Formation of a barrier coating using electrophoretic deposition of a slurry
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12139808
Methods are provided for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate. The method may include: applying a negative charge to the surface of the substrate; electrophoretically depositing a slurry layer onto the surface of the substrate; and densifying the slurry layer on the surface of the substrate at a sintering temperature to form a sintered layer of the coating. The slurry layer may include a plurality of EBC material particles, a cationic polyelectrolyte, a plurality of polymeric…
Systems and methods of medical device data collection and processing
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12142354
A system for processing medical device data can include a processor to receive a plurality of streaming time series of medical device data from medical devices, wherein the medical device data comprises machine data. The processor can also apply a plurality of case identification rules to the plurality of streaming time series of medical device data to identify portions of the plurality of streaming time series of medical device data representing clinical cases. The processor can also…
Solid adhesive film for acoustic liner and method
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12142253
A system and method for bonding together a facesheet and an acoustic screen of an acoustic liner using a solid adhesive film having a first adhesive side opposite a second adhesive side are provided. The system includes a solid adhesive film having a first adhesive side opposite a second adhesive side; an acoustic screen bonded to the first adhesive side of the solid adhesive film; and a facesheet bonded to the second adhesive side of the solid adhesive film. The method includes bonding…
Subject matter expert knowledge mapping using dynamic clustering
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12141174
The example embodiments are directed to a system and method that applies knowledge developed by a subject matter expert with respect to a physical asset. In one example, the method includes receiving knowledge and issue resolution information developed of subject matter experts in association with historical issues for an asset, generating a plurality of data clusters for the asset based on the knowledge, wherein each historical issue of the asset is mapped to a cluster and includes a…
Resilient estimation for grid situational awareness
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12141052
According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided to protect a cyber-physical system having a plurality of monitoring nodes comprising: a normal space data source storing, for each of the plurality of monitoring nodes, a series of normal monitoring node values over time that represent normal operation of the cyber-physical system; a situational awareness module including an abnormal data generation platform, wherein the abnormal data…
Turbomachinery engines with high-speed low-pressure turbines
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12140082
A turbomachinery engine includes a fan assembly, a low-pressure turbine, and a gearbox. The fan assembly includes a plurality of fan blades. The low-pressure turbine includes 3-5 rotating stages. The low-pressure turbine includes an area ratio equal to the annular exit area of an aft-most rotating stage of the low-pressure turbine divided by the annular exit area of a forward-most rotating stage of the low-pressure turbine. In some instances, the area ratio is within a range of 3.1-5.1.
Midshaft rating for turbomachine engines
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12140081
A turbomachine engine includes a fan section having a fan shaft, and a core engine having one or more compressor sections, one or more turbine sections that includes a power turbine, and a combustion chamber in flow communication with the compressor sections and turbine sections. The turbomachine engine includes a low-speed shaft coupled to the power turbine and having a midshaft that extends from a forward bearing to an aft bearing. The low-speed shaft is characterized by a midshaft…
Airfoil assembly with a differentially oriented stage
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12140040
An airfoil assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: an inner support structure configured to circumscribe a longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine; an outer support structure configured to circumscribe the longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine, the outer support structure circumscribing the inner support structure; and a stage including a plurality of airfoils extending from the inner support structure towards the outer support structure, the plurality of airfoils…
Turbine engine with a shroud assembly
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12140035
A shroud assembly for a turbine engine having a centerline axis. The shroud assembly having a shroud hanger, at least one shroud segment, and at least one biasing element extending between the two. The biasing element configured to radially bias the at least one shroud segment between an outboard position and an inboard position radially outward from the outboard position with respect to the centerline axis.
Turbine engine with a rotor seal retraction mechanism
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12140034
A rotary machine, such as a turbomachine of a gas turbine engine, for example, including a rotor and a rotor seal assembly. The rotor is rotatable about a rotational axis and has a rotor seal face. The rotor seal assembly includes a seal body, one or more primary fluid conduits formed in the seal body, and a retraction assembly. The seal body has a seal face and is positionable to form a fluid-bearing gap between the seal face of the seal body and the rotor seal face. The one or more…
Aircraft thermal transport system and method
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12139270
A system and method for using a fuel with an engine, an airframe having an aircraft heat load, a fuel tank, and a fuel oxygen reduction unit are provided. The method includes receiving an inlet fuel flow in the fuel oxygen reduction unit for reducing an amount of oxygen in the inlet fuel flow; separating a fuel/gas mixture within the fuel oxygen reduction unit into an outlet gas flow and an outlet fuel flow exiting the fuel oxygen reduction unit; controlling a first portion of the outlet…
Systems and methods of servicing equipment
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12139109
A computer implemented method for servicing an engine including receiving information including an initial condition profile, CP1, of the engine; forming a workscope associated with a servicing operation of the engine in view of the initial condition profile, CP1; servicing the engine in view of the workscope; determining at least in part an updated condition profile, CP2, of the engine in view of information acquired during the service; and storing the updated condition profile, CP2,…
Monitoring operation of electron beam additive manufacturing with piezoelectric crystals
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12138706
Devices, systems, methods, and kits of parts for monitoring operation of an electron beam additive manufacturing systems are disclosed. A monitoring system includes one or more measuring devices positioned on the at least one wall in the interior of a build chamber of the additive manufacturing system. Each one of the one or more measuring devices includes a piezoelectric crystal. The monitoring system further includes an analysis component communicatively coupled to the one or more…
Method of removing contaminants from a diffusion-coated component
Granted: November 12, 2024
Patent Number:
12138669
A method of removing contaminants from a surface of a gas turbine engine component protected by a diffusion coating that comprises an additive layer on the surface of the component and a diffusion zone in the surface of the component. The method includes subjecting the surface containing contaminants to laser beam pulses to remove contaminants from the component such that contaminants on the surface of the component are removed without damaging or removing the diffusion zone of the…
Systems and methods for providing information regarding particulate matter within an aircraft engine
Granted: November 5, 2024
Patent Number:
12135549
Provided is a tangible computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a hardware processor of an aircraft, causes the hardware processor to execute a method. The method includes receiving, from an engine particulate sensor of the aircraft, a measure of particulate matter in a gas path of the engine during flight of the aircraft. The method also includes presenting to a pilot of the aircraft, a visualization of the particulate matter measure,…
Acoustic damping device
Granted: November 5, 2024
Patent Number:
12134986
Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for an acoustic damping device. An example apparatus includes a first channel defining a first volume, the first channel open on a first end and closed on a second end, a second channel surrounding the first channel and defining a second volume, and a plurality of discs oriented within the first channel, respective discs of the plurality of discs including an opening in a center of the respective disc to allow at…
Core air leakage redirection structures for aircraft engines
Granted: November 5, 2024
Patent Number:
12134974
A stator structure including a plurality of stator blades and redirection structures including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion disposed on a front edge surface of a stator hub and a second portion disposed on a facing of the stator hub is provided. The stator hub includes the facing and the front edge surface, the facing being disposed generally perpendicular to the casing, and the front edge surface is disposed generally perpendicular to the facing. During…
Trunnion retention for a turbine engine
Granted: November 5, 2024
Patent Number:
12134971
A fan for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan includes a plurality of fan blades, a disk, and a trunnion mechanism for attaching the fan blades to the disk. The disk can be formed of a plurality of individual disk segments, with the trunnion mechanism attaching one of the plurality of fan blades to a respective disk segment. A retention member is also provided. The retention member includes a means for catching a portion of the trunnion mechanism should a primary attachment system…
Methods and apparatus for recoating parameter control
Granted: November 5, 2024
Patent Number:
12134131
Methods and apparatus for recoating parameter control are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a blade holder, a blade, and a control element disposed within the blade holder, the control element to move the blade between a first position and a second position, the apparatus having a first stiffness when the blade is in the first position, the apparatus having a second stiffness when the blade is in the second position, the first stiffness greater than the second…
Coil support structure for superconducting coils in a superconducting machine
Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number:
12132378
A superconducting machine includes at least one superconducting coil and a coil support structure arranged with the at least one superconducting coil. The coil support structure includes at least one composite component affixed to the at least one superconducting coil and an interface component in frictional contact with the at least one composite component so as to reduce a likelihood of quench of the at least one superconducting coil.
