Patents by Inventor Kevin Robert Drake

Kevin Robert Drake 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reducing distortion losses induced to gas turbine engine airflow
    Patent number: 6715983
    Abstract: A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes at least one vane that includes a first body, a second body, and a passageway. The first body includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are connected at a leading edge and a trailing edge. The passageway extends between the second body and the first body leading edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Michael Koshoffer, Kevin Robert Drake
  • Method and apparatus for reducing distortion losses induced to gas turbine engine airflow
    Publication number: 20030059291
    Abstract: A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes at least one vane that includes a first body, a second body, and a passageway. The first body includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are connected at a leading edge and a trailing edge. The passageway extends between the second body and the first body leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: John Michael Koshoffer, Kevin Robert Drake