Patents by Inventor Terence C. Flaherty

Terence C. Flaherty 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).

  • Cooled airfoil for gas turbine engine and method of making the same
    Patent number: 6422819
    Abstract: An airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine includes a pressure side and a suction side joined at a trailing edge wall that defines a trailing edge. The airfoil includes at least one cooling hole extending through the trailing edge wall so as to pass cooling fluid from the pressure side of the airfoil to the suction side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gene C. F. Tsai, Sung Tung, Terence C. Flaherty, Robert F. Manning