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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100307165 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving I-Beam Struts Gas turbine engine systems involving I-beam struts are provided. In this regard, a representative strut assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a first I-beam strut having first and second flanges spaced from each other and interconnected by a web, the first strut ex... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100199677 | Transition Duct Assemblies and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Assemblies Transition duct assemblies and gas turbine engine systems involving such assemblies are provided. In this regard, a representative a transition duct assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: an impingement sheet having cooling holes formed therethrough, an inlet end a... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100166543 | Inlet Guide Vanes and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Vanes Inlet guide vanes and gas turbine engine systems involving such vanes are provided. In this regard, a representative an inlet guide vane for a gas turbine engine includes: a fixed strut; and a variable flap located downstream of the fixed strut and being movable with re... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100128752 | Systems and Methods for Determining Heat Transfer Characteristics Systems and methods for determining heat transfer characteristics are provided. In this regard, a representative system for determining heat transfer characteristics includes: a stereolithographic model of a component, the model having a surface; and a test article moun... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100106462 | Systems and Methods for Diagnosing Gas Turbine Engine Faults Systems and methods for diagnosing gas turbine engine faults are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: dynamically assessing detected symptoms based, at least in part, on failure rates of components of the gas turbine engine as functions of usage o... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100101208 | Systems and Methods Involving Reduced Thermo-Acoustic Coupling of Gas Turbine Engine Augmentors Systems and methods reducing thermo-acoustic coupling of a gas turbine engine augmentors are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: determining acoustic resonances and heat release phase relationships associated with the augmentor; and determining r... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100097132 | Systems and Methods for Filtering Signals Corresponding to Sensed Parameters Systems and methods for filtering analog signals corresponding to sensed parameters are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: sampling the analog signal to acquire a sequential series of data points; determining a first cumulative change in value w... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100050646 | Systems and Methods Involving Improved Fuel Atomization in Air-Blast Fuel Nozzles of Gas Turbine Engines Systems and methods involving improved fuel atomization in air-blast fuel nozzles of gas turbine engines are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: providing fuel to a chamber defined by an inner surface; and continuously atomizing a portion of the ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050643 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems and Methods Involving Enhanced Fuel Dispersion Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving enhanced fuel dispersion are provided. In this regard, a representative method for operating a gas turbine engine includes: providing a gas path through the engine; introducing a spray of fuel along the gas path downstrea... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050434 | Gas Turbine Airfoil Assemblies and Methods of Repair Gas turbine airfoil assemblies and methods of repair are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: separating the airfoil from the platform; forming a depression in the platform, the depression being sized and shaped to receive a replacement airfoil; a... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050408 | Preforms and Related Methods for Repairing Abradable Seals of Gas Turbine Engines Methods for repairing abradable seals of gas turbine engines include providing an abradable seal component of a gas turbine engine, the seal component having a structural substrate; providing a first preform to restore the structural substrate; and providing a second pr... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100042289 | Systems and Methods for Communicating Aircraft Data Systems and methods for communicating aircraft data are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes a data reduction system operative to: receive aircraft data; store a first set of the aircraft data; analyze a next set of the aircraft data; and store the... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100040479 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Baffle Assemblies Gas turbine engine systems involving baffle assemblies are provided. In this regard, a representative baffle assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a cooling plenum defining a cooling air path; and a baffle sized and shaped to extend between surfaces of the cooling... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100040478 | Cooled Airfoils and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Airfoils Cooled airfoils and gas turbine engine systems involving such airfoils are provided. In this regard, a representative cooled airfoil includes: an exterior surface defining a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side and a pressure side; an interior surface defining ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100040460 | Platforms with Curved Side Edges and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Platforms Platforms with curved side edges and gas turbine engine systems involving such platforms are provided. In this regard, a representative airfoil assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a platform having a gas path side, a non-gas path side, a leading edge, a trailing... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100032415 | Repair Methods Involving Conductive Heat Resistance Welding Repair methods involving conductive heat resistance welding includes repairing a crack of a gas turbine engine component using a conductive heat resistance welding technique and a welding technique other than conductive heat resistance welding.... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100031627 | Heater Assemblies, Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Heater Assemblies and Methods for Manufacturing Such Heater Assemblies Heater assemblies, gas turbine engine systems involving such heater assemblies and methods for manufacturing such heater assemblies are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: providing a substrate; forming a heating element using a thermal sprayed m... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100025158 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems and Methods Involving Oil Flow Management Gas turbine engines systems and methods involving oil flow management are provided. In this regard, a oil pressure analysis system for a gas turbine engine is operative to: receive information corresponding to measured oil pressure and rotational speed during a start up... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090324852 | Systems and methods for forming components with thermal barrier coatings Systems and methods for forming components with thermal barrier coatings are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: providing a component having a first side and an opposing second side; and using a preformed mask to obstruct vapors from being depos... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090301055 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems and Methods Involving Vibration Monitoring Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving vibration monitoring are provided. In this regard, a representative vibration monitoring method for a gas turbine engine includes: receiving information corresponding to detected vibrations of a gas turbine engine; isolat... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090292437 | Systems and Methods Involving Multiplexed Engine Control Signals Systems and methods involving multiplexed engine control signals are provided. In this regard, a representative engine control system for a gas turbine engine includes: a signal relay device operative to receive multiplexed signals from an engine electronic control (EEC... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090281774 | Systems and Methods Involving Surface Fitting Systems and methods involving surface fitting are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: receiving information corresponding to discrete data points of a portion of a surface; determining curvature estimates associated with the data points prior to ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090274264 | Computed Tomography Systems and Related Methods Involving Localized Bias Computed tomography systems and related methods involving localized measurements are provided. In this regard, a representative computed tomography system for analyzing a target is operative to determine, with a biased density value differing from an average density val... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090272908 | X-Ray Detector Assemblies and Related Computed Tomography Systems X-ray detector assemblies and related computed tomography systems are provided. In this regard, a representative X-ray detector assembly includes: a scintillator assembly having a scintillation component and an optical fiber; the scintillation component being operative ... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090272123 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems and Related Methods Involving Thermally Isolated Retention Gas turbine engine systems and related methods involving thermally isolated retention are provided. In this regard, a representative method for attaching a gas turbine engine component includes using a fastener, varying in diameter along a length thereof, to prevent a p... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090269184 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Turbine Blade Platforms with Cooling Holes Gas turbine engine systems involving turbine blade platforms with mateface cooling holes are provided. In this regard, a representative turbine blade for a gas turbine engine includes: an airfoil having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side and a suction side... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090266079 | Premix Nozzles and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Nozzles Premix nozzles and gas turbine engine systems involving such nozzles are provided. In this regard, a representative industrial gas turbine engine includes: a combustion section having a nozzle assembly operative to provide a fuel-air mixture for combustion, the nozzle a... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090257552 | Computed Tomography Systems and Related Methods Involving Multi-Target Inspection Computed tomography (CT) systems and related methods involving multi-target inspection are provided are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: simultaneously directing X-rays toward multiple targets from an X-ray source; during the directing of the ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090243228 | Gas Turbine Engine Seals and Engines Incorporating Such Seals Gas turbine engine seals and engines incorporating such seals are provided. In this regard, a representative seal includes: an annular seal body having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the seal body extending along an axis of symmetry between a first end and a s... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090243176 | Systems and Methods for Positioning Fairing Sheaths of Gas Turbine Engines Systems and methods for positioning fairing sheaths are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes using vacuum pressure to assist in moving opposing portions of a fairing sheath away from each other.... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090241550 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Variable Nozzles with Flexible Panels Gas turbine engine systems involving flexible panels are provided. In this regard, a representative flexible panel assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a flexible panel operative to define at least one of a throat area and an exit area of a nozzle of a gas turbin... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090238686 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Fairings with Locating Data Gas turbine engine systems involving fairings with locating data are provided. In this regard, a representative a fairing assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a first locating component having a leading edge, first and second sides extending from the leading edge... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090232637 | Cooling Air Manifold Splash Plates and Gas Turbines Engine Systems Involving Such Splash Plates Cooling air manifold splash plates and gas turbine engine systems involving such splash plates are provided. In this regard, a representative cooling air manifold splash plates includes: a base having an aperture; and an air deflector supported by the base, the air defl... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090225954 | X-Ray Collimators, and Related Systems and Methods Involving Such Collimators X-ray collimators, and related systems and methods involving such collimators are provided. In this regard, a representative X-ray collimator includes: a first member having channels located on a surface thereof; and a second member having protrusions located on a surfa... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090214147 | Hydrodynamic Tapered Roller Bearings and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Bearings Tapered roller bearings and gas turbine engine systems involving such bearings are provided. In this regard, a representative bearing cage for a gas turbine engine includes: an outer cage rim and an inner cage rim; the outer cage rim having a rounded edge at a location ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090213994 | Computed Tomography Systems and Related Methods Involving Forward Collimation Computed tomography (CT) systems and related methods involving forward collimation are provided are provided. In this regard, a representative method involving forward collimation of X-rays includes: emitting X-rays from a housing in which an X-ray source is mounted; co... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090213984 | Computed Tomography Systems and Related Methods Involving Post-Target Collimation Computed tomography (CT) systems and related methods involving post-target collimation are provided are provided. In this regard, a representative method involving post-target collimation of X-rays includes: emitting X-rays toward a target; and collimating the X-rays do... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090212501 | Self-Balancing Face Seals and Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Such Seals Self-balancing face seals and gas turbine engine systems involving such seals are provided. In this regard, a representative self-balancing face seal assembly includes: a rotatable seal runner having a first seal runner face and an opposing second seal runner face; a fi... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090208322 | Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving blade outer air seals Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving full ring outer air seals are provided. In this regard, a representative blade outer air seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a continuous, annular seal body formed of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material.... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090205800 | Systems and Methods for Reducing the Potential for Riser Backfilling During Investment Casting Systems and methods for reducing the potential for riser backfilling during investment casting are provided. In this regard, a representative method for performing investment casting includes: providing a mold having an opening communicating with an interior, the interi... | 08/20/2009 |
