Patents by Inventor Andrzej Kazimierz KAKOLEWSKI

Andrzej Kazimierz KAKOLEWSKI 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).

  • Flange joint assembly for use in a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10718450
    Abstract: A flange joint assembly includes a first structure including a first flange and a second structure including a second flange coupled to the first flange to form a joint therebetween. The second flange includes a radially outer surface. The flange joint assembly also includes a compression ring coupled to at least the radially outer surface and configured to apply a compressive force to the radially outer surface to reduce an amount of tension stress within said second flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Antoni Tyburcy, Andrzej Kazimierz Kakolewski, Kamil Rajter
  • FLANGE JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170227152
    Abstract: A flange joint assembly includes a first structure including a first flange and a second structure including a second flange coupled to the first flange to form a joint therebetween. The second flange includes a radially outer surface. The flange joint assembly also includes a compression ring coupled to at least the radially outer surface and configured to apply a compressive force to the radially outer surface to reduce an amount of tension stress within said second flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Antoni TYBURCY, Andrzej Kazimierz KAKOLEWSKI, Kamil RAJTER