Patents by Inventor Gary Stetson

Gary Stetson 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).

  • Rotor airfoils to control tip leakage flows
    Patent number: 5525038
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine includes a bowed surface on a tip region of the suction side thereof. The curvature of the bowed surface progressively increases toward the tip of the blade. The bowed surface results in a reduction of tip leakage through a tip clearance from the pressure side to the suction side of the blade and reduces mixing loss due to tip leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Om P. Sharma, Joseph B. Staubach, Gary Stetson