Patents by Inventor Matthew James Findlay

Matthew James Findlay 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).

  • Turbulator on the underside of a turbine blade tip turn and related method
    Patent number: 7544043
    Abstract: A turbine blade includes a shank portion and an airfoil portion with leading and trailing edges and a radially outer tip. An internal closed-loop cooling circuit is formed within the airfoil portion and includes at least one radial outflow passage and at least one radial inflow passage connected by at least one respective tip turn at the radially outer end of the airfoil portion. At least one tip turn is provided with a single turbulence-enhancement device on an underside of the radially outer tip, projecting into the tip turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Eastman, Matthew James Findlay, Jon Allen Ebacher
  • Turbulator on the underside of a turbine blade tip turn and related method
    Patent number: 7137782
    Abstract: A turbine blade includes a shank portion and an airfoil portion with leading and trailing edges and a radially outer tip. An internal closed-loop cooling circuit is formed within the airfoil portion and includes at least one radial outflow passage and at least one radial inflow passage connected by at least one respective tip turn at the radially outer end of the airfoil portion. At least one tip turn is provided with a single turbulence-enhancement device on an underside of the radially outer tip, projecting into the tip turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Eastman, Matthew James Findlay, Jon Allen Ebacher