Patents by Inventor Robert B. Berkley

Robert B. Berkley 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).

  • Device and method for testing a gas turbine engine component
    Patent number: 8720259
    Abstract: An exemplary device for testing a gas turbine engine component includes a shaft that is configured to be rotated. A first hub is selectively fixed to the shaft near a first end of the first hub with an opposite, second end spaced from the shaft. A second hub is selectively fixed to the shaft near a first end of the second hub with an opposite, second end spaced from the shaft. The second ends of the hubs each have a feature for supporting the component between the first and second hubs at a location spaced from the shaft for introducing a load on the component near the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Benjamin, Kaliya Balamurugan, Robert B. Berkley, Robert L. Williston