Patents by Inventor Vikulp Sharma

Vikulp Sharma 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).

  • Apparatus and system for composite fan blade with fused metal lead edge
    Patent number: 10677259
    Abstract: A metal leading edge includes a nose positioned along the leading edge of a fan blade airfoil body. The metal leading edge also includes a first edge extending axially aftward from the nose along a pressure side of the fan blade airfoil body. The metal leading edge further includes a second edge extending axially aftward from the nose along a suction side of the fan blade airfoil body. The first edge and the second edge forming a notch at the conjunction of the first edge, the second edge, and the nose. The metal leading edge also includes a nose length extending from a nose tip to the notch. The nose length at a first radial location is different from the nose length at a second radial location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nitesh Jain, Vikulp Sharma, Nicholas Joseph Kray
  • APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COMPOSITE FAN BLADE WITH FUSED METAL LEAD EDGE
    Publication number: 20170321714
    Abstract: A metal leading edge includes a nose positioned along the leading edge of a fan blade airfoil body. The metal leading edge also includes a first edge extending axially aftward from the nose along a pressure side of the fan blade airfoil body. The metal leading edge further includes a second edge extending axially aftward from the nose along a suction side of the fan blade airfoil body. The first edge and the second edge forming a notch at the conjunction of the first edge, the second edge, and the nose. The metal leading edge also includes a nose length extending from a nose tip to the notch. The nose length at a first radial location is different from the nose length at a second radial location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Nitesh Jain, Vikulp Sharma, Nicholas Joseph Kray