Patents by Inventor Ted Joseph Freeman

Ted Joseph Freeman 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).

  • Publication number: 20100166565
    Abstract: The present invention provides a turbine vane for a gas turbine engine. The turbine vane may include a composite airfoil structure. The composite airfoil structure may have an opening. The turbine vane may include a spar. The spar may have a body, which may be disposed within the opening. A standoff structure may be disposed within the opening. In some non-limiting embodiments, a cooling air gap may be defined between the body and an internal surface of the composite airfoil structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Richard C. Uskert, Ted Joseph Freeman, David J. Thomas