Patents by Inventor Louis James Ruotolo

Louis James Ruotolo 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 surface combined load-lock slots for tangential rotors
    Patent number: 9004872
    Abstract: A system for assembling a turbine engine component has a disk having a groove, which groove has a bearing surface and an upper wall, at least one locking slot being positioned at an intersection of the bearing surface and the upper wall; each locking slot having a shaped surface; and at least one lock having a shape which matches and mates with the shaped surface of the locking slot; and said locking slots providing clearance to assemble blades into the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Aiello, Louis James Ruotolo, Uyen Phan
  • BEARING SURFACE COMBINED LOAD-LOCK SLOTS FOR TANGENTIAL ROTORS
    Publication number: 20130022451
    Abstract: A system for assembling a turbine engine component has a disk having a groove, which groove has a bearing surface and an upper wall, at least one locking slot being positioned at an intersection of the bearing surface and the upper wall; each locking slot having a shaped surface; and at least one lock having a shape which matches and mates with the shaped surface of the locking slot; and said locking slots providing clearance to assemble blades into the disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas Aiello, Louis James Ruotolo, Uyen Phan