Patents by Inventor Colin J Small

Colin J Small 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).

  • Patent number: 7208116
    Abstract: A nickel base superalloy comprising 14.0 to 20.0 wt % cobalt, 13.5 to 17.0 wt % chromium, 2.5 to 4.0 wt % aluminium, 3.4 to 5.0 wt % titanium, 0 to 3.0 wt % tantalum, 3.8 to 5.5 wt % molybdenum, 0.035 to 0.07 wt % carbon, 0.01 to 0.04 wt % boron, 0.055 to 0.075 wt % zirconium, 0 to 0.4 wt % hafnium and the balance nickel plus incidental impurities. The nickel base superalloy is suitable for use as gas turbine engine high pressure compressor rotor discs or turbine discs. It is capable of operation at temperatures above 700° C. and has good fatigue crack propagation resistance, creep resistance and tensile strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Andrew J Manning, David Knowles, Colin J Small
  • Publication number: 20020041821
    Abstract: A nickel base superalloy comprising 14.0 to 20.0 wt % cobalt, 13.5 to 17.0 wt % chromium, 2.5 to 4.0 wt % aluminium, 3.4 to 5.0 wt % titanium, 0 to 3.0 wt % tantalum, 3.8 to 5.5 wt % molybdenum, 0.035 to 0.07 wt % carbon, 0.01 to 0.04 wt % boron, 0.055 to 0.075 wt % zirconium, 0 to 0.4 wt % hafnium and the balance nickel plus incidental impurities. The nickel base superalloy is suitable for use as gas turbine engine high pressure compressor rotor discs or turbine discs. It is capable of operation at temperatures above 700° C. and has good fatigue crack propagation resistance, creep resistance and tensile strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew J. Manning, David Knowles, Colin J. Small
  • Patent number: 6132527
    Abstract: A new nickel base superalloy suitable for compressor or turbine discs of gas turbine engines with fatigue crack propagation resistance equal to Waspaloy, tensile strength higher than Waspaloy and higher operating temperature than Waspaloy or UDIMET 720 family of alloys. The nickel base superalloy has a preferred composition by weight % of 14.0-19.0% cobalt, 14.35-15.15 Chromium, 4.25-5.25 Molybdenum, 1.35-2.15 tantalum, 3.45-4.15 titanium, 2.85-3.15 aluminium, 0.01-0.025 boron, 0.012-0.033 carbon, 0.05-0.07 zirconium, 0.5-1.0 hafnium, up to 1.0 rhenium, up to 2.0 tungsten, less than 0.5 niobium, up to 0.1 yttrium, up to 0.1 vanadium, up to 1.0 iron, up to 0.2 silicon, up to 0.15 manganese and balance nickel plus incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Steven J Hessell, Wayne Voice, Allister W James, Sarah A Blackham, Colin J Small, Michael R Winstone
  • Patent number: 5897718
    Abstract: A new nickel base superalloy suitable for compressor or turbine discs of gas turbine engines with fatigue crack propagation resistance equal to Waspaloy, tensile strength higher than Waspaloy and higher operating temperature than Waspaloy or UDIMET 720 family of alloys. The nickel base superalloy has a preferred composition by weight % of 14.0-19.0% cobalt, 14.35-15.15 Chromium, 4.25-5.25 Molybdenum, 1.35-2.15 tantalum, 3.45-4.15 titanium, 2.85-3.15 aluminium, 0.01-0.025 boron, 0.012-0.033 carbon, 0.05-0.07 zirconium, 0.5-1.0 hafnium, up to 1.0 rhenium, up to 2.0 tungsten, less than 0.5 niobium, up to 0.1 yttrium, up to 0.1 vanadium, up to 1.0 iron, up to 0.2 silicon, up to 0.15 manganese and balance nickel plus incidental impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Steven J Hessell, Wayne Voice, Allister W James, Sarah A Blackham, Colin J Small, Michael R Winstone