Patents by Inventor Kathleen Elizabeth Albers

Kathleen Elizabeth Albers 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).

  • Apparatus and system for ceramic matrix composite attachment
    Patent number: 10982564
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for mechanically connecting components are provided. The apparatus includes a mechanical connecting joint that includes a first joint member formed of a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) value, the first joint member comprising a first sidewall, a second opposite sidewall, and a body extending therebetween. The mechanical connecting joint further includes a second joint member formed of a material having a second CTE value, the second CTE being less than the first CTE. The second joint member includes a first leg facing the first sidewall, a second leg facing the second sidewall, and a connecting member extending between the first leg and the second leg. A first gap is formed between the first joint member and the first leg and a second gap is formed between the first joint member and the second leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Mark Weaver, Michael Alan Hile, Kathleen Elizabeth Albers
  • Ceramic matrix composite turbine blade squealer tip with flare
    Patent number: 10457020
    Abstract: A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite turbine blade with squealer tip and with tip flare is provided. The tip flare may be located at either or both of the pressure side and the suction side. The method provides a mandrel which is placed in the pre-form tooling to create the cavity and aid in formation of the pressure side flare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew Mark Weaver, Paul Izon, Kathleen Elizabeth Albers
  • APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20180230857
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for mechanically connecting components are provided. The apparatus includes a mechanical connecting joint that includes a first joint member formed of a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) value, the first joint member comprising a first sidewall, a second opposite sidewall, and a body extending therebetween. The mechanical connecting joint further includes a second joint member formed of a material having a second CTE value, the second CTE being less than the first CTE. The second joint member includes a first leg facing the first sidewall, a second leg facing the second sidewall, and a connecting member extending between the first leg and the second leg. A first gap is formed between the first joint member and the first leg and a second gap is formed between the first joint member and the second leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Mark Weaver, Michael Alan Hile, Kathleen Elizabeth Albers
  • CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE TURBINE BLADE SQUEALER TIP WITH FLARE
    Publication number: 20160333698
    Abstract: A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite turbine blade with squealer tip and with tip flare is provided. The tip flare may be located at either or both of the pressure side and the suction side. The method provides a mandrel which is placed in the pre-form tooling to create the cavity and aid in formation of the pressure side flare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Mark WEAVER, Paul IZON, Kathleen Elizabeth ALBERS
  • APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20160169033
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for mechanically connecting components are provided. The apparatus includes a mechanical connecting joint that includes a first joint member formed of a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) value, the first joint member comprising a first sidewall, a second opposite sidewall, and a body extending therebetween. The mechanical connecting joint further includes a second joint member formed of a material having a second CTE value, the second CTE being less than the first CTE. The second joint member includes a first leg facing the first sidewall, a second leg facing the second sidewall, and a connecting member extending between the first leg and the second leg. A first gap is formed between the first joint member and the first leg and a second gap is formed between the first joint member and the second leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Mark Weaver, Michael Alan Hile, Kathleen Elizabeth Albers