Patents by Inventor Cleon V. Kunz

Cleon V. Kunz 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).

  • Axial flow compressor case
    Patent number: 4684320
    Abstract: The adjacent spacers that make up a compressor case for a multistage axial flow compressor carry a row of vanes at one end that are held in position during assembly of the compressor by a ring that is bolted to a flange at that end of the spacer and the spacer extends over the row of vanes of an adjacent spacer and is secured by a row of bolts to the adjacent spacer. This ring is T-shaped to pilot the ring on the spacer to which it is secured and also to pilot the opposite end flange of the adjacent spacer during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Cleon V. Kunz
  • Compressor stator assembly having a composite inner diameter shroud
    Patent number: 4655682
    Abstract: In the compressor section of a gas turbine engine, a stator assembly comprises an outer vane support structure, an inner vane support structure, and a plurality of stator vanes which extend radially therebetween. The inner vane support structure includes a one piece inner ring, and a plurality of shroud sections which surround and are bonded to the ring. Each shroud section has arcuate cavities which receive and retain therein the inner end of a stator vane. The ring and shroud sections are fabricated from composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Cleon V. Kunz, Dennis H. Jones