Patents by Inventor Michel P. Amal

Michel P. Amal 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).

  • Publication number: 20100329888
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes providing a turbomachinery blade having an airfoil connected to a platform in a root region of the turbomachinery blade. The airfoil has a trailing edge extending from the root region to a tip distal from the root region. The method further includes forming a blind relief hole in the platform proximate the trailing edge of the airfoil, and forming a plurality of cooling holes in the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory M. Nadvit, Andrew D. Williams, Leone J. Tessarini, Michel P. Amal