Patents by Inventor Braunheim

Braunheim 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).

  • Apparatus for forming a leading edge cover for jet engine blades
    Patent number: 5277052
    Abstract: A apparatus for moldng a stainless steel sheet into a complex airfoil-shaped cover for the leading edge of a jet engine blade wherein the sheet is positioned between a male and female mold having an airfoil-shaped protrusion and recess, respectively, on either side of which are disposed a plurality of pairs of complementary tongue and grooves of shorter length than that of the recess and protrusion. After the sheet is removed from between the molds the portion formed between the recess and protrusion is trimmed to the shape of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventors: Braunheim, David A. Janes