Patents by Inventor Gary Willard Bryant, JR.
Gary Willard Bryant, JR. 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).
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Publication number: 20240151147Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an airfoil assembly for a turbine engine and methods of assembly thereof. The airfoil assembly generally includes a composite airfoil and a spar. The composite airfoil has a pressure side and a suction side extending in an axial direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge defining a chordwise direction and extending radially between a root and a tip defining a spanwise direction and having a span-length. The spar includes a first portion including a first material and a second portion joined at an interface with the first portion. The second portion further includes a second material, different from the first material, joined to the first portion at an interface. The method generally includes joining the first portion with the second portion at the interface; and assembling the spar with the composite airfoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: AIRFOIL AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY THEREOFInventors: Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Nicholas Joseph Kray, Ming Xie, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Nicholas M. Daggett, Frank Worthoff, Scott Roger Finn
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Patent number: 11931981Abstract: A blade is provided. The blade comprises a plurality of a first composite fiber plies and a plurality of a second composite fiber plies. Ends of the second fiber plies are staggered such that interlock between the first composite fiber plies and the second composite fiber plies is formed in a region where the second composite fiber plies end and meet with the first composite fiber plies. The blades are used for an engine of an aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Phani Nandula
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Publication number: 20240044254Abstract: An airfoil assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, the airfoil assembly defining a span axis, a root end, and a tip end. The airfoil assembly includes a reinforcement structure comprising a first helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end and a second helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end; a polymeric matrix material positioned at least partially around the reinforcement structure; and an outer skin positioned around the reinforcement structure and the polymeric matrix material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: David Raju Yamarthi, Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu, Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Tatiparthi, Paul Mathew, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Gary Willard Bryant, JR., Nuthi Srinivas
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Patent number: 11879355Abstract: An airfoil assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, the airfoil assembly defining a span axis, a root end, and a tip end. The airfoil assembly includes a reinforcement structure comprising a first helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end and a second helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end; a polymeric matrix material positioned at least partially around the reinforcement structure; and an outer skin positioned around the reinforcement structure and the polymeric matrix material.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Raju Yamarthi, Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu, Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Tatiparthi, Paul Mathew, Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Nuthi Srinivas
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Patent number: 11795827Abstract: An airfoil assembly comprising a central spar extending along the radial direction; a blade skin positioned around the central spar to define an airfoil that has a pressure side and a suction side extending in the axial direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein at least one cavity is defined between the blade skin and the central spar; and a support structure positioned at least partially within the at least one cavity. The support structure comprises: a foam; and a foam reinforcement structure embedded within the foam.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Raghuveer Chinta, Srinivas Nuthi, Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Nicholas Joseph Kray
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Publication number: 20230313687Abstract: An airfoil assembly comprising a central spar extending along the radial direction; a blade skin positioned around the central spar to define an airfoil that has a pressure side and a suction side extending in the axial direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein at least one cavity is defined between the blade skin and the central spar; and a support structure positioned at least partially within the at least one cavity. The support structure comprises: a foam; and a foam reinforcement structure embedded within the foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Raghuveer Chinta, Srinivas Nuthi, Gary Willard Bryant, JR., Nicholas Joseph Kray
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Patent number: 10774679Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a turbine engine includes an airfoil with an outer wall having a pressure side and a suction side, the airfoil extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and also extending radially between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. An aperture and at least one slot can define at least a portion of a release plane extending through the outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Stephanie Glynn Cotten, James Francis Brown, Theodore Robert Ingling, Tod Winton Davis, Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Max Robert Farson
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Publication number: 20200123910Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a turbine engine includes an airfoil with an outer wall having a pressure side and a suction side, the airfoil extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and also extending radially between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. An aperture and at least one slot can define at least a portion of a release plane extending through the outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Stephanie Glynn Cotten, James Francis Brown, Theodore Robert Ingling, Tod Winton Davis, Gary Willard Bryant, JR., Max Robert Farson
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Patent number: 10494933Abstract: An airfoil includes: an airfoil body having convex and concave sides extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil body including primary and secondary regions having differing physical properties; and at least one metallic cladding element attached to the airfoil body.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Tod Winton Davis, Wei Wu
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Publication number: 20190234420Abstract: A blade is provided. The blade comprises a plurality of a first composite fiber plies and a plurality of a second composite fiber plies. Ends of the second fiber plies are staggered such that interlock between the first composite fiber plies and the second composite fiber plies is formed in a region where the second composite fiber plies end and meet with the first composite fiber plies. The blades are used for an engine of an aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Gary Willard Bryant, JR., Phani Nandula
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Publication number: 20170268349Abstract: An airfoil includes: an airfoil body having convex and concave sides extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil body including primary and secondary regions having differing physical properties; and at least one metallic cladding element attached to the airfoil body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Gary Willard Bryant, JR., Tod Winton Davis, Wei Wu
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Patent number: 8777576Abstract: A platform is provided for use between adjacent fan blades joined to a rotor disk to provide an inner flowpath boundary. The platform includes: a metallic arcuate body with opposed forward and aft ends and opposed lateral edges; and a pair of frangible wings that extend from the lateral edges laterally and radially beyond the body.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Gregory Allen Platz, Jr., Matthew Robert Hastings, Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Justin Jeffrey Kral
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Publication number: 20130052012Abstract: A platform is provided for use between adjacent fan blades joined to a rotor disk to provide an inner flowpath boundary. The platform includes: a metallic arcuate body with opposed forward and aft ends and opposed lateral edges; and a pair of frangible wings that extend from the lateral edges laterally and radially beyond the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Gregory Allen Platz, JR., Matthew Robert Hastings, Gary Willard Bryant, JR., Justin Jeffrey Kral