Patents by Inventor Michael C. Weber

Michael C. Weber 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).

  • Case flange with scallop features
    Patent number: 11421555
    Abstract: A flange includes a flange body and a scallop feature. The flange body is annularly disposed about a longitudinal axis. The flange body includes a first radial side and a second radial side radially opposite the first radial side. The flange body defines a first fastener hole and a circumferentially adjacent second fastener hole. Each of the first fastener hole and the second fastener hole are formed through the flange body. The scallop feature is formed through the flange body and disposed circumferentially between the first and second fastener holes. The scallop feature extends radially from the first radial side through at least a portion of the flange body. The scallop feature includes a first side and a second side, parallel to the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Weber, Konstantinos P. Giannakopoulos, Robert B. Fuller, Bill Nguyen, Alexei T. Marqueen
  • Tangential rotor blade slot spacer for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 11242761
    Abstract: A rotor disk assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor disk that defines an axis, the rotor disk comprising a slot within a rim of the disk and a spacer within the slot, the spacer having a clearance feature sized to permit rotation of a rotor blade from an insertion position to an installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Weston Behling, Michael C. Weber, William B. McLean, William S. Pratt, Joon Ha
  • Tangential Rotor Blade Slot Spacer for a Gas Turbine Engine
    Publication number: 20210254480
    Abstract: A rotor disk assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor disk that defines an axis, the rotor disk comprising a slot within a rim of the disk and a spacer within the slot, the spacer having a clearance feature sized to permit rotation of a rotor blade from an insertion position to an installed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Weston Behling, Michael C. Weber, William B. McLean, William S. Pratt, Joon Ha
  • CASE FLANGE WITH SCALLOP FEATURES
    Publication number: 20200182091
    Abstract: A flange includes a flange body and a scallop feature. The flange body is annularly disposed about a longitudinal axis. The flange body includes a first radial side and a second radial side radially opposite the first radial side. The flange body defines a first fastener hole and a circumferentially adjacent second fastener hole. Each of the first fastener hole and the second fastener hole are formed through the flange body. The scallop feature is formed through the flange body and disposed circumferentially between the first and second fastener holes. The scallop feature extends radially from the first radial side through at least a portion of the flange body. The scallop feature includes a first side and a second side, parallel to the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Michael C. Weber, Konstantinos P. Giannakopoulos, Robert B. Fuller, Bill Nguyen, Alexei T. Marqueen