Patents by Inventor Madeleine Elise Fessler

Madeleine Elise Fessler 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).

  • Patent number: 6733235
    Abstract: A turbine engine shroud segment comprises a body including a radially outer surface having axially and circumferentially spaced apart edge surfaces. The segment includes a projection integral with and projecting generally radially outwardly from the body, and positioned at a generally midway surface portion between the axially spaced apart edge surfaces. The projection comprises a head and a transition portion with a cross section smaller than that of the head and integral with and between the head and the body. In a turbine engine shroud assembly, a plurality of such shroud segments are assembled circumferentially with a shroud hanger carrying the projection in a hanger cavity through end portions of radially inner opposed hook members that register with the projection at the transition portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Alford, Mark Eugene Noe, Toby George Darkins, Jr., Madeleine Elise Fessler
  • Publication number: 20030185674
    Abstract: A turbine engine shroud segment comprises a segment body including a radially inner surface arcuate at least circumferentially, a radially outer surface, and a plurality of axially and circumferentially spaced apart edge surfaces connected with and between the inner and outer surfaces. For carrying the segment body, the segment includes a projection, in one form a single projection, integral with and projecting generally radially outwardly from the body. The projection is selected to be positioned at a generally midway surface portion of the body radially outer surface between at least one of the plurality of spaced apart edge surfaces. The projection comprises a projection head spaced apart from the body radially outer surface and a projection transition portion, having a transition surface, integral with both the projection head and the body radially outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Alford, Mark Eugene Noe, Toby George Darkins, Madeleine Elise Fessler