Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Wilkin, II

Daniel A. Wilkin, II 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).

  • Blade row for a rotary machine and method of fabricating same
    Patent number: 7874794
    Abstract: A blade row for a rotary machine includes a radially inner endwall, a radially outer endwall having a radially inner surface, and an airfoil including a root section coupled to the inner endwall and a tip section coupled to the outer endwall such that the airfoil extends radially between the inner and outer endwalls. The radially outer endwall includes a projection extending radially inward from the outer endwall inner surface such that the outer endwall inner surface includes a non-axisymmetric shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William J. Solomon, Daniel A. Wilkin, II, Andrew Breeze-Stringfellow, Kevin S. Hansell