Patents by Inventor Joseph Clayton Burge

Joseph Clayton Burge 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).

  • Gas turbine engine systems involving mechanically alterable vane throat areas
    Patent number: 8052388
    Abstract: Gas turbine engine systems involving mechanically alterable vane throat areas are provided. In this regard, a representative vane for a gas turbine engine includes: a leading edge; a trailing edge; a suction side surface extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge; a cavity having an aperture located in the suction side surface; and a barrel located within the cavity and being moveable therein such that movement of the barrel alters an extent to which the barrel protrudes through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G McCaffrey, Shankar S Magge, Joel H Wagner, Daniel R Sabatino, Joseph Clayton Burge
  • Gas Turbine Engine Systems Involving Mechanically Alterable Vane Throat Areas
    Publication number: 20090142181
    Abstract: Gas turbine engine systems involving mechanically alterable vane throat areas are provided. In this regard, a representative vane for a gas turbine engine includes: a leading edge; a trailing edge; a suction side surface extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge; a cavity having an aperture located in the suction side surface; and a barrel located within the cavity and being moveable therein such that movement of the barrel alters an extent to which the barrel protrudes through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Michael G. McCaffrey, Shankar S. Magge, Joel H. Wagner, Daniel R. Sabatino, Joseph Clayton Burge