Patents by Inventor Steward Joseph Cline

Steward Joseph Cline 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for sealing gas turbine engine variable vane assemblies
    Patent number: 6767183
    Abstract: A method enables a variable vane assembly for a gas turbine engine to be coupled to an engine casing. The variable vane assembly includes a bushing assembly and at least one variable vane that includes a platform and a vane stem. The method comprises coupling a first bushing to the engine casing in a press fit, coupling a second bushing to the variable vane, and coupling the variable vane to the engine casing such that at least a portion of the first bushing is between the engine casing and the second bushing, and such that at least a portion of the second bushing is between the first bushing and the vane stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jan Christopher Schilling, Thomas George Wakeman, Steward Joseph Cline
  • Methods and apparatus for sealing gas turbine engine variable vane assemblies
    Publication number: 20040052636
    Abstract: A method enables a variable vane assembly for a gas turbine engine to be coupled to an engine casing. The variable vane assembly includes a bushing assembly and at least one variable vane that includes a platform and a vane stem. The method comprises coupling a first bushing to the engine casing in a press fit, coupling a second bushing to the variable vane, and coupling the variable vane to the engine casing such that at least a portion of the first bushing is between the engine casing and the second bushing, and such that at least a portion of the second bushing is between the first bushing and the vane stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Jan Christopher Schilling, Thomas George Wakeman, Steward Joseph Cline