Patents by Inventor Dale Edwards

Dale Edwards 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).

  • COMPOSITE AEROFOIL VANE
    Publication number: 20140286765
    Abstract: A composite aerofoil vane for a gas turbine engine extends in use in a generally radial direction across an axially- and circumferentially-extending annular duct. The vane comprises a plurality of first reinforcing fibres extending in a generally radial direction and a plurality of second reinforcing fibres extending in generally axial and circumferential directions. The second fibres are interlaced with the first fibres so as to form a more unified and integrated structure, and to prevent the first reinforcing fibres from moving relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Matthew Ashley Charles HOYLAND, Dale Edward EVANS, Bijoysri KHAN
  • FAN CONTAINMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140227076
    Abstract: A fan containment system having a generally cylindrical fan case including a hook projecting in a generally radially inward direction and positioned axially forward of a radial array of fan blades; a fan track liner disposed on the radially inner surface of the fan case; and a panel which is positioned axially rearward of the hook and positioned axially forward of the radial array of fan blades and forms a substantially continuous air washed surface with the fan track liner. The panel is temporarily deformable so as to absorb the impacts of any foreign bodies, which enter the gas turbine engine, without compromising the structural integrity of the panel while being weak enough so that in the event that one of the fan blades is released from the hub, the fan blade tip of the detached fan blade is not inhibited from moving radially outward of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Matthew Ashley Charles HOYLAND, Dale Edward EVANS
  • FOUR COUNTERWEIGHT CRANKSHAFT FOR 90 DEGREE V6 ENGINE
    Publication number: 20140137835
    Abstract: A crankshaft includes first, second, third, and fourth main journals, each coaxially disposed along a crankshaft axis. A first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth crank pin are each parallel with the crankshaft axis, and radially offset from the crankshaft axis. A first crank arm includes a first counterweight, and connects the first main journal and the first crank pin. A third crank arm includes a second counterweight, and connects the second crank pin and the second main journal. A seventh crank arm includes a third counterweight, and connects the third main journal and the fifth crank pin. A ninth crank arm includes a fourth counterweight, and connects the sixth crank pin and the fourth main journal. The first, second, third, and fourth counterweights are the only counterweights of the crankshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Dale Edward Murrish, Donald J. Perella, Keith Hart
  • PROCESSES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REMOVING SUBSTANCES FROM SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20140069458
    Abstract: Processes associated apparatus and compositions useful for removing organic substances from substrates, for example, electronic device substrates such as microelectronic wafers or flat panel displays, are provided. Processes are presented that apply a minimum volume of a composition as a coating to the inorganic substrate whereby sufficient heat is added and the organic substances are completely removed by rinsing. The compositions and processes may be suitable for removing and, in some instances, completely dissolving photoresists of the positive and negative varieties as well as thermoset polymers from electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Quillen, Dale Edward O'Dell, Zachary Philip Lee, John Cleaon Moore, Edward Enns McEntire, Spencer Erich Hochstetler, Richard Dalton Peters, Rodney Scott Armentrout, Darryl W. Muck
  • System Core for Transferring Data Between an External Device and Memory
    Publication number: 20140059324
    Abstract: Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Gerald George Pechanek, David Strube, Edwin Franklin Barry, Charles W. Kurak, JR., Carl Donald Busboom, Dale Edward Schneider, Nikos P. Pitsianis, Grayson Morris, Edward A. Wolff, Patrick R. Marchand, Ricardo Rodriguez, Marco Jacobs
  • Rotor assembly for a gas turbine
    Patent number: 8636474
    Abstract: A rotor assembly, for a gas turbine, has a plurality of rotor discs interconnected by an axially extending rim. The outside of the rim has a circumferential array of dovetail slots and the underside of the rim has a circumferential channel which extends radially part way into the slots, the respective discs thus being interconnected axially across the channel by an array of circumferentially spaced connecting portions. There is an array of blades, each blade having a blade root secured in a respective one of the dovetail slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventor: Dale Edward Evans
  • Processess and compositions for removing substances from substrates
    Patent number: 8614053
    Abstract: Processes associated apparatus and compositions useful for removing organic substances from substrates, for example, electronic device substrates such as microelectronic wafers or flat panel displays, are provided. Processes are presented that apply a minimum volume of a composition as a coating to the inorganic substrate whereby sufficient heat is added and the organic substances are completely removed by rinsing. The compositions and processes may be suitable for removing and, in some instances, completely dissolving photoresists of the positive and negative varieties as well as thermoset polymers from electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Quillen, Dale Edward O'Dell, Zachary Philip Lee, John Cleaon Moore, Edward Enns McEntire, Spencer Erich Hochstetler, Rodney Scott Armentrout, Richard Dalton Peters, Darryl W. Muck
  • Annulus filler for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 8596981
    Abstract: An annulus filler for mounting to a rotor disc of a gas turbine engine is provided to bridge the gap between adjacent blades. A first part is connectable to the rotor disc between adjacent blades. There is a separate second part that engages with the first part after connecting the rotor blades to the rotor disc. When installed, the filler is spaced from each blade by a respective clearance gap (G), and an operational configuration in which it contacts each of said blades. Engagement of the second part with the first part is effective to urge the first part from said installation configuration to said operational configuration and thus into blade contact. The first part may have a mounting region for connection to the rotor disc and allow, in said first step of said procedure, the mounting region to remain visible from a radially outer viewpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Mathew Ashley Charles Hoyland, Dale Edward Evans
  • PROCESSESS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REMOVING SUBSTANCES FROM SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20130273479
    Abstract: Processes associated apparatus and compositions useful for removing organic substances from substrates, for example, electronic device substrates such as microelectronic wafers or flat panel displays, are provided. Processes are presented that apply a minimum volume of a composition as a coating to the inorganic substrate whereby sufficient heat is added and the organic substances are completely removed by rinsing. The compositions and processes may be suitable for removing and, in some instances, completely dissolving photoresists of the positive and negative varieties as well as thermoset polymers from electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Quillen, Dale Edward O'Dell, Zachary Philip Lee, John Cleaon Moore, Edward Enns McEntire, Spencer Erich Hochstetler, Richard Dalton Peters, Rodney Scott Armentrout, Darryl W. Muck
  • Aeroengine fan assembly
    Patent number: 8535013
    Abstract: A fan assembly of a gas turbine engine, the fan assembly includes an array of radially extending blades defining gaps therebetween and an annulus filler located within at least one gap. The annulus filler includes at least two individual bodies arranged circumferentially adjacent one another with at least one adjacent a blade, one of the bodies includes a flexible wall arranged to centrifuge outwardly against the other body thereby urging both bodies against the blades and securing them during engine operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Ian Colin Deuchar Care, Dale Edward Evans
  • Method of manufacturing a crankshaft
    Patent number: 8533946
    Abstract: A crankshaft is cast in a mold to define a plurality of pin bearing journals and a plurality of main bearing journals, at least one of each has a hollow section extending therethrough. A single core is positioned within the mold to form all of the hollow sections. The single core may include a cross-section defining an elliptical shape to form hollow sections having an elliptical cross-sectional shape to further reduce the weight of the crankshaft. The hollow sections are each positioned along a path that minimizes stress within the crankshaft. The path may include a non-linear path relative to a longitudinal axis of the crankshaft or a linear path angled relative to the longitudinal axis to bend or direct the hollow sections away from high stress regions of the crankshaft. The non-circular cross section of the core may spiral about its own axis to maximize mass reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Dale Edward Murrish, Mark Helmle, Keith Hart, Maurice G. Meyer
  • Apparatus, system and method for golf club recommendation
    Patent number: 8529380
    Abstract: A method for gold club recommendation. The method can include providing user data related to a user, the user data including a user's gender, and handicap, and a plurality of golf clubs associated with the user, providing golf club data related to each golf club of the plurality of golf clubs, the golf club data including average yardages and deviation limits, determining a starting location of a user on a golf course, determining a final location where the user intends to land a golf ball, accessing the golf club data for each golf club of the plurality of golf clubs, determining at least one recommended golf club for the user based on the golf club data, and displaying the recommended golf club to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventors: Dale Edward Hubenthal, Robert James Lee
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CRANKSHAFT
    Publication number: 20130152731
    Abstract: A crankshaft is cast in a mold to define a plurality of pin bearing journals and a plurality of main bearing journals, at least one of each has a hollow section extending therethrough. A single core is positioned within the mold to form all of the hollow sections. The single core may include a cross-section defining an elliptical shape to form hollow sections having an elliptical cross-sectional shape to further reduce the weight of the crankshaft. The hollow sections are each positioned along a path that minimizes stress within the crankshaft. The path may include a non-linear path relative to a longitudinal axis of the crankshaft or a linear path angled relative to the longitudinal axis to bend or direct the hollow sections away from high stress regions of the crankshaft. The non-circular cross section of the core may spiral about its own axis to maximize mass reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dale Edward Murrish, Mark Helmle, Keith Hart, Maurice G. Meyer
  • Compositions and methods for removing organic substances
    Patent number: 8444768
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for the removal of organic substances from substrates, for example, electronic device substrates such as microelectronic wafers or flat panel displays, are provided. A method is presented which applies a minimum volume of the composition as a coating to the inorganic substrate whereby sufficient heat is added and immediately rinsed with water to achieve complete removal. These compositions and methods are particularly suitable for removing and completely dissolving photoresists of the positive and negative varieties as well as thermoset polymers from electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Quillen, Dale Edward O'Dell, Zachary Philip Lee, John Cleaon Moore, Edward Enns McEntire
  • Method and apparatus for enabling networked operations in voice radio systems
    Patent number: 8446883
    Abstract: A method and system for the networking of radio transceivers is disclosed. The system includes a source transceiver with a source address, and a destination transceiver with a destination address. A router gateway includes a first interface in communication with the source transceiver and a second interface in communication with the destination transceiver, and interconnections between the two are defined in a routing table. A network signaling system independent of the respective radio transmission and receipt systems enables communication between the source transceiver and the destination transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Curtin, Dale Edward Burton
  • Annulus filler
    Patent number: 8425192
    Abstract: An annulus filler for mounting to a rotor disc of a gas turbine engine bridges the gap between adjacent disc blades. The annulus filler has a lid defining part of an airflow surface for air drawn through the engine; a separate support connectable to the lid and to the rotor disc with an engagement portion of the support extending radially past a substantially adjacent region of the lid; and a retainer configured to interconnect the lid and the support by engaging each engagement portion of the support and adjacent regions of the lid, the retainer defining another part of the airflow surface. The annulus filler can be configured to allow mounting to the rotor disc, where the support is connected to the rotor disc without the lid, and then the lid is mounted to the support such that each engagement portion remains visible from the lid's radially outermost side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Mathew Ashley Charles Hoyland, Dale Edward Evans
  • Tire
    Patent number: D682190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Hiram William Uphouse, Max Harold Dixon, Dale Edward Umstot, Shannon Joseph Hughes
  • Tire
    Patent number: D683693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Max Harold Dixon, Dale Edward Umstot, Joel Joseph Lazeration
  • Tire
    Patent number: D699663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Max Harold Dixon, Dale Edward Umstot, Timothy Patrick Lovell, Thomas Andrew Laurich
  • Tire
    Patent number: D713328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Dale Edward Umstot, Max Harold Dixon, Shannon Joseph Hughes, Charles Joseph Ashton