Patents by Inventor Arshad Rehman

Arshad Rehman 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine struts
    Patent number: 6796765
    Abstract: A method for installing an expandable stiffener includes providing an assembly including a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected at a leading and trailing edge such that a cavity is defined therebetween, forming an opening extending through the first sidewall and the second sidewall, inserting a first expandable sleeve through the assembly opening such that the sleeve extends between the first and second strut sidewalls, and coupling the sleeve to the first and second sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Russell Dean Kosel, Paul Bernard Stumbo, Arshad Rehman
  • Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine struts
    Publication number: 20030123976
    Abstract: A method for installing an expandable stiffener includes providing an assembly including a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected at a leading and trailing edge such that a cavity is defined therebetween, forming an opening extending through the first sidewall and the second sidewall, inserting a first expandable sleeve through the assembly opening such that the sleeve extends between the first and second strut sidewalls, and coupling the sleeve to the first and second sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Russell Dean Kosel, Paul Bernard Stumbo, Arshad Rehman