Patents by Inventor Ernest R. Broughton

Ernest R. Broughton 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).

  • Collar support assembly for airfoils
    Patent number: 10724390
    Abstract: Collar support assemblies are provided. For example, a collar support assembly for an airfoil comprises a collar that includes a first surface shaped complementary to a fillet of the airfoil and a planar second surface. The first surface is disposed adjacent the fillet of the airfoil. The collar support assembly further comprises a shim material disposed between the second surface and an airfoil support structure and a filler material inserted between the first surface and the fillet of the airfoil to provide a tight fit between the collar and the airfoil. In other embodiments, the collar support assembly comprises a pair of collars and supports an airfoil doublet. The airfoil doublets may be part of an outlet guide vane assembly of a gas turbine engine, and methods for assembling outlet guide vane assemblies also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Elmer King, Curt Brian Curtis, Ernest R. Broughton, George Han, Jeffrey Lawrence Sulikowski
  • Collar Support Assembly for Airfoils
    Publication number: 20190284945
    Abstract: Collar support assemblies are provided. For example, a collar support assembly for an airfoil comprises a collar that includes a first surface shaped complementary to a fillet of the airfoil and a planar second surface. The first surface is disposed adjacent the fillet of the airfoil. The collar support assembly further comprises a shim material disposed between the second surface and an airfoil support structure and a filler material inserted between the first surface and the fillet of the airfoil to provide a tight fit between the collar and the airfoil. In other embodiments, the collar support assembly comprises a pair of collars and supports an airfoil doublet. The airfoil doublets may be part of an outlet guide vane assembly of a gas turbine engine, and methods for assembling outlet guide vane assemblies also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Elmer King, Curt Brian Curtis, Ernest R. Broughton, George Han, Jeffrey Lawrence Sulikowski