Patents by Inventor Scott D. Virkler

Scott D. Virkler 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).

  • ASYMMETRICAL ROTOR BLADE SLOT ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20120134834
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a disk having an annular hub circumscribed about a centerline with an annular web extending radially outward from the hub to an annular rim. A multiple of slots extend generally axially through the rim and at least one of the multiple of slots having an asymmetric slot root for lower stress and higher service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Scott D. Virkler, Raymond S. Hummel