Patents by Inventor Dorian Goericke

Dorian Goericke 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).

  • Stator blades in turbine engines and methods related thereto
    Patent number: 10907506
    Abstract: A method of modifying a casing of a turbine engine for attaching stator blades within a row of stator blades to the casing, the method including the steps of: forming a circumferentially extending groove in an inboard face of the casing; providing a segmented ring insert that includes bore holes spaced in accordance with a bore hole pattern that corresponds to the row of stator blades; inserting the segmented ring insert into the groove; and securing the segmented ring insert to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Reiff, Dorian Goericke
  • STATOR BLADES IN TURBINE ENGINES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20200072083
    Abstract: A method of modifying a casing of a turbine engine for attaching stator blades within a row of stator blades to the casing, the method including the steps of: forming a circumferentially extending groove in an inboard face of the casing; providing a segmented ring insert that includes bore holes spaced in accordance with a bore hole pattern that corresponds to the row of stator blades; inserting the segmented ring insert into the groove; and securing the segmented ring insert to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Reiff, Dorian Goericke