Patents by Inventor Jewell Winifred Willmon

Jewell Winifred Willmon 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).

  • Staking tool assembly
    Patent number: 10544691
    Abstract: A staking tool assembly for staking a pin coupling a turbine blade with a turbine disk is disclosed. The staking tool assembly includes a guide block configured to be positioned between a space defined between two consecutive turbine blades mounted on the turbine disk. The guide block includes a bottom surface configured to abut a blade root of the turbine blade. The guide block further includes a groove extending from the bottom surface through the guide block. The groove is configured to receive a portion of the pin extending outwardly from the blade root to facilitate a staking of the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: James Neal Houck, Jewell Winifred Willmon
  • STAKING TOOL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190203604
    Abstract: A staking tool assembly for staking a pin coupling a turbine blade with a turbine disk is disclosed. The staking tool assembly includes a guide block configured to be positioned between a space defined between two consecutive turbine blades mounted on the turbine disk. The guide block includes a bottom surface configured to abut a blade root of the turbine blade. The guide block further includes a groove extending from the bottom surface through the guide block. The groove is configured to receive a portion of the pin extending outwardly from the blade root to facilitate a staking of the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: James Neal Houck, Jewell Winifred Willmon