Patents by Inventor Lane Norris

Lane Norris 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOILS USEFUL LIFE
    Publication number: 20030007870
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a blade including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first sidewall extending in radial span between a blade root and blade tip, and a second sidewall connected to the first sidewall at the leading edge and at the trailing edge. The first and second sidewalls each include an outer surface and an inner surface. A cooling cavity is defined by the first sidewall inner surface and the second sidewall inner surface. At least a portion of the cooling cavity is coated with an oxidation resistant environmental coating that has a thickness less than 0.0015 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: John Peter Heyward, Roger Dale Wustman, Timothy Lane Norris, Richard Clay Haubert, Paul John Fink
  • Methods and apparatus for extending gas turbine engine airfoils useful life
    Patent number: 6485262
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a blade including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first sidewall extending in radial span between a blade root and blade tip, and a second sidewall connected to the first sidewall at the leading edge and at the trailing edge. The first and second sidewalls each include an outer surface and an inner surface. A cooling cavity is defined by the first sidewall inner surface and the second sidewall inner surface. At least a portion of the cooling cavity is coated with an oxidation resistant environmental coating that has a thickness less than 0.0015 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Peter Heyward, Roger Dale Wustman, Timothy Lane Norris, Richard Clay Haubert, Paul John Fink