Patents by Inventor Claudio Brumen

Claudio Brumen 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).

  • Locking of rotor blades on a rotor disk
    Patent number: 4566857
    Abstract: A rotor stage assembly 20 of the type adapted for use in an axial flow gas turbine engine is disclosed. The assembly includes a rotor disk 36, at least two rotor blades 42 and a scalloped lock pin 52. The scalloped lock pin has lugs 54. The disk is adapted by a groove 40 and each blade is adapted by a groove 48 to receive the scalloped lock pin. During assembly the scalloped lock pin is alignable with blade attachment slots 44 in the disk to enable insertion of the blades and is slidable in the grooves 40, 48 to bring each lug 54 on the scalloped pin into engagement with a corresponding groove in a rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Claudio Brumen
  • Locking of rotor blades on a rotor disk
    Patent number: 4389161
    Abstract: A rotor stage assembly 20 of the type adapted for use in an axial flow gas turbine engine is disclosed. The assembly includes a rotor disk 36, at least two rotor blades 42 and a scalloped lock pin 52. The scalloped lock pin has lugs 54. The disk is adapted by a groove 40 and each blade is adapted by a groove 48 to receive the scalloped lock pin. During assembly the scalloped lock pin is alignable with blade attachment slots 44 in the disk to enable insertion of the blades and is slidable in the grooves 40, 48 to bring each lug 54 on the scalloped pin into engagement with a corresponding groove in a rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1983
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Claudio Brumen