Patents by Inventor Barry John Kalb

Barry John Kalb 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 supplying cooling airflow in turbine engines
    Patent number: 6398487
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor assembly includes a plurality of aerodynamic devices to direct airflow radially inward. The gas turbine engine rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft that includes a plurality of openings. The aerodynamic devices include a pair of vane segments and a pair of sidewalls. A contoured outer surface includes an opening and permits the aerodynamic device to be positioned against an inner surface of the rotor shaft, and a flange ring defines a pocket. The aerodynamic device fits within the pocket to concentrically align the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Tracy Wallace, Christopher Charles Glynn, Monty Lee Shelton, Jeffrey Donald Clements, Dean Thomas Lenahan, Barry John Kalb