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William K. Ackermann
Also filed as: ACKERMANN WILLIAM · ACKERMANN WILLIAM K
80 granted patents·42 pending applications·693 citations·filing 1976–2025
99Inventor score
Files withUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP75RAYTHEON TECH CORP16RTX CORP15SUCIU GABRIEL L6SCHWARZ FREDERICK M4
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122 records- 0199US10240526B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine sectionUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·26 cites·13 claims
- 0299US9752511B2Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 5, 2017·39 cites·30 claims
- 0399US9631558B2Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 25, 2017·37 cites·20 claims
- 0499US8899915B2Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 2, 2014·24 cites·20 claims
- 0599US8756908B2Fundamental gear system architectureUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·78 cites·20 claims
- 0699US8747055B2Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 10, 2014·70 cites·20 claims
- 0797US10352241B2Gas turbine engine thermal management systemUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 16, 2019·11 cites·9 claims
- 0895US10287914B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·6 cites·29 claims
- 0995US9127566B2Turbomachine thermal managementSUCIU GABRIEL L·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 8, 2015·20 cites·14 claims
- 1095US4422300APrestressed combustor liner for gas turbine engineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Dec 27, 1983·107 cites·3 claims
- 1194US10794208B2Non-contact seal assembly for rotational equipment with linkage between adjacent rotorsUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 6, 2020·9 cites·17 claims
- 1294US9097138B2Gas turbine engine buffer systemUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·14 cites·15 claims
- 1393US10107126B2Non-contact seal assembly for rotational equipmentUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 23, 2018·8 cites·20 claims
- 1492US12372010B1Passive ventilation system for tail cone zoneRTX CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 29, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 1592US10415468B2Gas turbine engine buffer systemACKERMANN WILLIAM K·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 17, 2019·14 cites·6 claims
- 1692US9957895B2Method and apparatus for collecting pre-diffuser airflow and routing it to combustor pre-swirlersUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 1, 2018·9 cites·15 claims
- 1792US9062566B2Turbomachine thermal managementSUCIU GABRIEL L·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 23, 2015·14 cites·23 claims
- 1892US8794009B2Gas turbine engine buffer systemGLAHN JORN A·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 5, 2014·11 cites·18 claims
- 1991US11073106B2Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 27, 2021·2 cites·23 claims
- 2091US9920652B2Gas turbine engine having section with thermally isolated areaUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·6 cites·25 claims
- 2191US9920708B2Nose cone assembly and method of circulating air in a gas turbine engineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·7 cites·19 claims
- 2291US8769962B2Multi-circuit buffer system for a gas turbine engineGLAHN JORN A·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·13 cites·22 claims
- 2391US2025341175A1Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresRTX CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2490US11635043B2Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbineRAYTHEON TECH CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 25, 2023·1 cites·28 claims
- 2590US9115593B2Turbomachine thermal managementSUCIU GABRIEL L·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·12 cites·19 claims
- 2689US9540948B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresSCHWARZ FREDERICK M·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 10, 2017·7 cites·11 claims
- 2788US10358932B2Segmented non-contact seal assembly for rotational equipmentUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 23, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
- 2888US9027353B2Gas turbine engine buffer systemUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 12, 2015·7 cites·32 claims
- 2987US11168574B2Segmented non-contact seal assembly for rotational equipmentUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 9, 2021·3 cites·14 claims
- 3087US10337406B2Method and apparatus for handling pre-diffuser flow for cooling high pressure turbine componentsUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 2, 2019·5 cites·13 claims
- 3187US9845726B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine sectionUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 19, 2017·8 cites·18 claims
- 3285US11459906B2Actively-driven bleed source switchingUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 4, 2022·4 cites·12 claims
- 3385US10837288B2Secondary flowpath system for a gas turbine engineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 17, 2020·4 cites·14 claims
- 3485US10774752B2Integrated environmental control and buffer air systemUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 15, 2020·3 cites·12 claims
- 3585US10094241B2Non-contact seal assembly for rotational equipmentUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 9, 2018·5 cites·18 claims
- 3685US8961132B2Secondary flow arrangement for slotted rotorSUCIU GABRIEL L·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·9 cites·23 claims
- 3784US11047337B2Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbineRAYTHEON TECH CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 29, 2021·1 cites·28 claims
- 3883US9816442B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine sectionUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 14, 2017·6 cites·21 claims
- 3982US10415478B2Air mixing systems having mixing chambers for gas turbine enginesUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·3 cites·16 claims
- 4081US10006302B2Turbomachine thermal managementUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 26, 2018·2 cites·21 claims
- 4180US10927763B2Conditioned low pressure compressor compartment for gas turbine engineUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 23, 2021·3 cites·14 claims
- 4280US10018116B2Gas turbine engine buffer system providing zoned ventilationACKERMANN WILLIAM K·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 10, 2018·7 cites·10 claims
- 4379US12503981B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresRTX CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·28 claims
- 4479US12366179B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresRTX CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4579US11486314B2Integrated environmental control and buffer air systemRAYTHEON TECH CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·1 cites·15 claims
- 4679US9835052B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 5, 2017·2 cites·29 claims
- 4779US9611859B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresSCHWARZ FREDERICK M·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 4, 2017·4 cites·21 claims
- 4879US2025188871A1Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresRTX CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4978US11913349B2Gas turbine engine with high speed low pressure turbine section and bearing support featuresRAYTHEON TECH CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 5078US10704468B2Method and apparatus for handling pre-diffuser airflow for cooling high pressure turbine componentsUNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 7, 2020·3 cites·14 claims
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