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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099962 | Mid turbine frame system and radial locator for radially centering a bearing for gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine has a casing component, such as a mid turbine frame system, which includes an outer case surrounding a spoke or strut casing. Load transfer spokes of the spoke casing are detachably connected to the outer case and radially extend between the out... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069673 | Seal structure for gas turbine combustor Provided is a seal structure, according to the present invention, for sealing opposite surfaces of flanges between adjacent tail ducts, which can be prevented from being worn or aged deteriorated due to a thermal deformation in a high temperature atmosphere or vibra... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8042342 | Engine assembly for aircraft comprising an engine as well as a device for locking said engine An aircraft engine assembly including an engine and a mount device for the engine. The mount device can be positioned between a wing of the aircraft and the engine, and includes a rigid structure and a mechanism to mount the engine on the rigid structure, the mounti... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8028530 | Device for attaching a combustion chamber A turbomachine including an annular combustion chamber is disclosed. The combustion chamber includes a radially inner wall and a radially outer wall exhibiting symmetry of revolution. An annular chamber end wall equipped with a fuel injection device connects upstrea... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7788932 | Seal structure for gas turbine combustor Provided is a seal structure, according to the present invention, for sealing opposite surfaces of flanges between adjacent tail ducts, which can be prevented from being worn or aged deteriorated due to a thermal deformation in a high temperature atmosphere or vibra... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7762087 | Rotatable integrated segmented mid-turbine frames A mid-turbine frame connected to at least one mount of a gas turbine engine transfers a first load from a first bearing and a second load from a second bearing to the mount. The mid-turbine frame includes a load transfer unit, a torque box rotatably positioned withi... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7673461 | Structural turbine engine casing A structural turbine engine casing is disclosed. The casing includes a central hub, at least one intermediate shroud, and an external ring, which are concentric, the external ring and the intermediate shroud being connected via links, the intermediate shroud and the... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7419121 | Integrated mount duct for use with airborne auxiliary power units and other turbomachines An integrated mount duct includes a load ring for mounting a turbomachine to a flight vehicle, wherein the load ring has a cylindrical shape with a flange edge and a stepped edge, and comprises one or more mechanical attachment members disposed on an outside surface... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7409832 | Gas turbine power generator plant with mutually independent cooling air channels from intake to exhaust A gas turbine power generator plant, intended to reduce its noise by making small the intake and exhaust outlets of the cooing air channel of a case, comprises an engine core in which a turbine, a compressor and a generator are installed on the same axis, a combusto... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7373779 | Methods and apparatus for cooling gas turbine engines A method for assembling a gas turbine engine assembly that includes mounting a gas turbine engine including an inlet and an exhaust within a module that includes an inlet area, an exhaust area, and an engine area extending therebetween, such that the gas turbine eng... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370467 | Turbofan case and method of making A casing for a gas turbine includes a fan case, an intermediate case and a gas generator case integrated with one another. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368827 | Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350747 | Engine mounting structure under an aircraft wing This invention relates to a structure (1) for mounting an engine (2) under an aircraft wing (4), comprising a rigid structure (8) and means (10) of mounting this rigid structure under the wing, the mounting means (10) compri... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334393 | Aircraft engine in which there is a small clearance separating the fan cowls and the thrust inverter cowls Aircraft engine comprising a pod comprising, in sequence from front to back, an air inlet structure (6), fan cowls (7), thrust inverter cowls (8), and a nozzle (9), additional stiffening means are placed either in the air inlet structure ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7313920 | Aircraft engine mounting An aircraft engine mounting assembly comprising a bracket arrangement with two plates located either side of an opening in the structural bypass duct. The bracket arrangement mounts two inclined links which connect to the engine. In normal usage, tension/compression... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7296768 | Structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing A structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing includes a rigid structure and a device for fastening the turboprop on the rigid structure. The rigid structure is composed of a box, and the device for fastening includes at least two lateral connecting ro... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296414 | Aircraft engine mounting assembly A mounting assembly (10) for mounting a gas turbine engine on an aircraft. The assembly (10) comprising four equispaced hydraulic piston and cylinder thrust links (16) connecting between the engine fan case (12) and the air intake (14 | 11/20/2007 |
| 7267301 | Aircraft engine with means of suspension from the structure of an aircraft An aircraft engine includes a mounting attached to an aircraft structure and transmitting forces between an engine casing and the aircraft structure. The mounting includes a fail safe assembly with a safety clevis with two lugs and a tab arranged between the two lug... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266941 | Turbofan case and method of making A casing for a gas turbine includes a construction providing improved structural efficiency. Improved load paths and means for transmitting loads in the engine case are disclosed. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262516 | Methods and systems for operating engine generator sets Methods and systems for an engine generator set that includes an electrical generator configured to provide electrical energy to a first load rated at a first voltage and a first frequency, and to provide electrical energy to a second load rated at a second voltage ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256511 | Turbine-generator equipment and installation method thereof Installation method of turbine-generator equipment controlling a turbine-generator is described. The method includes manufacturing a thyristor excitation equipment as a package including a circuit breaker, an excitation transformer, a power rectifier coupled with th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232091 | Mounting system inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut fixed under a wing of this aircraft This invention relates to a mounting system (100) inserted between an aircraft engine (2) and a rigid structure (4) of an attachment strut (6) fixed under a wing (8) of this aircraft, the system including a forward mount (16... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7221061 | Power generation system having an external process module A power generation system includes a power module and an external process module. The external process module may include at least one engine support element. The power module has at least one connection zone, and the external process module has at least one connect... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7185498 | Modular gas turbine Method and arrangement for providing a gas turbine (1) having a duct (11) for carrying gas from a gas turbine inlet (9) to a gas turbine outlet (10) and an outer housing (19, 20, 21) arranged radially outside a wall structure (1... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165743 | Front fastening device for aircraft engine A front attachment device for attaching an aircraft engine to an aircraft pylon includes an upper brace fitted with elements rigidly fastened to the pylon and first and a second connecting rods, each connected to the engine, via a first ball joint connection at one ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159819 | Mounting structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing A mounting structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing includes a rigid structure provided with an aft underwing box, and at least one forward rigid section. Each forward rigid section has two transverse frames at a spacing from each other. At least on... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143585 | Turbine power plant, installation process and removal process of the turbine power plant A turbine power plant includes power generation apparatuses divided into a plurality of modules, a common base mounting thereon the power generation apparatuses and a supporting apparatus for supporting the common base. The common base is constructed so as to be com... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124572 | Recuperator and turbine support adapter for recuperated gas turbine engines A recuperator and turbine support adapter for securing a recuperator to a combustor case is provided. The recuperator and turbine support adapter comprises an outer strutted body, an inner strutted body and a thermal spring. The thermal spring allows for thermal exp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121512 | Drain particularly for engine support strut A drain, for example for an aircraft engine support strut, arranged on the trailing edge of the rear secondary structure of the strut. The drain includes a conduit with a substantially horizontal axis and a substantially rectangular cross-section, taken in a plane p... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108224 | Aircraft engine rear suspension with thrust recovery A suspension of the turbo fan engine to an aircraft pylon, includes a fitting arranged to be attached to a pylon, a lever fastened in its central portion to the fitting via a linking device with a pivot pin. Two thrust rods are each connected by an end to the lever ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107755 | Engine arrangement An engine arrangement (14) comprises a gas turbine engine unit (16) and first and second support members (18, 20) extend from a structural component (24) of the engine casing (22) to support the engine unit in a position spaced fro... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100358 | Turbine exhaust case and method of making A structural turbine exhaust case of a gas turbine engine, comprises inner and outer case portions; a bearing housing connected to the inner case portion for supporting a main spool of the gas turbine engine; and a plurality of airfoils extending between the inner a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093419 | Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engine combustors A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises coupling a combustor including a dome assembly and a combustor liner that extends downstream from the dome assembly to a combustor casing that is positioned radially outwardly from the combus... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090165 | Aeroengine nacelle A nacelle (55) for a gas turbine engine (10), the engine (10) comprising accessories (34) mounted to a fan casing (28) and a core engine (9), the nacelle (55) substantially surrounds the engine (10) and compris... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7064454 | Power generator system A power generator system incorporates a generator driven by an engine. A case houses the generator and the engine. A controller communicates with the engine so as to control the speed at which the engine drives the generator. A temperature sensor is disposed so as t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063290 | Mounting system inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut fixed under a wing of this aircraft This invention relates to a mounting system (1) inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut, the system particularly comprising a thrust resistance device (20). The thrust resistance device (20) comprises two... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051534 | Gas turbine arrangement having an integrated filter housing and compressor bleed duct Arrangement at a gas turbine installation for the generating of electricity, where inlet air filter housing, bleed air outlet and inlet for the vent air to the turbine housing are integrated into two units, an upper filter housing and a lower intermediate housing co... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036318 | Gas turbine electric powerplant A gas turbine electric powerplant, preferably driven by an aeroderivative turbine engine of split shaft design. The gas turbine engine is coupled to a speed reducer, which is in turn coupled to an electric generator. An engine mount is provided that ensures that the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036204 | Component to component sealing method A method for sealingly coupling a first component and a second component. The method includes forming a polymer male portion attached to the first component. The male portion has a first axis and a first bore extending therethrough. The male portion has a first stop... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028478 | Method and apparatus for the production of energy The invention provides processes and apparatuses for safely, rapidly, cost-effectively and efficiently producing a superheated steam. These processes and apparatuses involve the combustion of one or more fuels containing the element hydrogen, the element carbon or t... | 04/18/2006 |
