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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113788 | Rotor blade Disclosed is a surface of the blade having a cylindrical root portion, an airfoil portion and a transition portion connecting the root portion with the airfoil portion, wherein the blade comprises a shoulder at the border between the transition portion to the airfoi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8021121 | Wind turbine, a method for establishing at least one aperture in the spinner of the hub of a wind turbine rotor and use of a wind turbine A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub from which a number of wind turbine blades extend, and a spinner mounted on the hub, wherein the spinner includes one or more apertures. The wind turbine is characterized in that it includes one or more aperture covers fo... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016569 | Configuration of a wind turbine nacelle for transportation A nacelle for a wind turbine includes a cover defining an internal volume. The cover has longitudinal sides and opposite end walls. A bedplate is within the cover with the power generation and wind turbine control components mounted on the bedplate. The cover has a ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7419364 | Nose cone for a turbomachine A nose cone for a turbomachine, such as a turbojet in particular, the cone being mounted on the end of a shaft carrying fan blades and being associated with a controlled axial displacement mechanism, thereby making it possible to modify the axial position of the con... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7303377 | Apparatus and method of balancing a shaft An apparatus for balancing a shaft of an aircraft engine preferably includes a plate and the use of standard fasteners. The plate provides mounting for a nose cone, and the balancing apparatus may be accessed from the front of the assembled engine. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270520 | Fairing for the rotor of a rotorscraft A fairing C is arranged on a rotor 9 of a rotorcraft having a cap 5 secured to the end 10 of the head of the rotor 9. The fairing C further comprises at least one air deflector member D provided with a ring 6 and spacers 4, ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258526 | Eddy current heating for reducing transient thermal stresses in a rotor of a gas turbine engine The device and method are used for heating a central section of a rotor mounted for rotation in a gas turbine engine. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244102 | Reinforced hub for the rotor of a wind energy turbine The hub for the rotor (22) of a wind energy turbine (10) comprises a hollow body (28) rotatable around a rotation axis and provided with at least one flange (34) for mounting to the hollow body (28) a bearing for a rotor blade (... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7163375 | Lightened interblade platform for a turbojet blade support disc An interblade platform for a blade support disc on a turbojet blower includes a deflecting part with a lower face provided with a first fixing lug provided with a first orifice for the passage of a first fixing stud and a second fixing lug provided with second and t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153103 | Fan blade and disk assembly A gas turbine engine fan blade (22) and disk assembly (30) is provided with levers (36) with which to apply a force to the radially inner end of respective blades (22) so as to move the roots (26) of the blades (22) into abu... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7048510 | Propeller spinner for a marine propeller A propeller spinner (5) for a marine propeller (1) having multiple propeller blades (2) attached to a propeller hub (3) that is adapted for attachment to a propeller shaft (4) and includes a sacrificial anodic material for protecti... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6942462 | Gas turbine engine nose cone A gas turbine engine nose cone (44) comprises a spinner (46) and a fairing (48). The spinner (46) has a conical upstream portion (50) and a cylindrical base portion (52). The fairing (48) is frustoconical and surround... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935832 | Portable power generating devices Portable power generating devices are provided for converting potential energy from flowing water, water current, blowing air or air current to mechanical and/or electrical energy. The potential energy is converted to a rotational movement, and the rotational energy... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6887043 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines A method for enables a gas turbine engine to be assembled. The method comprises forming at least one substantially elliptically-shaped opening within a flange extending from a fan disk, inserting a fastener including a first body portion, a second body portion, and ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6841892 | Wind machine with slanted blades A wind machine mounted on a vertical mast (2) and having a wind-driven turbine (1) co-operating with an alternator to generate electrical power, this turbine (1) being fitted with slanting blades (6) mounted on a large-diameter hub (7 | 01/11/2005 |
| 6634863 | Circular arc multi-bore fan disk assembly A gas turbine engine rotor disk has a number of annular hubs circumscribed about a centerline and each of the hubs is connected to a disk rim by a web. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart circular arc dovetail slots are disposed through the rim.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6609890 | Impeller assembly for centrifugal pump An impeller assembly for reducing blockage at the inlet of a centrifugal pump includes an impeller having an inlet side and a bearing hub, wherein the bearing hub extends axially outwardly from the inlet side of the impeller. A conical floating sleeve is ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6561763 | Gas turbine engine nose cone A gas turbine engine nose cone (44) comprises a spinner (46) and a fairing (48). The spinner (46) has a conical upstream portion (50) and a cylindrical base portion (52). The fairing (48) is frustoconical and surrounds the base portion (52) of the spinner... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6520742 | Circular arc multi-bore fan disk A gas turbine engine rotor disk has a number of annular hubs circumscribed about a centerline and each of the hubs is connected to a disk rim by a web. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart dovetail slots are disposed through the rim, extending ci... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6503056 | Heating device and method for deployable ram air turbine The heating apparatus and method for the nose fairing of a rotating blade assembly has an electrical generator connected to a heating element attached to the interior of the forward end of the nose fairing. The electrical generator has a rotor with conduc... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6447255 | Gas turbine nose cone assembly A nose cone assembly (30) for a gas turbine engine (10) comprising a spinner (34) having a generally conical forward portion (33) and a base portion (35). The base portion (35) of the spinner (34) is disposed radially inside an extended profile of the for... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6447250 | Non-integral fan platform A gas turbine engine rotor disk has a number of annular hubs circumscribed about a centerline and each of the hubs is connected to a disk rim by a web. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart circular arc dovetail slots are disposed through the rim.... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6416280 | One piece spinner An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a spinner for a front end of a fan assembly of a gas turbine engine. The spinner includes a single piece substantially conically shaped hollow body circumscribed about a centerline extending aftwardly from a tip... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6358014 | Composite spinner and method of making the same Increased impact resistance capability is achieved in a cost and weight efficient manner by providing a spinner made of a 3-D orthogonal woven composite material. The spinner defines a generally conical shell having a plurality of axial rib stiffeners and... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6336791 | Device and method employing a turbine for contributing thrust to a propeller on a spinner Turbine is added to the spinner of a propeller to provide a contribution to propulsive thrust of the propeller. The turbine comprises a group of turbine modules, which are mounted on the periphery of the spinner between root portions of the propeller blad... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6155784 | Variable pitch aircraft propeller A propeller for aircraft has a tip-to-tip flex-beam spar and torsionally stiff hollow blades bonded to the spar throughout an outer portion of the blades. The spar has two end caps which are separated from each other at the hub and converge in the outer p... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6132181 | Windmill structures and systems A windmill having a plurality of radially extending blades, each being an aerodynamic-shaped airfoil having a cross-section which is essentially an inverted pan-shape with an intermediate section, a leading edge into the wind, and a trailing edge which ha... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5833435 | Inlet nose cone assembly and method for repairing the assembly An assembly for a rotating composite inlet nose cone is reinforced or is repaired after having undergone delamination. The assembly strengthens the inlet nose cone and thus blacks delaminations of the inlet nose cone. In one particular embodiment, the ass... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5746580 | Electromagnetic heating devices, particularly for ram air turbines Apparatus is provided for creating heat by electromagnetic induction between relatively rotating components. In RAT applications, part of the nose cone (34) is formed from electrically conductive material (106) which is in thermally conductive relation to... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5702233 | Blade opening filler The present invention provides an apparatus for minimizing the blade opening between the blade shank of propeller and spinner in order to improve the overall efficiency of an aircraft and propeller system. The present invention consists of a two piece bla... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5573378 | Gas turbine nose cone attachment A nose cone on the fan of a gas turbine engine contains access holes that provide access to cap screws that hold the nose cone on the fan hub. The cap screws extend through an internal flange on the nose cone. A spring clip extends from the flange in a co... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5503521 | Centrifugal pump A centrifugal pump assembly including a housing containing a pump impeller having an axis of rotation with an inlet opening for fluids generally aligned with the axis of rotation of the impeller and a discharge opening aligned with the periphery of the im... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5478204 | Ducted fan and pitch controls for tail rotor of rotary wing aircraft A tail rotor for a rotary wing aircraft is located in a laterally directed duct located at the end of a tail cone extending rearward from the aircraft cabin and at the base of an empennage extending upward from the duct. The rotor includes a rotor shaft d... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5415525 | Ducted tail rotor providing torque reaction and yaw attitude control A tail rotor for a rotary wing aircraft is located in a laterally directed duct located at the end of a tail cone extending rearward from the aircraft cabin and at the base of an empennage extending upward from the duct. The rotor includes a rotor shaft d... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5370501 | Fan for a ducted fan gas turbine engine A fan for a ducted fan gas turbine engine comprises a hub carrying an array of generally radially extending fan blades. The hub is hollow and tapered in an axial direction. The radially outer hub surface is provided with a plurality of generally axially e... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5307623 | Apparatus and method for the diassembly of an ultra high bypass engine An apparatus and method for the disassembly of an ultra high bypass turbine engine having an outer engine portion and an inner engine portion. A plurality of fan blades and acoustic panels are removed from the inner portion of the engine. The outer portio... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5252160 | Method of manufacturing a metal/composite spinner cone A hybrid metal/composite spinner cone used in aircraft applications and a method of manufacturing the same. The spinner cone has a metal outer shell which is bonded during the molding process to an inner structural member of thermoplastic composite. The m... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5230603 | Control of flow instabilities in turbomachines To control unsteady motion phenomena in turbomachines, it has been proposed to employ an active control system to modify the flow conditions. In the present invention, the modification is effected by devices mounted in a bullet or nose bullet at the entry... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5224833 | Fan for a gas turbine engine air intake A ducted fan gas turbine engine spinner is so configured so as to be generally outwardly flared at its downstream end. The flared portion provides a decrease in the local axial velocity of the air flow over the spinner. This in turn leads to the reduction... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5193981 | Fan wheel with cup shaped hub A fan wheel has a cup shaped hub having an outer cup wall with a plurality of vanes and a cup bottom connectable with a shaft of a drive and provided at its inner side with a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of fields therebetween. The cup bottom in... | 03/16/1993 |
