Patents by Inventor Anthony R. De Cosmo

Anthony R. De Cosmo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4395195
    Abstract: A shroud ring (22) for a gas turbine engine having a stator structure (14) and an array of inwardly extending stator vanes (20) is disclosed. The shroud ring is circumferentially segmented to accommodate inward and outward movement of the vanes and the stator structure. The shroud ring has a segmented outer ring (28) and a segmented inner ring (30). The outer ring engages the vanes to support the vanes and to position the inner ring and an integral seal member (24) about a rotor structure. In one embodiment the vanes (20) are rotatable about a spanwise axis S. In a second embodiment, the vanes (120) are integrally attached to the shroud ring (122).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony R. De Cosmo, John H. Young