Patents by Inventor Brian D. Potter

Brian D. Potter 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).

  • Near flow path seal with axially flexible arms
    Patent number: 9080456
    Abstract: The present application provides a near flow path seal for a gas turbine. The near flow path seal includes a base, a pair of arms extending from the base, and a curved indentation positioned between the pair of arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Wesley Harris, Jr., Bruce J. Badding, Brian D. Potter
  • Near Flow Path Seal with Axially Flexible Arms
    Publication number: 20130187339
    Abstract: The present application provides a near flow path seal for a gas turbine. The near flow path seal includes a base, a pair of arms extending from the base, and a curved indentation positioned between the pair of arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Wesley Harris, JR., Bruce J. Badding, Brian D. Potter
  • Rotor blades for turbine engines
    Patent number: 8371816
    Abstract: A tip shroud that includes a plurality of damping fins, each damping fin including a substantially non-radially-aligned surface that is configured to make contact with a tip shroud of a neighboring rotor blade. At least one damping fin may include a leading edge damping fin and at least one damping fin may include a trailing edge damping fin. The leading edge damping fin may be configured to correspond to the trailing edge damping fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew R. Piersall, Brian D. Potter
  • ROTOR BLADES FOR TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20110027088
    Abstract: A tip shroud that includes a plurality of damping fins, each damping fin comprising a substantially non-radially-aligned surface that is configured to make contact with a tip shroud of a neighboring rotor blade. At least one damping fin may comprise a leading edge damping fin and at least one damping fin may comprise a trailing edge damping fin. The leading edge damping fin may be configured to correspond to the trailing edge damping fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew R. Piersall, Brian D. Potter