Patents by Inventor Terence M. Greaves

Terence M. Greaves 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 rotor blade for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 4177010
    Abstract: A cooled rotorblade has two separate cooling passages or series of passages in its aerofoil. One passage or series communicates with an aperture in the root or shank of the blade for the supply of cooling fluid while the other communicates with a hollow bush mounted in the shank to provide an inlet for cooling fluid. In addition to providing a cooling fluid inlet the bush serves to blank off an interconnection between the otherwise separate passages, the interconnection assisting the manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Limited
    Inventors: Terence M. Greaves, Robert D. Summers