Inventor
MARTIN NICHOLAS FRANCIS
US12 patents
Patents
12 patentsUS7114911B2Oct 3, 2006
Variable camber and stagger airfoil and method
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Method and apparatus for bucket natural frequency tuning
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US7090462B2Aug 15, 2006
Compressor bleed air manifold for blade clearance control
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US7024744B2Apr 11, 2006
Frequency-tuned compressor stator blade and related method
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US6769877B2Aug 3, 2004
Undercut leading edge for compressor blades and related method
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US7121803B2Oct 17, 2006
Compressor blade with dovetail slotted to reduce stress on the airfoil leading edge
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US6902376B2Jun 7, 2005
Compressor blade with dovetail slotted to reduce stress on the airfoil leading edge
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US7374396B2May 20, 2008
Bolt-on radial bleed manifold
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US7195453B2Mar 27, 2007
Compressor stator floating tip shroud and related method
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US7165944B2Jan 23, 2007
Compressor blade with dovetail slotted to reduce stress on the airfoil leading edge
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US7686576B2Mar 30, 2010
Method and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines
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US7661924B2Feb 16, 2010
Method and apparatus for assembling turbine engines
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