Patents by Inventor Eric Wayne Hendricks

Eric Wayne Hendricks 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).

  • Apparatus for removal or installation of turbine blade
    Patent number: 11732613
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing or installing a turbine blade from a turbine of a turbomachine is disclosed. The apparatus can include: an operative head configured to engage an axial sidewall of a turbine blade base. An actuator is configured to move the operative head to selectively engage the axial sidewall of the turbine blade base and impart an axial force against the turbine blade base to remove or install the turbine blade. A support gantry is configured to position the actuator substantially vertically above the turbine blade in position in the turbomachine. Among other advantages, the support gantry allows adjustment of the apparatus for different turbines, and use of the head on more than one stage of any given turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: General Electric Company, Atlantic Plant Maintenance, Inc.
    Inventors: Joanna Sylwia Pilichowska, Piotr Krzysztof Dzieciol, Szymon Perkowski, Daniel John Moroney, Eric Wayne Hendricks
  • APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OR INSTALLATION OF TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20220235675
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing or installing a turbine blade from a turbine of a turbomachine is disclosed. The apparatus can include: an operative head configured to engage an axial sidewall of a turbine blade base. An actuator is configured to move the operative head to selectively engage the axial sidewall of the turbine blade base and impart an axial force against the turbine blade base to remove or install the turbine blade. A support gantry is configured to position the actuator substantially vertically above the turbine blade in position in the turbomachine. Among other advantages, the support gantry allows adjustment of the apparatus for different turbines, and use of the head on more than one stage of any given turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Joanna Sylwia Pilichowska, Piotr Krzysztof Dzieciol, Szymon Perkowski, Daniel John Moroney, Eric Wayne Hendricks