Patents by Inventor Allan Randall Tindell

Allan Randall Tindell 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).

  • Adaptor assembly for coupling turbine blades to rotor disks
    Patent number: 8740573
    Abstract: An adaptor assembly for coupling a blade root of a turbine blade to a root slot of a rotor disk is disclosed. The adaptor assembly may generally include an adaptor body having a root configured to be received within the root slot. The adaptor body may also define a slot having an open end configured to receive the blade root. The adaptor body may further define a channel. The adaptor assembly may also include a plate having an outwardly extending foot. The foot may be configured to be received within the channel. Additionally, the plate may be configured to cover at least a portion of the open end of the slot when the foot is received within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John McConnell Delvaux, Andres Jose Garcia-Crespo, Kilmer Joseph Joyce, Allan Randall Tindell
  • ADAPTOR ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING TURBINE BLADES TO ROTOR DISKS
    Publication number: 20120275920
    Abstract: An adaptor assembly for coupling a blade root of a turbine blade to a root slot of a rotor disk is disclosed. The adaptor assembly may generally include an adaptor body having a root configured to be received within the root slot. The adaptor body may also define a slot having an open end configured to receive the blade root. The adaptor body may further define a channel. The adaptor assembly may also include a plate having an outwardly extending foot. The foot may be configured to be received within the channel. Additionally, the plate may be configured to cover at least a portion of the open end of the slot when the foot is received within the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John McConnell Delvaux, Andres Jose Garcia-Crespo, Kilmer Joseph Joyce, Allan Randall Tindell