Patents by Inventor Christopher Beaudry Miller

Christopher Beaudry Miller 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).

  • FAN BLADE OR VANE WITH IMPROVED BIRD IMPACT CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20240052746
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a first fan blade including a suction surface, a second fan blade comprising a pressure surface and neighboring the first fan blade and a throat region interposed between the suction surface of the first fan blade and the pressure surface of the second fan blade. The throat region includes a passage throat located at a minimum distance between the pressure and suction surfaces. The first and second fan blades are configured such that a pre-compression region is defined in the throat region ahead of the passage throat. Each of the first and second fan blades includes a mean camber line defining a flattened suction surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Byron R. Monzon, Bronwyn Power, Michael M. Joly, Jason H. Elliott, Xuetao Li, Christopher Beaudry Miller
  • FAN BLADE OR VANE WITH IMPROVED BIRD IMPACT CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20240052747
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a first fan blade including a suction surface, a second fan blade comprising a pressure surface and neighboring the first fan blade and a throat region interposed between the suction surface of the first fan blade and the pressure surface of the second fan blade. The throat region includes a passage throat located at a minimum distance between the pressure and suction surfaces. The first and second fan blades are configured such that a pre-compression region is defined in the throat region ahead of the passage throat. Each of the first and second fan blades includes a mean camber line defining a flattened suction surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Byron R. Monzon, Bronwyn Power, Michael M. Joly, Jason H. Elliott, Xuetao Li, Christopher Beaudry Miller