Patents by Inventor Richard D. Cedar

Richard D. Cedar 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).

  • Guide vane and method of fabricating the same
    Publication number: 20080159856
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an outlet guide vane includes the steps of fabricating a structural spar from a first material, fabricating a fairing from a second material, and installing the fairing onto the spar so as to at least partially surround the spar and form an airfoil. An outlet guide vane includes an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge, a structural spar formed from a first material located within the airfoil, and a fairing formed from a second material at least partially surrounding the spar. A gas turbine engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine, a fan assembly including a plurality of fan blades coupled to the core gas turbine engine, and a plurality of outlet guide vanes coupled downstream from the fan blades, at least one of the outlet guide vanes including an airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge, a structural spar formed from a first material located within the airfoil, and a fairing formed from a second material at least partially surrounding the spar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Ory Moniz, Robert Joseph Orlando, Noel Istvan Macsotai, Richard D. Cedar
  • Guide Vane and Method of Fabricating the Same
    Publication number: 20080159851
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an outlet guide vane includes the steps of fabricating a structural spar from a first material, fabricating a fairing from a second material, and installing the fairing onto the spar so as to at least partially surround the spar and form an airfoil. An outlet guide vane includes an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge, a structural spar formed from a first material located within the airfoil, and a fairing formed from a second material at least partially surrounding the spar. A gas turbine engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine, a fan assembly including a plurality of fan blades coupled to the core gas turbine engine, and a plurality of outlet guide vanes coupled downstream from the fan blades, at least one of the outlet guide vanes including an airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge, a structural spar formed from a first material located within the airfoil, and a fairing formed from a second material at least partially surrounding the spar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Ory Moniz, Robert Joseph Orlando, Noel Istvan Macsotai, Richard D. Cedar