Patents by Inventor Walter B. Harvey

Walter B. Harvey 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).

  • Reduced loss swept supersonic fan blade
    Patent number: 4726737
    Abstract: A swept leading edge blade (10) rotates in a stream of air (26) and experiences supersonic relative air velocities over at least a portion of the blade surface. The maximum camber points (28, 40) of adjacent blade segments (20, 18) are located to prevent intensification of the compression wave generated by each segment (20, 18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Harris D. Weingold, Walter B. Harvey