Patents by Inventor Paul Gerard Marsland

Paul Gerard Marsland 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 airfoil with passive morphing structure
    Patent number: 11225871
    Abstract: A turbine engine airfoil apparatus, including an airfoil defined by a plurality of airfoil sections arrayed along a stacking axis that extends between a root and a tip, wherein at least two of the airfoil sections spaced apart from each other have differing airfoil section thermal expansion properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Narendra Digamber Joshi, Samar Jyoti Kalita, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence
  • Mechanical airfoil morphing with internal mechanical structures
    Patent number: 10830067
    Abstract: An airfoil for a turbomachinery rotor includes: a body having a first density, the body defining a pressure side and a suction side, the pressure side and suction side intersecting at a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a mass positioned within the body and having a second density, wherein the second density is greater than the first density, wherein the mass is offset from a center of gravity of the body in at least one axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence, Abhijeet Yadav, Samar Jyoti Kalita, Nitesh Jain, Narendra D. Joshi
  • Airfoil having integral fins
    Patent number: 10724376
    Abstract: A blade and a turbomachine engine having the blade are disclosed. The blade includes an airfoil having a root portion, a tip portion, and a plurality of fins integrally coupled to the root portion. The plurality of fins is disposed along a thickness of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Nitesh Jain, Nagashiresha Gontla, Narendra Digamber Joshi, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence
  • AIRFOIL HAVING INTEGRAL FINS
    Publication number: 20200149399
    Abstract: A blade and a turbomachine engine having the blade are disclosed. The blade includes an airfoil having a root portion, a tip portion, and a plurality of fins integrally coupled to the root portion. The plurality of fins is disposed along a thickness of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Nitesh Jain, Nagashiresha Gontla, Narendra Digamber Joshi, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence
  • TURBINE AIRFOIL WITH PASSIVE MORPHING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200024956
    Abstract: A turbine engine airfoil apparatus, including an airfoil defined by a plurality of airfoil sections arrayed along a stacking axis that extends between a root and a tip, wherein at least two of the airfoil sections spaced apart from each other have differing airfoil section thermal expansion properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Narendra Digamber Joshi, Samar Jyoti Kalita, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence
  • MECHANICAL AIRFOIL MORPHING WITH INTERNAL MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190284943
    Abstract: An airfoil for a turbomachinery rotor includes: a body having a first density, the body defining a pressure side and a suction side, the pressure side and suction side intersecting at a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a mass positioned within the body and having a second density, wherein the second density is greater than the first density, wherein the mass is offset from a center of gravity of the body in at least one axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence, Abhijeet Yadav, Samar Jyoti Kalita, Nitesh Jain, Narendra D. Joshi
  • Turbine airfoil with passive morphing structure
    Patent number: 10196898
    Abstract: A turbine engine airfoil apparatus, including an airfoil defined by a plurality of airfoil sections arrayed along a stacking axis that extends between a root and a tip, wherein at least two of the airfoil sections spaced apart from each other have differing airfoil section thermal expansion properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Narendra Digamber Joshi, Samar Jyoti Kalita, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence
  • TURBINE AIRFOIL WITH PASSIVE MORPHING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170146021
    Abstract: A turbine engine airfoil apparatus, including an airfoil defined by a plurality of airfoil sections arrayed along a stacking axis that extends between a root and a tip, wherein at least two of the airfoil sections spaced apart from each other have differing airfoil section thermal expansion properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Narendra Digamber Joshi, Samar Jyoti Kalita, Paul Gerard Marsland, Wayne Allen Spence