Patents by Inventor Andrew Edward Obermeyer

Andrew Edward Obermeyer 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).

  • Rotor blade profile optimization
    Patent number: 7497663
    Abstract: An airfoil for a rotor blade including an uncoated profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z to facilitate balancing performance and durability of the rotor blade and to facilitate improving an operating efficiency of a high-pressure turbine is provided. The profile is carried only to four decimal places, wherein Y represents a distance from a platform on which the airfoil is mounted, and X and Z are coordinates defining the profile at each distance Y from the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald Eugene McRae, Jr., Brian David Keith, Andrew Edward Obermeyer, Leslie Eugene Leeke
  • Rotor blade profile optimization
    Publication number: 20080101959
    Abstract: An airfoil for a rotor blade including an uncoated profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z to facilitate balancing performance and durability of the rotor blade and to facilitate improving an operating efficiency of a high-pressure turbine is provided. The profile is carried only to four decimal places, wherein Y represents a distance from a platform on which the airfoil is mounted, and X and Z are coordinates defining the profile at each distance Y from the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Ronald Eugene McRae, Brian David Keith, Andrew Edward Obermeyer, Leslie Eugene Leeke