Patents by Inventor Phillip W. Rambo

Phillip W. Rambo 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).

  • Engine shaft balance assembly
    Patent number: 5280736
    Abstract: A balancing assembly for a gas turbine hollow drive shaft is disclosed. The balance assembly includes an expandable balance weight carrier and a device for expanding the carrier inside the hollow drive shaft. In a preferred embodiment the carrier comprises a split ring with a plurality of apertures at which balance weights can be received. Combinations of balance weights can be located around the carrier ring to establish an imbalance correction on the carrier. The carrier can then be positioned inside the shaft and expanded against the shaft with the imbalance correction directed opposite the shaft imbalance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard A. Wesling, Terry T. Eckert, Phillip W. Rambo
  • Engine shaft balance assembly
    Patent number: 5205189
    Abstract: A balancing assembly for a gas turbine hollow drive shaft is disclosed. The balance assembly includes an expandable balance weight carrier and means for expanding the carrier inside the hollow drive shaft. In a preferred embodiment the carrier comprises a split ring with a plurality of apertures at which balance weights can be received. Combinations of balance weights can be located around the carrier ring to establish an imbalance correction on the carrier. The carrier can then be positioned inside the shaft and expanded against the shaft with the imbalance correction directed opposite the shaft imbalance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard A. Wesling, Terry T. Eckert, Phillip W. Rambo