Patents by Inventor Sean A. Whitehurst

Sean A. Whitehurst 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).

  • BLADE DOVETAIL BOTTOM
    Publication number: 20130287578
    Abstract: A blade has an airfoil extending radially outwardly of a dovetail. The dovetail has edges that will be at circumferential sides of the blade when the blade is mounted within a rotor. A bottom surface of the dovetail will be radially inward when the rotor blade is mounted in a rotor, and is formed such that a circumferentially central portion of the bottom surface is radially thicker than are circumferential edges. A fan and a gas turbine engine are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Sean A. Whitehurst, Christopher S. McKaveney, Patrick James McComb