Patents by Inventor James Tyler Roach

James Tyler Roach 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).

  • Composite integrally bladed rotor
    Patent number: 7284957
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrally bladed rotor for use in a gas turbine engine. The integrally bladed rotor comprises a plurality of pairs of airfoil blades. Each pair of blades has a spar which extends from a first tip of a first one of the airfoil blades in the pair to a second tip of a second one of the airfoil blades in the pair. The rotor further comprises an outer shroud integrally joined to the first and second tips in each pair of airfoil blades and an inner diameter hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Charles Hornick, Frank J. Euvino, Jr., James Tyler Roach
  • Composite integrally bladed rotor
    Patent number: 6881036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrally bladed rotor for use in a gas turbine engine. The integrally bladed rotor comprises a plurality of pairs of airfoil blades. Each pair of blades has a spar which extends from a first tip of a first one of the airfoil blades in the pair to a second tip of a second one of the airfoil blades in the pair. The rotor further comprises an outer shroud integrally joined to the first and second tips in each pair of airfoil blades and an inner diameter hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Charles Hornick, Frank J. Euvino, Jr., James Tyler Roach
  • Organic matrix composite integrally bladed rotor
    Publication number: 20040042902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrally bladed rotor for use in a gas turbine engine. The integrally bladed rotor comprises a plurality of pairs of airfoil blades. Each pair of blades has a spar which extends from a first tip of a first one of the airfoil blades in the pair to a second tip of a second one of the airfoil blades in the pair. The rotor further comprises an outer shroud integrally joined to the first and second tips in each pair of airfoil blades and an inner diameter hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: David Charles Hornick, Frank J. Euvino, James Tyler Roach