Inventor

MCAULIFFE CHRISTOPHER

US74 patents

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HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

33 patents

US7342332B2Mar 11, 2008

Air bearing and motor cooling

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP73 citations98

US7757502B2Jul 20, 2010

RAM fan system for an aircraft environmental control system

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP70 citations97

US7394175B2Jul 1, 2008

Integral motor and air bearing cooling path

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP85 citations96

US8347647B2Jan 8, 2013

Air cycle machine for an aircraft environmental control system

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP35 citations94

US7407367B2Aug 5, 2008

Variable area diffuser

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP21 citations92

US7402020B2Jul 22, 2008

ACM cooling flow path and thrust load design

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP42 citations91

US7648280B2Jan 19, 2010

Weight reduction for journal air bearing

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP21 citations90

US7648279B2Jan 19, 2010

Journal air bearing

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP30 citations90

US10160546B2Dec 25, 2018

Air cycle machine with cooling air flow path

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP11 citations84

US9784126B2Oct 10, 2017

Variable-sized cooling air flow path

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP10 citations84

US7575421B2Aug 18, 2009

Integral motor cooling and compressor inlet

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP16 citations83

US10155592B2Dec 18, 2018

Environmental control system with air cycle machine bypass shutoff valves

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP15 citations82

US10203267B2Feb 12, 2019

Health and usage management of an environmental control system

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP9 citations80

US10569887B2Feb 25, 2020

Heat exchanger blockage detection to prevent ram air fan surge

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP7 citations78

US11090592B2Aug 17, 2021

High pressure water collector with radial diffuser

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP5 citations73

US10514065B2Dec 24, 2019

Bearing thermal management system and method

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 citations73

US10472072B2Nov 12, 2019

Supply tube for sensor

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP3 citations73

US10371198B2Aug 6, 2019

Quad foil journal air bearing

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 citations73

US10265651B2Apr 23, 2019

Compact water extractor

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP5 citations73

US10113445B2Oct 30, 2018

Rotary machine air deflector

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP3 citations73

US9976933B2May 22, 2018

Bearing monitoring system for an air cycle machine and method of monitoring

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 citations73

US9932125B2Apr 3, 2018

Air separation module with increased permeate area

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP4 citations73

US9896965B2Feb 20, 2018

Thrust bearing assembly with flow path restriction

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 citations73

US9897093B2Feb 20, 2018

Bearing cooling flow and energy recovery systems

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 citations73

US9732789B2Aug 15, 2017

Journal air bearing with air-film-supply vent

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP4 citations73

US9611784B2Apr 4, 2017

Insulating seal plate for an air cycle machine

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP6 citations73

US9546669B2Jan 17, 2017

Compressor housing for an air cycle machine

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP4 citations73

US9874239B2Jan 23, 2018

Turbine thrust shaft for air bearing cooling

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 citations72

US9897227B2Feb 20, 2018

Self-acting pressure drain valve

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP3 citations70

US10088385B2Oct 2, 2018

Wireless health and usage management of an environmental control system

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP3 citations69

US10088056B2Oct 2, 2018

Butterfly valve with modified scotch yoke connection

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP4 citations65

US10975887B2Apr 13, 2021

Rotary machine heat sink

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP0 citations63

US9470260B2Oct 18, 2016

Thrust bearing assembly

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 citations63

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

6 patents

US5113670AMay 19, 1992

Bearing cooling arrangement for air cycle machine

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP113 citations95

US5309735AMay 10, 1994

Four wheel air cycle machine

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP68 citations94

US5133194AJul 28, 1992

Air cycle machine and fan inlet/diffuser therefor

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP84 citations93

US5784894AJul 28, 1998

Integral bypass valves and air cycle machine

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP32 citations92

US5311749AMay 17, 1994

Turbine bypass working fluid admission

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP50 citations89

US5142762ASep 1, 1992

Air cycle machine alignment

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP14 citations73

MCAULIFFE CHRISTOPHER

5 patents

US8419283B2Apr 16, 2013

Journal air bearing

MCAULIFFE CHRISTOPHER25 citations92

US8910653B2Dec 16, 2014

Valve assembly

MCAULIFFE CHRISTOPHER23 citations90

US8679210B2Mar 25, 2014

Shrouded particle separator

MCAULIFFE CHRISTOPHER11 citations84

US8216329B2Jul 10, 2012

Removable external filter for servo air actuated valves

MCAULIFFE CHRISTOPHER7 citations84

US8657568B2Feb 25, 2014

Variable turbine nozzle and valve

MCAULIFFE CHRISTOPHER6 citations73

BEERS CRAIG M

2 patents

US8931304B2Jan 13, 2015

Centrifugal compressor cooling path arrangement

BEERS CRAIG M29 citations94

US8496533B2Jul 30, 2013

Journal bearing with dual pass cooling for air machine

BEERS CRAIG M13 citations84

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND

2 patents

US6926490B2Aug 9, 2005

Self-actuated bearing cooling flow shut-off valve

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND35 citations92

US7140839B2Nov 28, 2006

Variable area diffuser vane geometry

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND13 citations82

DZIORNY PAUL J

1 patent

US5224842AJul 6, 1993

Air cycle machine with interstage venting

DZIORNY PAUL J66 citations93

STRUZIAK RONALD

1 patent

US8147143B2Apr 3, 2012

Bump foil hydrodynamic thrust bearing

STRUZIAK RONALD11 citations78

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