Patents by Inventor Steven Russell Pock

Steven Russell Pock 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).

  • TURBINE BLADE HAVING MATERIAL BLOCK AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20120014803
    Abstract: A turbine blade including a root section at an end of the turbine blade, a first airfoil section adjacent to the root section, and a tip section adjacent to the airfoil section and including a material block that is incongruous with the airfoil section. A midspan section may also include a material block. Each material block can be selectively machined to customize the length of the turbine blade and the position of a tip shroud connection or midspan connection. The turbine blade can be sized for retrofitting last stage blades of older turbines. A radial position of the root mounts for the turbine blade may also be adjusted to provide further customization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Alan Richard DeMania, Alan Donn Maddaus, Steven Russell Pock
  • Turbine blade having material block and related method
    Patent number: 8056227
    Abstract: A turbine blade including a root section at an end of the turbine blade, a first airfoil section adjacent to the root section, and a tip section adjacent to the airfoil section and including a material block that is incongruous with the airfoil section. A midspan section may also include a material block. Each material block can be selectively machined to customize the length of the turbine blade and the position of a tip shroud connection or midspan connection. The turbine blade can be sized for retrofitting last stage blades of older turbines. A radial position of the root mounts for the turbine blade may also be adjusted to provide further customization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alan Richard DeMania, Alan Donn Maddaus, Steven Russell Pock
  • TURBINE BLADE HAVING MATERIAL BLOCK AND RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20100199496
    Abstract: A turbine blade including a root section at an end of the turbine blade, a first airfoil section adjacent to the root section, and a tip section adjacent to the airfoil section and including a material block that is incongruous with the airfoil section. A midspan section may also include a material block. Each material block can be selectively machined to customize the length of the turbine blade and the position of a tip shroud connection or midspan connection. The turbine blade can be sized for retrofitting last stage blades of older turbines. A radial position of the root mounts for the turbine blade may also be adjusted to provide further customization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Alan Richard DeMania, Alan Donn Maddaus, Steven Russell Pock