Patents by Inventor Richard Colin Charron

Richard Colin Charron 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).

  • Cover assembly for gas turbine engine rotor
    Patent number: 7958734
    Abstract: A cover assembly disposed about a rotor in a gas turbine engine. The cover assembly comprises a first cover, a second cover, and securing structure. The first cover is disposed about the rotor and comprises a forward end and an opposed aft end. The first cover is associated with a case mounting structure that is fixed to an engine casing. The second cover is disposed about the rotor and comprises a forward end and an opposed aft end. At least a portion of the first cover is disposed radially outwardly from the second cover. The securing structure couples the first cover to the second cover and permits relative radial movement between the first and second covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Hubertus E. Paprotna, Richard Colin Charron, Jody W. Wilson
  • Cover Assembly for Gas Turbine Engine Rotor
    Publication number: 20110070078
    Abstract: A cover assembly disposed about a rotor in a gas turbine engine. The cover assembly comprises a first cover, a second cover, and securing structure. The first cover is disposed about the rotor and comprises a forward end and an opposed aft end. The first cover is associated with a case mounting structure that is fixed to an engine casing. The second cover is disposed about the rotor and comprises a forward end and an opposed aft end. At least a portion of the first cover is disposed radially outwardly from the second cover. The securing structure couples the first cover to the second cover and permits relative radial movement between the first and second covers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Hubertus E. Paprotna, Richard Colin Charron, Jody W. Wilson