Patents by Inventor J. Michael McQuade

J. Michael McQuade 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).

  • Coated turbomachinery component
    Patent number: 10400786
    Abstract: A rotor for a turbomachine is provided which includes a hub; and a plurality of blades extending radially from the hub, the plurality of blades comprising a first subset of blades having first tips and an abrasive coating on the first tips, and a second subset of blades having second tips with no abrasive coating on the second tips, wherein a radius (R2) of the first subset of blades, including thickness of the abrasive coating, is greater than a radius (R1) of the second subset of blades, and wherein a base radius (R) of the first subset of blades, not including thickness of the abrasive coating, is less than the radius (R1) of the second subset of blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Sergei F. Burlatsky, David Ulrich Furrer, J. Michael McQuade
  • COATED TURBOMACHINERY COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20180128284
    Abstract: A rotor for a turbomachine is provided which includes a hub; and a plurality of blades extending radially from the hub, the plurality of blades comprising a first subset of blades having first tips and an abrasive coating on the first tips, and a second subset of blades having second tips with no abrasive coating on the second tips, wherein a radius (R2) of the first subset of blades, including thickness of the abrasive coating, is greater than a radius (R1) of the second subset of blades, and wherein a base radius (R) of the first subset of blades, not including thickness of the abrasive coating, is less than the radius (R1) of the second subset of blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Agnieszka M. Wusatowska-Sarnek, Sergei F. Burlatsky, David Ulrich Furrer, J. Michael McQuade