Patents by Inventor Lin-Jun Hou

Lin-Jun Hou 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 clip
    Patent number: 8974188
    Abstract: A clip to connect a blade to a rotor disk, the blade with a root and a tip in a spanwise direction, and a leading edge and a trailing edge in a chordwise direction, the root with a bottom surface, includes a locking mechanism shaped to engage a complementary slot extending into the bottom surface of the blade root in the spanwise direction; a support connected to the locking mechanism extending the length of the bottom surface of the root in the chordwise direction; and first and second arms extending radially inward converging in an axial direction so that the arms are closer at their distal ends to engage the rotor disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Lin-Jun Hou
  • BLADE CLIP
    Publication number: 20130236317
    Abstract: A clip to connect a blade to a rotor disk, the blade with a root and a tip in a spanwise direction, and a leading edge and a trailing edge in a chordwise direction, the root with a bottom surface, includes a locking mechanism shaped to engage a complementary slot extending into the bottom surface of the blade root in the spanwise direction; a support connected to the locking mechanism extending the length of the bottom surface of the root in the chordwise direction; and first and second arms extending radially inward converging in an axial direction so that the arms are closer at their distal ends to engage the rotor disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: Lin-Jun Hou