Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Ervin

Elizabeth Ervin 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 7296966
    Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling at least one turbine nozzle segment within the gas turbine engine, each turbine nozzle segment includes at least one airfoil vane extending between an inner band and an outer band, wherein the airfoil vane includes a leading edge and a trailing edge, and wherein the outer band includes a front face, a rear face, and an inner surface extending therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Heyward, Gregg Ford, Christen Vonderau, Elizabeth Ervin
  • Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines
    Publication number: 20060133922
    Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling at least one turbine nozzle segment within the gas turbine engine, each turbine nozzle segment includes at least one airfoil vane extending between an inner band and an outer band, wherein the airfoil vane includes a leading edge and a trailing edge, and wherein the outer band includes a front face, a rear face, and an inner surface extending therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: John Heyward, Gregg Ford, Christen Vonderau, Elizabeth Ervin