Patents by Inventor Gion Barandun

Gion Barandun 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).

  • Patent number: 9752449
    Abstract: An annulus filler, mounted to a rotor disc of a gas turbine engine and bridging the gap between two adjacent blades attached to the rotor disc, is disclosed. The annulus filler, formed from a polymer matrix composite material, includes an outer lid, defining an airflow surface for air drawn through the engine in an axial airflow direction, and a support structure, connectable to the rotor disc, to support the rear of the lid on the rotor disc. The support structure has two support walls extending from opposing lateral sides of the lid to an attachment strap for receiving a hook on the rotor disc, the attachment strap bridging the support walls. Under centrifugal loads, the opposing support walls resiliently deform. Each support wall has a concave rear edge. Each rear edge has a first curved section, a second curved section and a substantially straight section therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, FACC AG
    Inventors: Kristofer John Bottome, James Andrew Lee, Paul Mason, Ewan Fergus Thompson, Gion Barandun, Markus Henne, Konstantin Horejsi, Martin Fleischmann, Christof Obertscheider, Thomas Keusch