Patents by Inventor Charles Eric Lavender

Charles Eric Lavender 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).

  • Trapped spring balance weight and rotor assembly
    Patent number: 9297258
    Abstract: A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: a block-like centerbody; a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight; and a limit tab extending radially inward from a distal end of each of the spring arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Tyler Woods, Aaron Todd Williams, Robert Patrick Tameo, Michael Thomas, Charles Eric Lavender
  • Trapped spring balance weight and rotor assembly
    Patent number: 8348616
    Abstract: A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: (a) a block-like centerbody; (b) a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; and (c) at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron Todd Williams, Robert Patrick Tameo, Charles Eric Lavender, Michael A. Thomas
  • TRAPPED SPRING BALANCE WEIGHT AND ROTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120207603
    Abstract: A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: a block-like centerbody; a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight; and a limit tab extending radially inward from a distal end of each of the spring arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Tyler Woods, Aaron Todd Williams, Robert Patrick Tameo, Michael Thomas, Charles Eric Lavender
  • TRAPPED SPRING BALANCE WEIGHT AND ROTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100316496
    Abstract: A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: (a) a block-like centerbody; (b) a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; and (c) at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron Todd Williams, Robert Patrick Tameo, Charles Eric Lavender, Michael A. Thomas