Patents by Inventor Christopher S. Walz

Christopher S. Walz 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).

  • Vane platform cooling
    Patent number: 7625172
    Abstract: A vane cluster has a platform, a shroud, and at least first and second airfoils extending between an outer face of the platform and an inner face of the shroud. Each airfoil has a pressure side and a suction side. The pressure side of the first airfoil faces the suction side of the second airfoil. The cluster includes a cooling passageway system. The system includes at least one inlet in the shroud. At least one first feed passageway extends from the shroud to the platform through the first airfoil. At least one second feed passageway extends from the shroud to the platform through the second airfoil. A first platform cooling plenum is to the pressure side of the first airfoil. A second platform cooling plenum is to the suction side of the first airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher S. Walz, David J. Wasserman, Alex D. Wong, Kirk D. Hlavaty, Donald E. Evans