General Electric Company

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Darren Lee Hallman

Bugra Han Ertas

Daniel Jason Erno

Fulton Jose Lopez

Walter John Smith

Changjie Sun

Ananda Barua

Aniruddha Dattatraya Gadre

Arun Karthi Subramaniyan

Robert Michael Zirin

George Hanna Ghanime

Paul Michael Ratzmann

John Scott Price

Thomas Joseph Fyvie

Kenneth Lee Fisher

Philip Alexander Shoemaker

Richard Michael Roffers

Adolfo Delgado Marquez

Anton Max Linz

Fabio Nonato De Paula

Vanita Mani

Christopher Edward Wolfe

Trevor Howard Wood

Kishore Ramakrishnan

Deepak Trivedi

Rahul Anil Bidkar

Warren F Bessler

Robert Arvin Hedeen

Richard Scott Hinks

Stephen Bertram Johnson

Gert Johannes Van Der Merwe

David Joseph Najewicz

Donald Albert Bradley

Jixian Yao

Ziqiang Hu

Justin John Gambone, Jr

Christopher David Unger

Michael J Radziun

Scott Thomas Mansell

Craig Robert Vitan

Kristopher John Frutschy

Munishwar Ahuja

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Joseph Robert Dickman

Dennis Richter

Thomas Malkus

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Dewain Anthony Purgill

Teresa Grocela-Rocha

Randy Thomas Antelo

James Edward Simpson

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Venkataraman Rachakonda

Michael Sirak

Sung Jin Kim

Michael John Wittbrodt

Mark Bowen

Christina Paige Twist

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Erik Karl Jacobson

Huageng Lou

Olga K Zhushma

Osman Buyukisik

A rotary machine seal assembly () includes seal segments () configured to circumferentially extend around a rotor () between a stator () and the rotor () of a rotary machine. One or more seal segments include a shoe plate (), a seal base (), and at least one intermediate member (). The shoe plate is disposed along the rotor. The seal base is disposed radially outward of the shoe plate. At least one intermediate member is coupled to and disposed between the seal base and the shoe plate. The at least one intermediate member includes an actuator portion () having first coefficient of thermal expansion and a constrictor portion () having a different, second coefficient of thermal expansion. The at least one intermediate member is configured to move the shoe plate from a radially outward position to a radially inward position with respect to the rotor responsive to the at least one intermediate member undergoing a temperature change.

Seal assembly for a rotary machine

A cascade thrust reverser assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a nacelle assembly defining a bypass passage. The cascade thrust reverser assembly includes a cascade assembly configured to be at least partially enclosed by the nacelle assembly, the cascade assembly comprising one or more cascade members, the one or more cascade members movable between a stowed configuration wherein the one or more cascade members define a first radial extent and a deployed configuration wherein the one or more cascade members define a second radial extent, wherein the one or more cascade members form a cascade segment in the deployed configuration, and wherein the second radial extent is greater than the first radial extent.

Cascade thrust reverser assembly for a gas turbine engine

A unit cell structure is provided. The unit cell structure includes a first section and a second section. The first section defines a first load path and includes a first plurality of first unit cells joined together. The second section defines a second load path separate from the first load path and includes a second plurality of second unit cells joined together, each second unit cell of the second plurality of second unit cells nested within and spaced apart from each first unit cell of the first plurality of first unit cells of the first section.

Components including structures having decoupled load paths

A gearbox assembly for a gas turbine engine used in an aircraft having passive lubrication capabilities during wind milling includes a gearbox housing, a gear train assembly housed within the gearbox housing, a lubricant in the gearbox housing for lubricating the gear train assembly, and a first scavenge port formed in the gearbox housing. The first scavenge port is changeable between an open position and a closed position. Further, the first scavenge port remains in the open position during normal operation of the gas turbine engine to allow the lubricant to drain from the gearbox housing. Upon occurrence of a loss of lubricant pressure in the gearbox assembly, the first scavenge port is changed to the closed position to trap at least a portion of the lubricant in the gearbox housing. Thus, the trapped lubricant provides passive lubrication to the gear train assembly during the loss of lubricant pressure.

Passive lubrication system for gas turbine engine gearbox during wind milling

A controller for use in an additive manufacturing system including a consolidation device configured to consolidate material is provided. The controller is configured to receive a build file for a component including a plurality of build layers, wherein each build layer includes a component outer perimeter, at least one build layer generating function, at least one generating function variable, and at least one generating function constant. The controller is configured to generate at least one control signal to control a power output throughout at least one scan path of the consolidation device across the material for each build layer of the plurality of build layers, the at least one scan path generated based at least partially on the component outer perimeter, the at least one generating function, the at least one generating function variable, and the at least one generating function constant for each build layer.

Systems and methods for advanced additive manufacturing

A bearing includes an inner ring having an outer surface and a cage having both an inner surface and an outer surface. The cage inner surface is positioned to be in opposition to the inner ring outer surface. The bearing further includes an outer ring having both an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer ring inner surface is positioned to be in opposition to the cage outer surface. One or more of the inner ring outer surface, the cage inner surface, the cage outer surface, and the outer ring inner surface defines a non-circular circumferential profile.

Roller element bearing with preloaded hydrodynamic cage guides

A planet gear includes a pin and an annular planet gear rim. The pin has a pin radius. The pin includes a pin outer surface. The annular planet gear rim has an inner radius and an outer radius. The annular planet gear rim includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface and the pin outer surface define a clearance therebetween. The clearance is greater than 0 when a radial force is applied to the planet gear.

Apparatus and method for managing pinch loads on a gear

A component has a first structural configuration and a second structural configuration. The component includes a sensor assembly including a plurality of interconnected structural members defining a plurality of load paths. A first structural member and a second structural member define a first load path when the component is in the first structural configuration. The first structural member and a third structural member define a second load path when the component is in the second structural configuration. The second load path is configured to bypass the second structural member. The sensor assembly is configured to detect a characteristic of the component that changes when the component switches between the first structural configuration and the second structural configuration.

Components configured to autonomously detect and accommodate structural changes

A gear having an axis of rotation includes a gear rim, with at least a portion of the gear rim configured to receive a load and define a loaded gear rim arc corresponding to the portion of the gear rim. A bearing pin extends axially through the gear rim, the gear rim and the bearing pin defining a roller element gap therebetween. The gear rim is configured to define a loaded roller element gap arc substantially concentric with the loaded gear rim arc, the loaded element gap arc having a loaded roller element gap arc length. The gear rim is further configured to retain a loaded bearing portion of the bearing within the portion of the roller element gap such that a loaded bearing portion length is in a range from and including about 75% to and including about 125% of the loaded roller element gap arc length.

Gears having reduced roller element stresses and methods of manufacturing such gears

A gear includes a first gear rim, a second gear rim, and an axial groove. The first gear rim has a first gear rim rotational stiffness and includes a plurality of first gear teeth. The second gear rim has a second gear rim rotational stiffness. The second gear rim includes a plurality of second gear teeth complementing the plurality of first gear teeth defining a plurality of complementary first gear teeth and a plurality of complementary second gear teeth. The axial groove extends between the first gear rim and the second gear rim. The axial groove has an axial groove rotational stiffness that less than at least one of the first gear rim rotational stiffness and the second gear rim rotational stiffness.

Apparatus and system for light-weight, flexible double-helical gear

A gearbox includes a gearbox housing, at least one gear, and a plurality of scavenge ports. The gearbox housing has a top portion, two horizontal portions, and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The bottom portion is oriented in the direction a fluid would drain under the influence of gravity during normal operations. The two horizontal portions are oriented at a right angle relative to the bottom portion. The at least one gear is disposed within the gearbox housing and has a first axial position. The plurality of scavenge ports are defined by the gearbox housing. The plurality of scavenge ports are aligned axially with the at least one gear at the first axial position. At least one scavenge port of the plurality of scavenge ports is located within the gearbox housing at the two horizontal portions.

Apparatus for a gearbox with multiple scavenge ports

A bearing pin assembly includes a bearing pin including a substantially rigid pin body. The bearing pin assembly also includes a resilient section disposed about the substantially rigid pin body. The resilient section is configured to facilitate bending of the bearing pin during operational loading of the bearing pin.

Resilient bearing pin and gear assemblies including resilient bearing pins

A method of designing and manufacturing a bearing pin having an external bearing pin geometry includes generating a first pin model conforming to the external bearing pin geometry. One or more operational loads to be applied to the bearing pin are then simulated on the first pin model to identifying at least one first internal region of the first pin model in which at least one of stress, strain, and displacement are below a first predetermined limit. The method further includes generating a final pin model based on the first pin model by forming a first void by removing the at least one first internal region from the first pin model. The bearing pin is then manufactured in accordance with the final pin model.

Reduced-weight bearing pins and methods of manufacturing such bearing pins

A roller bearing cage includes a cylindrical body including a plurality of pocket holes defined within and positioned circumferentially about the cylindrical body. At least a portion of the cylindrical body is hollow. The roller bearing cage further includes a reinforcement structure extending within the portion of the cylindrical body. The reinforcement structure is configured to provide a stiffening force to the cylindrical body.

Roller bearing cage for use in a gearbox

A journal bearing assembly includes a bearing housing, a plurality of bearing pads, and a plurality of bearing pad support assemblies. The bearing housing includes a radial outer wall. The plurality of bearing pads are mounted within the bearing housing, and include at least one of a gas permeable porous media and an array of gas delivery holes. The plurality of bearing pad support assemblies are radially interposed between the bearing pads and the radial outer wall. Each of the bearing pad support assemblies includes a spring assembly and a damper assembly.

Journal bearing assemblies and methods of assembling same

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