Patents by Inventor Wayne D. Wekenmann

Wayne D. Wekenmann 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 attachment configuration
    Patent number: 6302651
    Abstract: The blade firtree bearing surface and/or the disk broached slot bearing surface is “crowned” to reduce the stresses at the edges thereof and more uniformly distribute the load. The width of the bearing surface is increased over the conventional flat bearing surface of the blade firtree and/or the bearing surfaces of the disk broach by judiciously moving the contact point to a discrete location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Kildea, Wayne D. Wekenmann