rotor may include a symmetric rim thereon to prevent the propagation of induced vibratory responses. The rim may have one or more sloping surfaces to prevent the re-attachment of boundary layer flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu, Nagamany Thayalakhandan, Benjamin E. Fishler
  • Patent number: 10309256
    Abstract: A bumper bearing assembly includes a bearing housing having a level of radial spring stiffness, wherein the bearing housing defines a bearing seat. A bumper bearing is connected to the bearing housing by a spring having a level of radial spring stiffness lower than that of the bearing housing. The bumper bearing is configured to apply the level of radial spring stiffness of the spring against a rotor with the bumper bearing spaced apart from the bearing seat. The bearing housing is configured to apply the level of radial spring stiffness of the bearing housing against the rotor with the bumper bearing seated against the bearing seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPOATION
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu
  • Patent number: 10233758
    Abstract: A rotor blade comprises a blade platform and an airfoil. The airfoil comprises a blade tip, a leading edge, and a trailing edge with a stiffening compound lean contour. The blade tip is radially opposite the blade platform, and defines a blade span between the blade itself and the blade platform. The leading and trailing edges extend from the blade platform to the blade tip to define blade chords between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The compound lean contour comprises a positive lean section located at the lean tip, and extending along a lean axis to a lean end. The negative lean section is located radially inward of the positive lean section, and extends along the lean axis to the lean end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu, Gao Yang, Jesus A. Garcia, Dan G. Sapiro
  • Patent number: 10208624
    Abstract: The present disclosure is applicable to all gear trains using a journal bearing as a means of supporting gear shaft rotation. It is related in some embodiments to a system and method for supplying lubricant to the journal bearings of a gear-turbofan engine gear train when the fan rotor is subjected to a wind-milling condition in both directions, either clockwise or counter-clockwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu, Ernest Boratgis, Michael E. McCune
  • Publication number: 20190046512
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for treating cancers in patients carrying an IDH1 mutation or IDH2 mutation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicants: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Celgene Corporation, Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Amatangelo, Xiaolan Hu, Anjan Thakurta, Sung Eun Choe, Bin Wu
  • Patent number: 10137130
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for treating cancers in patients carrying an IDH1 mutation or IDH2 mutation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: Celgene Corporation, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Amatangelo, Xiaolan Hu, Anjan Thakurta, Sung Eun Choe, Bin Wu
  • Patent number: 10087762
    Abstract: A turbine wheel is disposed about an axis and has a back face including a plurality of lobes disposed about a periphery of the back face. The lobes define scalloped areas therebetween. The scalloped areas are further defined by a radius BR2 that blends into a first lobe and into a radius BR1 that also blends into a flat area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu, Gao Yang, Anthony C. Jones
  • Patent number: 9963974
    Abstract: A reduction in excitation amplitudes affecting turbine blade durability in a turbine nozzle assembly having a plurality of vanes and turbine blades, includes: identifying a turbine blade design of the turbine nozzle assembly; performing a modal model analysis of at least one of the turbine blades in the turbine blade design; reducing aerodynamic impact by ensuring that each of the turbine blades is free of aero-excitation from an upstream flow at the vanes in an operating speed range; identifying blade natural frequencies with respect to the nozzle vanes; and modifying a trailing edge of at least one of the vanes to reduce the excitation amplitudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu, Gao Yang, Steven R. Falconer, Ralph E. Gordon, Jesus A. Garcia, Dan G. Sapiro, Ulrike Kaul, Gregory G. Johnson, Benjamin E. Fishler
  • Patent number: 9957825
    Abstract: A brush seal land is disclosed. The brush seal land may comprise a first portion configured to be coupled to a turbine disc of an aircraft engine and a second portion having a contact surface. The brush seal land may comprise a concave annular structure. The second portion may deflect through a clearance area in response to contact with a brush. The second portion may not deflect in response to contact with a brush after the second portion has deflected through a clearance area in response to contact with the brush. The contact surface comprises tungsten carbide. The brush seal land may comprise INCONEL. The brush seal land may be configured to be coupled to an annular member extending from the turbine disc. The brush seal land may reduce abrasion to an annular member extending from the turbine disc by a brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu
  • Publication number: 20180042930
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for treating a malignancy in patients carrying an IDH2 mutation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Amatangelo, Xiaolan Hu, Anjan Thakurta
  • Patent number: 9874275
    Abstract: A two-speed automatic planetary transmission, including a sun gear, dual planet gears, a planet carrier, a ring gear, a band-type brake ring, and a locking ring. The locking ring is disposed between the outer surface of the ring gear and the inner surface of the annular lug boss, and the inner surface of the locking ring is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the ring gear. Part of the outer surface of the locking ring contacts with the inner surface of the annular lug boss, and another part thereof is sheathed with the band-type brake ring. One end of the band-type brake ring is a fixed end, and is fixedly connected to a transmission shell; and another one is an unfixed end which is connected to a gear shifting actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: CHANGFENG GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huaping Zhang, Xiaolan Hu, Wei Huang, Zhibin Rong
  • Patent number: 9856751
    Abstract: A bearing support assembly includes a squirrel cage defining a longitudinal axis and having a cylindrical portion defining a bearing seat. The squirrel cage is configured and adapted to provide a first level of radial support stiffness between a housing and a bearing seated in the bearing seat. A damper sleeve is operatively coupled to the cylindrical portion of the squirrel cage through a fluid film to dampen relative radial motion between the damper sleeve and the squirrel cage. A radial spring component is operatively connected to a side of the damper sleeve radially opposite the cylindrical portion of the squirrel cage to provide a second level of radial support stiffness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Loc Quang Duong, Xiaolan Hu, Behzad Hagshenas