Patents by Inventor Eugene T. Vaughn

Eugene T. Vaughn 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).

  • Diffusion-cooled blade tip cap
    Patent number: 4893987
    Abstract: An improved turbine blade tip with diffusion cooling holes in the tip is disclosed. One particular embodiment of the invention provides an improved squealer blade tip with diffusion cooling holes in the tip. Yet another embodiment of the invention provides blade tip diffusion cooling holes comprising a first cylindrical portion coupled to a second conical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ching P. Lee, Eugene T. Vaughn, Nicholas C. Palmer