Patents by Inventor Gregory B. Heitland

Gregory B. Heitland 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).

  • Turbine rotor hub contour
    Patent number: 7484935
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a turbine rotor having a contoured hub comprising a cambered surface extending from a leading edge of the rotor hub to a trailing edge of the rotor hub along an axial direction of the rotor hub. A turbine rotor and a gas turbine engine comprising a turbine rotor flow path having a cambered surface are also disclosed, together with a method providing a turbine rotor flow path for a turbine rotor hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory B. Heitland, Costas Vogiatzis