Patents by Inventor Richmond G. Shuttleworth

Richmond G. Shuttleworth 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).

  • Sound absorbing structure
    Patent number: 4384634
    Abstract: A sound absorbing structure for use in gas turbine engines is disclosed. Various construction details are developed for mounting the liner of the structure to enable the damping of acoustically caused vibrations and to isolate panels of the liner from mechanically caused vibrations. A viscoelastic material suspends the sound absorbing panels of the liner from the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richmond G. Shuttleworth, Gene R. Snyder, Richard P. Ballou
  • Turbomachine with removable stator vane
    Patent number: 3985465
    Abstract: An axial flow compressor or turbine includes a stator case with a plug which is removable from outside the case, together with one or more stator vanes attached to the plug, to provide access to an adjacent part of the rotor. Such access may be used to add balance weights to the rotor as part of a rotor balancing procedure, or for inspection of rotor blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Sheldon, Richmond G. Shuttleworth