Patents by Inventor Laura A. Fowler

Laura A. Fowler 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).

  • Gas turbine engine structural frame with multi-clevis ring attachment of struts to outer casing
    Patent number: 5236303
    Abstract: A structural frame component for use in a gas turbine engine having an outer casing includes an annular inner central hub, a plurality of circumferentially-spaced struts attached at their inner ends to the inner central hub and extending therefrom toward the outer casing of the engine, and an attachment ring including an annular member and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced clevises attached to the annular member and extending radially inwardly therefrom. The annular member encircles and is spaced radially outwardly from the outer ends of the struts and is releasably attached to the flanges on the turbine casings. Each clevis is releasably attached to the outer end of a respective one of the struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laura A. Fowler, Kenneth J. Lenhart