Patents by Inventor William C Lytle

William C Lytle 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).

  • Sacrificial inner shroud liners for gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 7510369
    Abstract: A split shroud system for a gas turbine engine having a pair of annular-shaped shrouds that each have an inner pocket; to form a pair of inner pockets. Each of the pair of pockets having liner parts that form a circle. Liner parts of one of the pair of pockets facing liner parts of the other of the pair of pockets to form liner part pairs. One of each of said of pair of liner parts has a mutual abutting surface that forms a plurality of slots for accepting a plurality of vane inner trunnions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: William C Lytle