Patents by Inventor John Andrew Kastl

John Andrew Kastl 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).

  • Bearing support fuse
    Patent number: 6447248
    Abstract: A bearing support includes a hollow cone diverging between a forward bearing seat and an aft mounting flange. The cone includes an integral annular fuse sized in thickness to fail in shear under abnormal imbalance load transfer between a gas turbine engine fan supported by a bearing in the forward seat and a fan frame mounted to the aft flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Andrew Kastl, Randy Marinus Vondrell
  • Fan decoupling fuse
    Patent number: 6402469
    Abstract: A fan decoupling fuse includes a ring having a row of fuse holes circumferentially spaced apart from each other by fuse ligaments sized to fail under shear when carrying abnormal radial loads from the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Andrew Kastl, Randy Marinus Vondrell, Christopher Charles Glynn