Patents by Inventor Tim Moeller

Tim Moeller 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).

  • Blade retention arrangement
    Patent number: 7244105
    Abstract: A blade retention arrangement axially fixes blades (1) to a disk (2). A profiled blade root (3) extending from the airfoil is inserted into a conformal axial slot (5) in the disk (2) and is axially secured by means of a split retaining ring (4), with the retaining ring (4) at least partly engaging a groove (6) on the blade root (3). The disk (2) is provided with a circumferential annular groove (7) which has a radially inward seating face for the retaining ring (4) and the retaining ring (4) is elastically deformable at least in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventor: Tim Moeller