Patents by Inventor Gerald Rawcliffe

Gerald Rawcliffe 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).

  • Airfoil with thermally conductive pins
    Patent number: 11333022
    Abstract: An airfoil includes a multi-part body and one or more thermally conductive pins. The multi-part body has an interior region and is formed from multiple pieces joined with each other at an interface. The pieces have multiple cavities and at least one of the pieces defines airfoil cooling channels disposed within the interior region of the body. The one or more thermally conductive pins are within the interior region of the body and extend across the interface. Each of the thermally conductive pins has a first segment disposed within a corresponding cavity of a first piece of the multiple pieces and a second segment disposed within a corresponding cavity of a second piece of the multiple pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Earl Dyson, Kimberly Hammer, Jared Iverson, Gerald Rawcliffe, Patrick Willson, Akane Suzuki
  • AIRFOIL WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE PINS
    Publication number: 20210040856
    Abstract: An airfoil includes a multi-part body and one or more thermally conductive pins. The multi-part body has an interior region and is formed from multiple pieces joined with each other at an interface. The pieces have multiple cavities and at least one of the pieces defines airfoil cooling channels disposed within the interior region of the body. The one or more thermally conductive pins are within the interior region of the body and extend across the interface. Each of the thermally conductive pins has a first segment disposed within a corresponding cavity of a first piece of the multiple pieces and a second segment disposed within a corresponding cavity of a second piece of the multiple pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Earl Dyson, Kimberly Hammer, Jared Iverson, Gerald Rawcliffe, Patrick Willson, Akane Suzuki