Patents by Inventor Mark FOULKES

Mark FOULKES 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, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR REPAIRING AEROFOILS OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20170051615
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, computer programs, and non-transitory computer readable storage mediums for repairing an aerofoil of a gas turbine engine A method of repairing an aerofoil of a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: controlling machining of at least one of: a first aerofoil and a second aerofoil; the machining causing an increase in a throat area defined by the first aerofoil, the second aerofoil, a first platform and a second platform, the first aerofoil and the second aerofoil being arranged to couple to the first platform and to the second platform; and controlling provision of a coating to at least one of the first platform and the second platform subsequent to controlling machining to reduce the throat area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Mark FOULKES, Adrian L. HARDING, David L. TUCKER, Gary J. WRIGHT