Patents by Inventor Sarah Colleen Watson

Sarah Colleen Watson 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).

  • Method of applying riblets to an aerodynamic surface
    Patent number: 10760600
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method and resulting apparatus of applying a riblet sheet comprising a riblet film layer and a riblet liner layer on an airfoil surface. The method comprises applying the riblet film layer of the riblet sheet over the airfoil surface, peeling back at least a portion of the riblet liner layer from the riblet film layer to expose a portion of the riblet film layer, applying a attaching hardware or a non-textured surface film over at least a portion the riblet film layer portion; and applying the peeled back portion of the riblet liner layer over a portion of the attaching hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sarah Colleen Watson, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos
  • METHOD OF APPLYING RIBLETS TO AN AERODYNAMIC SURFACE
    Publication number: 20190128296
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method and resulting apparatus of applying a riblet sheet comprising a riblet film layer and a riblet liner layer on an airfoil surface. The method comprises applying the riblet film layer of the riblet sheet over the airfoil surface, peeling back at least a portion of the riblet liner layer from the riblet film layer to expose a portion of the riblet film layer, applying a attaching hardware or a non-textured surface film over at least a portion the riblet film layer portion; and applying the peeled back portion of the riblet liner layer over a portion of the attaching hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Sarah Colleen Watson, Elzbieta Kryj-Kos