Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Bailey

Patrick E. Bailey 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).

  • Patent number: 11193375
    Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick E. Bailey, Samuel J. Lacombe, Eric W. Engebretsen, Rodney D. Conrad, Matthew J. Kappes
  • Patent number: 11090215
    Abstract: A walker comprising a handle base and a frame. The handle base is configured to be gripped by a user of the walker. The frame is coupled with the handle base and configured to support the handle base above ground underlying the walker. The handle base and the frame cooperate to define a user space sized to allow the user of the walker to stand in the user space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick E. Bailey
  • Patent number: 11035241
    Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Lacombe, Patrick E. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20200397643
    Abstract: A walker comprising a handle base and a frame. The handle base is configured to be gripped by a user of the walker. The frame is coupled with the handle base and configured to support the handle base above ground underlying the walker. The handle base and the frame cooperate to define a user space sized to allow the user of the walker to stand in the user space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Patrick E. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20200063563
    Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick E. Bailey, Samuel J. Lacombe, Eric W. Engebretsen, Rodney D. Conrad, Matthew J. Kappes
  • Publication number: 20190376400
    Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Samuel J. Lacombe, Patrick E. Bailey
  • Patent number: 10480321
    Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick E. Bailey, Samuel J. Lacombe, Eric W. Engebretsen, Rodney D. Conrad, Matthew J. Kappes
  • Patent number: 10422238
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to the present disclosure includes a first component, a second component coupled to the first component, and a pilot unit. The pilot unit provides means for maintaining a pilot-setting force between the first and second component to retain alignment of the first component with the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel J. Lacombe, Patrick E. Bailey
  • Patent number: 10408227
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward airfoils used in gas turbine engines. More specifically, the present disclosure teaches airfoils with fillets for managing stresses in airfoils during use in gas turbine engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick E. Bailey, Timothy Unton
  • Patent number: 10309241
    Abstract: An improved structure and method of manufacturing a structure such as a guide vane for a gas turbine engine includes an improved guide vane having a stress transition section called a fillet that is positioned between an airfoil and a hub. The fillet includes a constant radius section and a compound radius portion that is collectively configured to handle the stress loads of the guide vane as well as to provide aerodynamic efficiencies. An improved method of manufacturing an airfoil is provided that employs a single pass manufacturing process whereby a single tool is used to generate a resulting fillet having a constant radius and compound radius portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick E. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20180017075
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward airfoils used in gas turbine engines. More specifically, the present disclosure teaches airfoils with fillets for managing stresses in airfoils during use in gas turbine engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick E. Bailey, Tim Unton
  • Publication number: 20160265551
    Abstract: An improved structure and method of manufacturing a structure such as a guide vane for a gas turbine engine includes an improved guide vane having a stress transition section called a fillet that is positioned between an airfoil and a hub. The fillet includes a constant radius section and a compound radius portion that is collectively configured to handle the stress loads of the guide vane as well as to provide aerodynamic efficiencies. An improved method of manufacturing an airfoil is provided that employs a single pass manufacturing process whereby a single tool is used to generate a resulting fillet having a constant radius and compound radius portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick E. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20160160671
    Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Samuel J. Lacombe, Patrick E. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20160160688
    Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick E. Bailey, Samuel J. Lacombe, Eric W. Engebretsen, Rodney D. Conrad, Matthew J. Kappes
  • Patent number: 4196904
    Abstract: A board game is provided which involves competition between the players to achieve a particular status level, the first player to achieve the particular status level being the winner. The board has marked squares which constitute a path extending around its periphery. Status cards, Bank cards and Jet Set cards are provided, each with specific instructions and each designating status points gained or lost by the selection of the particular card. Gold Street areas, each including a group of exclusive retail stores, are provided on the board, and when a particular store in such an area is entered, the needle on a status wheel is spun which refers the player to a number in an indexed booklet which, in turn, designates the purchase to be made in the particular store. Status cars may be purchased at car dealerships within the Gold Street areas, and these may be traded in for higher status cars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Inventor: Patrick E. Bailey