Patents by Inventor Taylor Hynds

Taylor Hynds 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 and corresponding servicing method
    Patent number: 11371361
    Abstract: A turbine blade tip includes a tip cap disposed over a blade airfoil and having a pressure side edge and a suction side edge. A notch is formed by a radially inward step adjacent to the suction side edge of the tip cap. The notch is defined by a radially extending step wall and a radially outward facing land. The step wall extends radially inward from the suction side edge of the tip cap to the land, whereby the land is positioned radially inward in relation to a radially outer surface of the tip cap. The notch extends along at least a portion of the suction sidewall in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge. In a further aspect, a method is provided for servicing a blade that includes machining a suction side notch as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ali Akturk, Taylor Hynds, Krishan Mohan, David Monk, Jose L. Rodriguez
  • TURBINE BLADE AND CORRESPONDING SERVICING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200256198
    Abstract: A turbine blade tip includes a tip cap disposed over a blade airfoil and having a pressure side edge and a suction side edge. A notch is formed by a radially inward step adjacent to the suction side edge of the tip cap. The notch is defined by a radially extending step wall and a radially outward facing land. The step wall extends radially inward from the suction side edge of the tip cap to the land, whereby the land is positioned radially inward in relation to a radially outer surface of the tip cap. The notch extends along at least a portion of the suction sidewall in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge. In a further aspect, a method is provided for servicing a blade that includes machining a suction side notch as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ali Akturk, Taylor Hynds, Krishan Mohan, David Monk, Jose L. Rodriguez