Patents by Inventor Lars H. Vestergaard

Lars H. Vestergaard 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).

  • Overlap interface for a gas turbine engine composite engine case
    Patent number: 8092164
    Abstract: A composite engine case with an axial interface. One configuration includes an alternating mix of full length and partial plies, in order to provide the total thickness needed for the axial overlap. Another configuration provides only full-length structural plies with a flyaway insert adjacent the axial interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Francis R. Moon, Lars H. Vestergaard, Richard W. Monahan
  • OVERLAP INTERFACE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPOSITE ENGINE CASE
    Publication number: 20090060733
    Abstract: A composite engine case with an axial interface. One configuration includes an alternating mix of full length and partial plies, in order to provide the total thickness needed for the axial overlap. Another configuration provides only full-length structural plies with a flyaway insert adjacent the axial interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Francis R. Moon, Lars H. Vestergaard, Richard W. Monahan