Patents by Inventor Larry N. Fuss

Larry N. Fuss 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).

  • Blade twisting apparatus
    Patent number: 4527410
    Abstract: Apparatus for increasing the twist of blades of an integrally bladed rotor comprise a plurality of pairs of opposed, aligned blade formers, slideably disposed in guide channels on opposite sides of the blades to be twisted. The rotor and twisting apparatus is heated and the opposed formers are forced toward each other. The blade disposed between each pair of formers is sandwiched between the ends of the formers. The ends of the formers are specially shaped such that the blades are reshaped or twisted to the desired final contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Donald G. MacNitt, Jr., Larry N. Fuss