Patents by Inventor Nathan Tyler Woods

Nathan Tyler Woods 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).

  • Trapped spring balance weight and rotor assembly
    Patent number: 9297258
    Abstract: A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: a block-like centerbody; a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight; and a limit tab extending radially inward from a distal end of each of the spring arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Tyler Woods, Aaron Todd Williams, Robert Patrick Tameo, Michael Thomas, Charles Eric Lavender
  • TRAPPED SPRING BALANCE WEIGHT AND ROTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120207603
    Abstract: A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: a block-like centerbody; a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight; and a limit tab extending radially inward from a distal end of each of the spring arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nathan Tyler Woods, Aaron Todd Williams, Robert Patrick Tameo, Michael Thomas, Charles Eric Lavender