Patents by Inventor Christopher Urwiller

Christopher Urwiller 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).

  • Components for gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 8157514
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine having an engine axis includes a rotor disk and a plurality of airfoils. The rotor disk comprises a web and a rim. The web has a first outer surface at least partially defining a plurality of holes and a plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of slots extends from a corresponding one of the plurality of holes and forms a first angle with the engine axis at the point of intersection with the corresponding one of the plurality of holes. The rim has a second outer surface also at least partially defining the plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of slots forms a second angle with the engine axis at the second outer surface, the second angle being different from the first angle. Each of the plurality of airfoils extends from the second outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Reyes, Christopher Urwiller, Robert Sandoval, John Best
  • COMPONENTS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20100239422
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine having an engine axis includes a rotor disk and a plurality of airfoils. The rotor disk comprises a web and a rim. The web has a first outer surface at least partially defining a plurality of holes and a plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of slots extends from a corresponding one of the plurality of holes and forms a first angle with the engine axis at the point of intersection with the corresponding one of the plurality of holes. The rim has a second outer surface also at least partially defining the plurality of slots. Each of the plurality of slots forms a second angle with the engine axis at the second outer surface, the second angle being different from the first angle. Each of the plurality of airfoils extends from the second outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Victor Reyes, Christopher Urwiller, Robert Sandoval, John Best