Patents by Inventor R. L. Busby

R. L. Busby 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).

  • Blade tip clearance probe and method for measuring blade tip clearance
    Patent number: 6575011
    Abstract: A blade tip clearance probe including a rub probe support removably attachable to a probe boss attachable to a fan case; a rub probe removably attachable to the rub probe support, the rub probe is composed of soft composite material, the rub probe support is able to receive the rub probe such that the rub probe can be adjusted to contact a blade tip; and an anti rotational lock being able to lock the rub probe into place in the rub probe support and being able to prevent rub prove movement. A method for measuring blade tip clearance including: fastening a rub probe support to a probe boss attached to a fan case; threading a rub probe into the rub probe support until the rub probe contacts a blade tip in the fan case; backing the rub probe off a specified turn angle; operating an engine attached to the blade tip; and measuring the probe wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: R. L. Busby, Richard M. Muny