Patents Represented by Attorney Calrson Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
  • Patent number: 8092179
    Abstract: An example turbine blade includes a blade having an airfoil profile extending radially toward a blade tip. A shelf is established in the blade tip. A sealing portion of the blade tip extends radially past a floor of the shelf. The sealing portion extends from a blade tip leading edge to a blade tip trailing edge. A groove is established in the blade tip. The groove extends from adjacent the shelf to adjacent the blade tip trailing edge. The groove is configured to communicate a fluid from a position adjacent the shelf to a position adjacent the blade tip trailing edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Corneil S. Paauwe, Brandon W. Spangler