Justin Paul Stephenson, 523445 Observatory Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45208

7845159, Dec 7, 2010

Aug 31, 2006

11/469131

Kattalaicheri Srinivasan Venkataramani - West Chester OH, US
Thomas Ory Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Justin P. Stephenson - Cincinnati OH, US
William Andrew Bailey - Cincinnati OH, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F02K 99/00
F02C 7/06
F02C 7/00
F28D 15/00

60267, 60779, 60 3908, 16510414

A cooling apparatus is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an cowling with an outer surface defined by a skin exposed to an external air flow. The cooling apparatus includes at least one heat pipe disposed in the cowling. The heat pipe has a first end thermally coupled with the outer surface of the casing and a second end thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipe to the external air flow.

7900437, Mar 8, 2011

Jul 28, 2006

11/460791

Kattalaicheri Srinivasan Venkataramani - West Chester OH, US
Thomas Ory Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Justin P. Stephenson - Cincinnati OH, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

B64D 15/00
F02K 99/00
F02G 3/00
F02C 7/00

60267, 60 39093, 60779, 244134 R

A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular casing with an array of thermally conductive, generally radially-extending strut members disposed therein. The heat transfer system includes at least one arcuate heat pipe disposed in contact with an outer surface of the casing within fore-and-aft limits of the axial extent of the strut members. The heat pipe is thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipe and the casing to the strut members.

7900438, Mar 8, 2011

Jul 28, 2006

11/460898

Kattalaicheri Srinivasan Venkataramani - West Chester OH, US
Thomas Ory Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Justin P. Stephenson - Cincinnati OH, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F02K 99/00
F02C 7/00
F02G 3/00
B64D 15/02

60267, 60779, 60 39093, 244134 B

A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular casing with an array of generally radially-extending strut members disposed therein. The heat transfer system includes at least one primary heat pipe disposed at least partially inside a selected one of the strut members; at least one secondary heat pipe disposed outside the fan casing and thermally coupled to the at least one primary heat pipe and to a heat source. Heat from the heat source can be transferred through the secondary heat pipe to the primary heat pipe and to the selected strut member.

8015788, Sep 13, 2011

Dec 27, 2006

11/616555

Justin P. Stephenson - Cincinnati OH, US
Thomas Ory Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Kattalaicheri Srinivasan Venkataramani - West Chester OH, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F02C 7/047

60 39093, 415114, 415175, 415178

A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular inlet cowling. The heat transfer system includes at least one heat pipe disposed in contact with an interior of the casing. The heat pipe is thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipe and into the inlet cowling.

8016561, Sep 13, 2011

Jul 11, 2006

11/456644

Thomas Ory Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Jorge Francisco Seda - Cincinnati OH, US
Justin Paul Stephenson - Blue Ash OH, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F01D 5/18

416 97R, 415115, 415119

A method for operating a turbofan engine includes providing a first fan disk configured to rotate in a first rotational direction, coupling a first fan blade to the first fan disk, the first fan blade including a dovetail, an airfoil coupled to the dovetail, and a plurality of channels extending through the dovetail, and channeling airflow through the at least one fan blade such that the airflow is discharged from the airfoil trailing edge to facilitate reducing the operational noise level of the turbofan engine and improve.

2007023, Oct 11, 2007

Sep 1, 2005

11/217640

Thomas Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Justin Stephenson - Cincinnati OH, US
Erich Krammer - West Chester OH, US
William Gerstler - Niskayuna NY, US

F02G 3/00

060039093, 060779000

A method for assembling a turbine engine to facilitate preventing ice accumulation on the turbine engine during engine operation. The method includes coupling a manifold to the gas turbine engine such that the manifold is coupled in thermal communication with a heat source, coupling a first heat pipe to the manifold such that the first heat pipe partially circumscribes the gas turbine engine in a clockwise orientation, and coupling a second heat pipe to the manifold such that the second heat pipe partially circumscribes the gas turbine engine in a counter-clockwise orientation.

7823374, Nov 2, 2010

Aug 31, 2006

11/469234

Kattalaicheri Srinivasan Venkataramani - West Chester OH, US
Thomas Ory Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Justin P. Stephenson - Cincinnati OH, US
William Andrew Bailey - Cincinnati OH, US

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F02C 7/047
F02K 3/04

60 39093, 602261, 60 3983

A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular inlet cowling. The heat transfer system includes at least one heat pipe disposed in contact with an interior of the casing. The heat pipe is thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipe and into the inlet cowling.