Patents by Inventor Gary R. Hilbert

Gary R. Hilbert 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).

  • Method and apparatus for damping vibration in turbomachine components
    Patent number: 6299410
    Abstract: A method and apparatus reduces the magnitude of vibratory strain in a turbomachine component that experiences high steady state strain by, in the case of a passive embodiment, coupling a mechanical-to-electromagnetic energy converter to an interior and/or exterior surface of the component, and/or embedding the energy converter within the component, and by, in the case of an active embodiment, coupling a mechanical-to-electromagnetic energy converter to an interior and/or exterior surface of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gary R. Hilbert, David D. Pearson, Edward F. Crawley