Unison Industries, Inc.

General Electric Company

Jason Levi Burdette

Gordon Tajiri

Michael Thomas Kenworthy

Dattu G V Jonnalagadda

Derek Thomas Dreischarf

Bernard Albert Luschek

Dattu Gv Jonnalagadda

Lonnie Ray Stewart, Jr

Yanzhe Yang

Daniel Dyer

Walter Arthur Hundley

Armando Bringas

Dattu Guruvenkata Jonnalagadda

Lonnie Ray Stewart Jr

A duct assembly may include a first duct, a second duct, and a flexible joint assembly coupling the first duct to the second duct. The flexible joint assembly may include a bellows having a first end and a second end and a plurality of convolutions located therebetween, and a gimbaled joint assembly. The gimbaled joint assembly may include a first support surrounding the first end of the bellows and a first portion of the plurality of convolutions, a second support surrounding the second end of the bellows and a second portion of the plurality of convolutions, and a gimbal ring assembly operably coupled to the first support and the second support. The gimbal ring assembly may include a ring body and a plurality of flexure hinges interconnected with the ring body.

Gimbaled flexure for spherical flex joints

A turbine engine for an aircraft can includes a casing. The casing can be a fan casing surrounding a fan assembly for drawing air into the turbine engine. The fan casing can have a peripheral wall. A surface cooler can be provided in the turbine engine confronting the peripheral wall of the fan casing. The surface cooler can have a mounting bracket for mounting the surface cooler to the fan casing.

Fan casing and mount bracket for oil cooler

A flexible joint assembly for a joint between a first duct and a second duct for providing a flow of fluid, such as bleed air in an aviation implementation. The flexible joint includes a bellows supported by a mounting assembly having a first support and a second support, each surrounding a portion of the bellows. A set of flexures provided on a joint ring of the joint assemblies can operably couple the first support and the second support.

A duct for a turbine engine, such as a gas turbine engine, can be utilized to carry a fluid from one portion of the engine to another. The duct can include a metallic tubular element having one of a varying wall thickness, a varying cross section, or a tight bend. Such a duct can be formed utilizing additive manufacturing or metal deposition on an additively manufactured mandrel.

Turbine engine duct

A surface cooler assembly includes at least one surface cooler comprising surface cooler hook rails extending circumferentially the length of the surface cooler and including axially extending and radially extending portions. The surface cooler assembly also includes at least one support bracket comprising bracket hook rails extending circumferentially the length of the support bracket and including axially extending and radially extending portions. The support bracket and surface cooler are contoured in a circumferential direction. Each of the surface cooler hook rails contacts a bracket hook rail.

Integral preloaded formed bracket for attachment of heat exchangers

A flexible joint assembly for a joint between a first duct and a second duct for providing a flow of fluid, such as bleed air in an aviation implementation. The flexible joint includes a bellows supported by a mounting assembly having a first support and a second support, provided within the interior of the bellows. A rod assembly can operably couple the first support and the second support.

Flexible joints assembly with flexure rods

A flexible joint assembly for a joint between a first duct and a second duct for providing a flow of fluid, such as bleed air in an aviation implementation. The flexible joint includes a bellows supported by a mounting assembly having a first support and a second support, each surrounding a portion of the bellows. A set of rod assemblies can operably couple the first support and the second support.

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Jason Levi Burdette