Patents by Inventor Chester D. Blackman, Jr.

Chester D. Blackman, Jr. 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).

  • Non-stablug stator apparatus and assembly method
    Patent number: 7748956
    Abstract: A method of assembling a stator apparatus includes providing a first vane having an airfoil section located between a first platform section and a second platform section, positioning a first shroud ring adjacent to the first vane, welding the first platform section of the first vane to the first shroud ring relative to a first edge of the of the first platform section of the first vane, and welding the first platform section of the first vane to the first shroud ring relative to a second edge of the of the first platform section. The second edge is located opposite the first edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jose Paulino, Mark Rogers, Charles H. Warner, Steven D. Jenkel, Kurt R. Heinemann, Steven R. Chabot, Chester D. Blackman, Jr., Paul S. Bean, Jr.