Patents by Inventor Jay T. Abraham

Jay T. Abraham 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).

  • Wear pad to prevent cracking of fan blade
    Patent number: 10273816
    Abstract: A fan blade of a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil, a root received in a slot of a hub, and a wear pad covering at least a portion of the root and made of an integrally bonded woven composite laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jay T. Abraham, Ethan C. Drew, Scott C. Billings, Michael A. Weisse, James O. Hansen, Venkatarama K. Seetharaman
  • WEAR PAD TO PREVENT CRACKING OF FAN BLADE
    Publication number: 20150110636
    Abstract: A fan blade of a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil, a root received in a slot of a hub, and a wear pad covering at least a portion of the root and made of an integrally bonded woven composite laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jay T. Abraham, Ethan C. Drew, Scott C. Billings, Michael A. Weisse, James O. Hansen, Venkatarama K. Seetharaman
  • ELECTROFORMED SHEATH
    Publication number: 20130199934
    Abstract: An electroformed sheath for protecting an airfoil includes a sheath body and a mandrel insert is provided. The sheath body includes a leading edge. The sheath body includes a pressure side wall and an opposed suction side wall, which side walls meet at the leading edge and extend away from the leading edge to define a cavity between the side walls. The sheath body includes a head section between the leading edge and the cavity. The mandrel insert is positioned between the pressure side and suction side walls, and includes a generally wedge-shaped geometry. A method for protecting an airfoil includes: 1) securing a mandrel insert to a mandrel; 2) electroplating a sheath body onto the mandrel and the mandrel insert; 3) removing the mandrel from the sheath body so that a sheath cavity is defined within the sheath body; and 4) securing the airfoil within the sheath cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Parkos, JR., James O. Hansen, Christopher A. Hertel, Andrew J. Murphy, Ashley P. Phillips, Jay T. Abraham