Patents by Inventor Royce Tatton

Royce Tatton 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).

  • Fan blade platform seal with leading edge winglet
    Patent number: 9988920
    Abstract: A fan section for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan section having a fan hub with a slot and a fan blade with an airfoil extending from a root to a tip, the airfoil having a leading edge and the root is received in the slot, wherein a first platform is secured to the fan hub and arranged between adjacent fan blades of the fan section, the first platform having a first platform seal including a platform seal leading edge and a base is secured to a side of the first platform and a first winglet extends from the platform seal leading edge and contacts the airfoil leading edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Royce Tatton
  • FAN BLADE PLATFORM SEAL WITH LEADING EDGE WINGLET
    Publication number: 20160298479
    Abstract: A fan section for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan section includes a fan hub including a slot and a fan blade including an airfoil extending from a root to a tip. The airfoil has an airfoil leading edge and the root is received in the slot. A first platform is secured to the fan hub and arranged between adjacent fan blades. A first platform seal including a platform seal leading edge and a base is secured to a side of the first platform. A first winglet extends from the platform seal leading edge and contacts the airfoil leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Royce Tatton