Patents by Inventor Robert G. Minnick

Robert G. Minnick 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).

  • Elastomeric seal for axial dovetail rotor blades
    Patent number: 5558500
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine has a disc with dovetail grooves and a plurality of blades with dovetail roots contoured to be received within the grooves. The inner surface of a flexible, high temperature, low compression set seal is bonded to the inner surface of each root portion. The outer surface of the seal has two portions inclined at an angle and spaced apart to define a surface portion for sealingly contacting the base of the groove. The longitudinal edges of the outer surface are curved to facilitate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Elliott, Devinder N. Katariya, Robert G. Minnick, Rita A. Peralta, Ronald J. Rich, Daniel M. Voron, Michael J. Cave