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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016561 | Gas turbine engine fan assembly and method for assembling to same A method for operating a turbofan engine includes providing a first fan disk configured to rotate in a first rotational direction, coupling a first fan blade to the first fan disk, the first fan blade including a dovetail, an airfoil coupled to the dovetail, and a p... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015828 | Power take-off system and gas turbine engine assembly including same A power take-off system for a gas turbine engine includes a starter coupled to a second spool, and a clutch assembly coupled between the starter and a first spool, the clutch assembly configured to couple the first spool to the starter when starting the gas turbine ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7995829 | Method and apparatus for inspecting components A method for inspecting a component is provided. The method includes generating an image of the component, generating a signal indication mask, and generating a noise mask using a signal within the signal indication mask. The noise mask facilitates reducing a quanti... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7990705 | Systems and methods for synthetic jet enhanced natural cooling A method and system for increasing cooling of an enclosure is provided. The component enclosure includes one or more sidewalls defining a volume, the sidewalls are configured to substantially surround a heat generating component positioned within the volume. The com... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976281 | Turbine rotor blade and method of assembling the same A rotor blade assembly includes a shank, an airfoil that is formed integrally with the shank, and a removable platform coupled between said shank and said airfoil via a friction fit. A method of assembling a gas turbine engine rotor blade assembly that includes a re... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976274 | Methods and apparatus for assembling turbine engines A method facilitates the assembly of a gas turbine engine. The method of assembly comprises providing a turbine nozzle including an inner band, an outer band, at least one vane extending between the inner and outer bands, and at least one leading edge fillet extendi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972109 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating a fan assembly for use with turbine engines A method for fabricating a fan assembly is provided, wherein the method includes providing a rotor having a plurality of rotor blades. At least one rotor blade is fabricated from a frangible material. The method also includes coupling a casing substantially circumfe... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7966823 | Exhaust dust flow splitter system A gas turbine engine augmentor includes an augmentor outer casing 502 and an annular augmentor liner 504 disposed radially within and radially separated from the augmentor outer casing 502 to form a generally annular augmentor liner cooling flow... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966806 | Turbofan engine assembly and method of assembling same A turbofan engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine including a high-pressure compressor, a combustor, and a high-pressure turbine, a low-pressure turbine coupled to said core gas turbine engine, a counter-rotating booster compressor comprising a first rot... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966804 | Method and apparatus for testing gas turbine engines A method for testing a cooling system for use in a gas turbine engine control system is provided. The method includes connecting an inlet of the cooling system to a differential pressure sensor, connecting an outlet of the cooling system to the differential pressure... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7952348 | Flexible eddy current array probe and methods of assembling the same A method of assembling an eddy current probe for use in nondestructive testing of a sample is described. The method includes positioning at least one substantially planar spiral drive coil within the eddy current probe, such that the drive coil is at least one of ad... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952329 | Methods and system for backup power supply A system and methods for an avionics system are provided. The avionics system includes an enclosure, a recording device positioned within the enclosure, and an energy storage device positioned within the enclosure wherein the energy storage device electrically coupl... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942008 | Method and system for reducing power plant emissions A method for operating a power plant to facilitate reducing emissions, wherein the power plant includes a gas turbine engine assembly and a carbon dioxide (CO2) separator. The method includes increasing an operating pressure of exhaust gas discharged from... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934901 | Air directing assembly and method of assembling the same A gas turbine engine assembly is provided. The gas turbine engine assembly includes a high-pressure compressor including a first rotor and a second compressor rotor disposed downstream from the first rotor, a high-pressure turbine coupled downstream to the compresso... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926259 | Turbofan engine assembly and method of assembling same A turbofan engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine including a high-pressure compressor, a combustor, and a high-pressure turbine, a booster compressor coupled upstream from the core gas turbine engine, an intermediate-pressure turbine coupled to the boos... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921634 | Turbofan engine assembly and method of assembling same A turbofan engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine including a high-pressure compressor, a combustor, and a high-pressure turbine, a booster compressor coupled upstream from the core gas turbine engine, an intermediate-pressure turbine coupled to the boos... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921575 | Method and system for integrating ultrasound inspection (UT) with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) A method is provided for assembling a measurement device for use in measuring a machine component. The method includes providing a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The method also includes combining ultrasonic inspection (UT) capabilities and CMM capabilities to ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918024 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components A method for manufacturing a turbine nozzle assembly using a fixture includes providing a first position of the fixture, positioning at least one datum of the turbine nozzle assembly adjacent at least one datum location point on the fixture when the fixture is in th... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914446 | Video inspection system A video inspection system provides capability to view objects not satisfactorily accessible by direct line of sight. The video inspection system includes a fluid ejection nozzle to clear the workpiece area to be inspected, an adjustable focus camera and connections ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905093 | Apparatus to facilitate decreasing combustor acoustics A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a compressor and a combustor is provided. The method comprises channeling between about 0% to about 8% of the total airflow discharged from a compressor towards a pilot swirler coupled within the burner, wherein ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905083 | Turbofan engine assembly and method of assembling same A turbofan engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine including a high-pressure compressor, a combustor, and a high-pressure turbine, a booster compressor coupled upstream from the core gas turbine engine, an intermediate-pressure turbine coupled to the boos... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900457 | Method and apparatus to facilitate reducing NOemissions in turbine engines A method for fabricating a combustor liner for a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes providing an annular shell including a plurality of circumferentially extending panels, wherein the plurality of circumferentially extending panels includes a first ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898651 | Methods and apparatus for inspecting an object A method for inspecting an object includes emitting light from at least one of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) device, phase-shifting light emitted from at least one of the LCD device and the LCOS device, projecting the p... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891952 | Rotary machine components and methods of fabricating such components A method for fabricating a rotor assembly for a turbine, the turbine including a central rotational axis is provided. The method includes forging a first rotor component from a first material, separately forging a second rotor component from a second material, and c... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888932 | Surface flaw detection system to facilitate nondestructive inspection of a component and methods of assembling the same A method of assembling an eddy current array probe to facilitate nondestructive testing of a sample is provided. The method includes positioning a plurality of differential side mount coils at least partially within a flexible material. The method also includes coup... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886518 | Turbofan engine cowl assembly and method of operating the same An inner core cowl baffle assembly for a turbofan engine assembly is provided. The engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine, a core cowl which circumscribes the core gas turbine engine, a nacelle positioned radially outward from the core cowl, and a fan no... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883125 | Locking mechanisms A locking mechanism for aircraft landing gear has a hook (3) displaceable into and out of engagement with the landing gear capture pin (1). A roller (45) on a latch arm (40) engages a part (36) of the hook (3) to prevent it ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882693 | Turbofan engine assembly and method of assembling same A turbofan engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine including a high-pressure compressor, a combustor, and a high-pressure turbine, a first fan assembly disposed upstream from the core gas turbine engine, a first gearbox coupled to the first fan assembly, ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845222 | Method and assembly for sensing process parameters A method and an assembly for sensing a process parameter are provided. The sensor assembly includes a base, a pedestal including a body extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge in a direction of fluid flow past the body, a first edge of the pedestal coup... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879454 | Friction stir welding of metal matrix composites A fiber-reinforced component is formed of a first composite member including a metal matrix with reinforcing fibers having a diameter and a length distributed therein in a selected orientation and a second composite member including a metal matrix with reinforcing f... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879421 | Friction stir welding of fiber reinforced thermoplastics A fiber-reinforced component is formed of a first composite member including a thermoplastic matrix with reinforcing fibers having a diameter and a length distributed therein in a selected orientation and a second composite member including a thermoplastic matrix wi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878763 | Turbine rotor blade assembly and method of assembling the same A removable rotor blade platform includes a first platform leg, a second platform leg, and a platform portion coupled to the first and second platform legs. The first platform leg is configured to be retained by a first retainer coupled to a first rotor blade, and t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875812 | Method and apparatus for electrical component physical protection A method and apparatus for protecting a heat sensitive component from high temperature, mechanical shock and moisture are provided. An enclosure includes an outer housing surrounding an inner cavity configured to receive a heat sensitive component therein, a cover c... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874794 | Blade row for a rotary machine and method of fabricating same A blade row for a rotary machine includes a radially inner endwall, a radially outer endwall having a radially inner surface, and an airfoil including a root section coupled to the inner endwall and a tip section coupled to the outer endwall such that the airfoil ex... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7870741 | Turbine engine valve assembly and method of assembling the same A method of assembling a crank assembly for a turbine engine. The turbine engine includes a valve assembly including an outer fairing and an inner fairing coupled to the outer fairing with a strut. The valve assembly further includes an annular slide valve coupled b... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7865804 | System and method for enhanced error detection in memory peripherals A system and method for detecting and correcting errors in a memory in a device includes generating an error value of data stored at first predetermined locations in a first memory. The generated error value is compared to a corresponding error value stored in an er... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861578 | Methods and systems for estimating operating parameters of an engine A method for estimating an operating parameter of a turbine engine is provided. The method includes receiving at least one sensor input, calculating the operating parameter using at least the one sensor input, and determining whether an anomaly is present in the cal... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856826 | Combustor dome mixer retaining means A method of assembling a combustor for use in a turbine engine is disclosed. The method includes providing a dome assembly ring including a plurality of assembly ring openings, positioning a plurality of elongated rings on the dome assembly ring, providing a cowl as... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7843355 | Fluid-gauging systems An aircraft fuel-gauging system has multiple gauging sensors in each tank divided into two groups. Each group of sensors connects with a respective processor. The processors are linked to provide a display in the cockpit to give an indication of fuel quantity derive... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841165 | Gas turbine engine assembly and methods of assembling same A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a low-pressure turbine to a core turbine engine, coupling a counter-rotating fan assembly including a forward fan assembly and an axially aft fan assembly to the low-pressure turbine such that the forwar... | 11/30/2010 |
