Patents by Inventor Charles Louis Williams

Charles Louis Williams 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 turbine nozzle locks
    Patent number: 6773228
    Abstract: A method enables a gas turbine engine nozzle to be secured within an engine casing that includes an exterior surface. The method comprises the steps of forming a first opening to extend through the engine casing, inserting a nozzle lock through the first opening from the casing exterior surface, coupling the nozzle lock to a portion of the nozzle, and securing the nozzle lock to the engine casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward Atwood Rainous, Charles Louis Williams, Michael Peter Murphy, Janice Ilene Pirtle, James Harold Joy
  • Methods and apparatus for turbine nozzle locks
    Publication number: 20040005217
    Abstract: A method enables a gas turbine engine nozzle to be secured within an engine casing that includes an exterior surface. The method comprises the steps of forming a first opening to extend through the engine casing, inserting a nozzle lock through the first opening from the casing exterior surface, coupling the nozzle lock to a portion of the nozzle, and securing the nozzle lock to the engine casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Edward Atwood Rainous, Charles Louis Williams, Michael Peter Murphy, Janice Ilene Pirtle, James Harold Joy