Patents by Inventor Michael E. Eriksen

Michael E. Eriksen 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).

  • TURBINE ENGINE SERVICING TOOL AND METHOD FOR USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230313702
    Abstract: A servicing tool for a turbine engine and a method for using thereof are provided. A method includes inserting the tool into an access opening of the turbine engine, contacting a blade of the turbine engine, and removing material from the blade. The tool may comprise a wiper mount and a wiper, including a wiper surface, configured to contact and remove material from the blades. The tool may further comprise a body, an actuator, and fluid flowpaths for deploying the wiper and providing fluid locally to the blades of the turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ambarish J. Kulkarni, Byron A. Pritchard, Andrew Crispin Graham, Todd William Danko, Bernard P. Bewlay, Henry Ng, Michael E. Eriksen
  • LIGHT WEIGHT FAN CASING CONFIGURATIONS FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION
    Publication number: 20220333501
    Abstract: Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. An apparatus includes a first set of metal bands positioned within a containment casing of a turbofan engine, and a second set of metal bands traversing the first set of metal bands, the first set of metal bands and the second set of metal bands to surround at least a portion of the turbofan engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Nitesh Jain, Nicholas J. Kray, Veeraraju V, Deepak Ghiya, Sreekanth Kumar Dorbala, Kishore Budumuru, Apostolos Karafillis, Thomas Chadwick Waldman, Theodore E. Anderson, Joel F. Kirk, Edward A. Rainous, Michael E. Eriksen, Mojibur Rahman