Donald E Bond

US Patent:

6546735, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Mar 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/801121

Inventors:

Thomas Moniz - Loveland OH
Nicholas Damlis - Cincinnati OH
Joseph Henry Schleue - West Chester OH
Donald Ray Bond - Liberty Township OH

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F02C 900

US Classification:

60773, 60793, 415118

Abstract:

A gas turbine engine including a temperature sensor assembly that continuously monitors an operating temperature within a multi-stage rotor assembly of the turbine engine is described. A plurality of cavities are defined within the multi-stage rotor assembly. The temperature sensor assembly includes a plurality of temperature sensor assemblies that monitor the temperature within each of the rotor assembly cavities. Each temperature sensor assembly includes a plurality of support guide tubes attached to the engine and extending from an outer casing of the engine to each cavity. A temperature sensor is inserted through the guide tubes and positioned within each cavity.

US Patent:

6666017, Dec 23, 2003

Filed:

May 24, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/154584

Inventors:

Ian Francis Prentice - Cincinnati OH
David William Crall - Loveland OH
Bruce Clark Busbey - Loveland OH
Christopher Charles Glynn - Hamilton OH
Donald Ray Bond - Liberty Township OH

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F02K 3072

US Classification:

602261, 60268, 60 39162, 416129, 415 69

Abstract:

A counterrotatable booster compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine having a counterrotatable fan section with a first fan blade row connected to a first drive shaft and a second fan blade row axially spaced from the first fan blade row and connected to a second drive shaft. The counterrotatable booster compressor assembly includes a first compressor blade row connected to the first drive shaft, a plurality of fan shaft extensions connected to the second drive shaft for driving the second fan blade row, and at least one compressor blade integral with each fan shaft extension so as to form a second compressor blade row interdigitated with the first compressor blade row. The counterrotatable booster compressor further includes a first platform member integral with each fan shaft extension at a first location so as to form a portion of an inner flowpath for the counterrotatable booster compressor and a second platform member integral with each fan shaft extension at a second location so as to form a portion of an outer flowpath for the counterrotatable booster compressor, where each compressor blade of the second compressor blade row is positioned between the first and second platform members.

US Patent:

7296398, Nov 20, 2007

Filed:

Oct 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/976526

Inventors:

Thomas O. Moniz - Loveland OH, US
Anant P. Singh - Cincinnati OH, US
Daniel M. Allen - Blanchester OH, US
Donald R. Bond - Liberty Township OH, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F02C 7/06
F02K 3/04

US Classification:

60268, 60 3908, 602261

Abstract:

A method for assembling a gas turbine engine that includes providing a first fan assembly configured to rotate in a first rotational direction, rotatably coupling a second fan assembly to the first fan assembly, wherein the second fan assembly is configured to rotate in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction, coupling a first shaft to the first fan assembly and to a first turbine rotor that is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction, coupling a second shaft coupled to the second fan assembly and to a second turbine rotor that is configured to rotate in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction, and coupling a lubrication system to the gas turbine engine such that a lubrication fluid is channeled through the first shaft to lubricate at least one of the first and second fan assemblies.

Address:

8404 W Augusta Ave, Glendale, AZ 85305

Phone:

6234358404

VIN:

4JGBB22EX7A205980

Make:

MERCEDES-BENZ

Model:

M-CLASS

Year:

2007