Patents by Inventor Theodore R. Ingling

Theodore R. Ingling 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).

  • Partially-metallic blade for a gas turbine
    Patent number: 5634771
    Abstract: A lightweight, impact-resistant gas turbine blade, such as an aircraft engine fan blade, has a metal solid section, composite or structural/syntactic foam segments, and metal solid spars all attached together to define an airfoil portion. The solid section includes the leading edge, blade tip, and trailing edge. The segments together are bounded in part by the solid section near the leading edge, blade tip, and trailing edge. The solid spars separate and are attached to the segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Walter D. Howard, Theodore R. Ingling, William E. Bachrach
  • Fan blade for blade-out protection
    Patent number: 5443365
    Abstract: In a turbofan engine a fan designed for reduced damage during a blade-out condition wherein the fan blade airfoil is disposed asymmetrically on the platform and includes a forwardly displaced leading edge. The platform is configured to make early contact with a following airfoil upon blade-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Theodore R. Ingling, Gary B. Manharth