Patents by Inventor W. Kerry Byrne

W. Kerry Byrne 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).

  • Mistuned rotor blade array for passive flutter control
    Patent number: 6428278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved array of flow directing elements for incorporation in turbomachinery. In accordance with the present invention, an array of flow directing elements comprises a plurality of flow directing elements mounted to a rotor disk. The plurality of flow directing elements includes a first set of first flow directing elements whose natural vibration frequency has been modified by having material removed from a leading edge tip region and a second set of second flow directing elements whose natural vibration frequency has been modified by having material removed from a midspan leading edge region. The array may further comprise unmodified flow directing elements arranged with the modified flow directing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Montgomery, W. Kerry Byrne, Rachel J. Block, Peter D. Silkowski, Sriram Srinivasan
  • Mistuned rotor blade array for passive flutter control
    Publication number: 20020067991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved array of flow directing elements for incorporation in turbomachinery. In accordance with the present invention, an array of flow directing elements comprises a plurality of flow directing elements mounted to a rotor disk. The plurality of flow directing elements includes a first set of first flow directing elements whose natural vibration frequency has been modified by having material removed from a leading edge tip region and a second set of second flow directing elements whose natural vibration frequency has been modified by having material removed from a midspan leading edge region. The array may further comprise unmodified flow directing elements arranged with the modified flow directing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Matthew Montgomery, W. Kerry Byrne, Rachel J. Block, Peter D. Silkowski, Sriram Srinivasan