Patents by Inventor William Adelmann

William Adelmann 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).

  • Method and apparatus for balancing gas turbine engines
    Publication number: 20060053882
    Abstract: A method is provided for field balancing an assembly including a power turbine. The method includes coupling the power turbine to a load, identifying a first balancing plane that is aft of the power turbine, and identifying a second balancing plane that is forward of the power turbine. A balancing correction is determined at each of the first and second balancing planes. A balance weight is mounted at the first balancing plane based on the balancing correction determined for the first balancing plane, and a balance weight is mounted at the second balancing plane based on the balancing correction determined for the second balancing plane, wherein each balance weight is coupled to a respective bolt head without removing the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Lee, Brian Dix, Max Freedman, William Adelmann