Patents by Inventor William Ladd Rutherford

William Ladd Rutherford 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).

  • Turbine nozzle having fillet, pinbank, throat region and profile
    Patent number: 10156149
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include turbine nozzles and systems employing such nozzles. Various particular embodiments include a turbine nozzle having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and at least one endwall connected with the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge, the airfoil having a fillet at the trailing edge proximate the at least one endwall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Neil Ristau, Russell Pierson DeForest, William Ladd Rutherford
  • TURBINE NOZZLE HAVING FILLET, PINBANK, THROAT REGION AND PROFILE
    Publication number: 20170226879
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include turbine nozzles and systems employing such nozzles. Various particular embodiments include a turbine nozzle having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and at least one endwall connected with the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge, the airfoil having a fillet at the trailing edge proximate the at least one endwall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Neil Ristau, Russell Pierson DeForest, William Ladd Rutherford