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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventor:
James L. Lucas, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F16N 7/16 (2006.01); F01M 9/12 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F16F 1/00 (2006.01); F16F 1/24 (2006.01); F16N 1/00 (2006.01); F16N 3/00 (2006.01); F16N 11/04 (2006.01); F16N 25/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a shaft of an engine of an aircraft, an oil scoop coupled to the shaft, a first portion of a sensor integrated with the oil scoop, and a second portion of the sensor coupled to a structure of the engine. In some embodiments, the first portion of the sensor comprises at least one tooth.