Patents by Inventor Taylan Ercan

Taylan Ercan 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).

  • Gas turbine engines including splittered airfoils
    Patent number: 12540551
    Abstract: A compressor section for a gas turbine engine defining a centerline axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction includes a hub extending along the centerline axis, a plurality of non-splittered airfoils extending from the hub from an airfoil root to an airfoil tip opposite the airfoil root, and a plurality of splittered airfoils extending from a splittered root to a splittered tip. Each of the non-splittered airfoils include an airfoil leading edge, an airfoil trailing edge, an airfoil pressure side, and an airfoil suction side. Each of the plurality of splittered airfoils include a splittered leading edge, a splittered trailing edge, a splittered pressure side, and a splittered suction. Each of the plurality of splittered airfoils are disposed between the non-splittered airfoils, and each of the plurality of splittered airfoils include a splittered root coupled to the hub and a splittered tip opposite the splittered root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignees: General Electric Company, General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Venkata Mallina, Anthony Louis DiPietro, Jr., Gregory John Kajfasz, David Paul Lurie, Rudolf K. Selmeier, Benjamin Walther, Christofer Mathias Kendall-Torry, Taylan Ercan, Sungho Yoon