Patents by Inventor Kiran KOLLURU

Kiran KOLLURU 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 supporting blades
    Patent number: 9844897
    Abstract: A method of supporting a cantilevered component mounted to a hub by locating a cassette in proximity to the cantilevered component, the cassette defining a volume for filling with an encapsulant; filling the volume with an encapsulant material; and causing the encapsulant to solidify to the cantilevered component to support the cantilevered component. The cantilevered component is preferably a blade on a bladed disc and the encapsulant provides support to change the vibration response of the blade during a subsequent machining step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Stewart Lowth, Kiran Kolluru, Dragos Aurelian Axinte, Mark Hugh Raffles
  • Fixture apparatus
    Patent number: 9789542
    Abstract: Fixture Apparatus and methods of manufacturing fixture apparatus. Fixture apparatus comprising: a first body to at least partially support an object, the first body including a structure having variable stiffness along at least a first axis of the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Stewart Lowth, Dragos A. Axinte, Mark H. Raffles, Kiran Kolluru
  • Fixture
    Patent number: 9782834
    Abstract: A fixture for stiffening a thin-walled component comprises linking elements which support respective biasing parts and pressure parts. The biasing parts are arranged to urge the pressure parts to press on a thin-walled component, and the linking elements are rigidly connected to one another to resist a reaction force exerted on the pressure parts by the thin-walled component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Kiran Kolluru, Stewart Lowth, Mark Raffles, Dragos Axinte
  • FIXTURE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160096225
    Abstract: Fixture Apparatus and methods of manufacturing fixture apparatus. Fixture apparatus comprising: a first body to at least partially support an object, the first body including a structure having variable stiffness along at least a first axis of the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Stewart LOWTH, Dragos A. AXINTE, Mark H. RAFFLES, Kiran KOLLURU
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING BLADES
    Publication number: 20150343674
    Abstract: A method of supporting a cantilevered component mounted to a hub by locating a cassette in proximity to the cantilevered component, the cassette defining a volume for filling with an encapsulant; filling the volume with an encapsulant material; and causing the encapsulant to solidify to the cantilevered component to support the cantilevered component. The cantilevered component is preferably a blade on a bladed disc and the encapsulant provides support to change the vibration response of the blade during a subsequent machining step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Stewart LOWTH, Kiran KOLLURU, Dragos Aurelian AXINTE, Mark Hugh RAFFLES
  • FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20150224582
    Abstract: A fixture for stiffening a thin-walled component comprises linking elements which support respective biasing parts and pressure parts. The biasing parts are arranged to urge the pressure parts to press on a thin-walled component, and the linking elements are rigidly connected to one another to resist a reaction force exerted on the pressure parts by the thin-walled component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Kiran KOLLURU, Stewart LOWTH, Mark RAFFLES, Dragos AXINTE