Patents by Inventor Augustus M. Helmintoller, Jr.

Augustus M. Helmintoller, Jr. 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).

  • Self-supported, self-locating seal for turbine engines
    Patent number: 3936230
    Abstract: A self-supporting, self-locating seal having a central portion and a pair of end segments so designed as to fit within the mid span joint formed between adjacent turbine engine blades. Because of the design of the seal, the seal is held securely in position simply by its geometry and the centrifugal forces applied thereto during turbine engine operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Augustus M. Helmintoller, Jr., Gary B. Manharth