Inventor
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH
US198 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
38 patentsUS10760428B2Sep 1, 2020
Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC26 citations94
US7780410B2Aug 24, 2010
Method and apparatus for gas turbine engines
GEN ELECTRIC49 citations94
US10371097B2Aug 6, 2019
Non-Newtonian materials in aircraft engine airfoils
GEN ELECTRIC42 citations92
US12158082B2Dec 3, 2024
Turbine engine with composite airfoils
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations86
US11499448B2Nov 15, 2022
Composite fan containment case
GEN ELECTRIC9 citations84
US10751958B2Aug 25, 2020
Composite woven outlet guide vane with optional hollow airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations84
US9745851B2Aug 29, 2017
Metal leading edge on composite blade airfoil and shank
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US8011877B2Sep 6, 2011
Fiber composite reinforced aircraft gas turbine engine drums with radially inwardly extending blades
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations84
US10539025B2Jan 21, 2020
Airfoil assembly with leading edge element
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations83
US7976694B2Jul 12, 2011
Apparatus and method for hybrid machining a contoured, thin-walled workpiece
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations83
US7972109B2Jul 5, 2011
Methods and apparatus for fabricating a fan assembly for use with turbine engines
GEN ELECTRIC19 citations83
US10589475B2Mar 17, 2020
Braided blades and vanes having dovetail roots
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations82
US10450870B2Oct 22, 2019
Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations82
US9777593B2Oct 3, 2017
Hybrid metal and composite spool for rotating machinery
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations82
US10830067B2Nov 10, 2020
Mechanical airfoil morphing with internal mechanical structures
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations81
US6773234B2Aug 10, 2004
Methods and apparatus for facilitating preventing failure of gas turbine engine blades
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations81
US9399922B2Jul 26, 2016
Non-integral fan blade platform
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations80
US10612560B2Apr 7, 2020
Composite airfoil with fuse architecture
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations79
US12352183B2Jul 8, 2025
Turbine engine with composite airfoils
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations75
US12345177B2Jul 1, 2025
Turbine engine with composite airfoils
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations75
US12326154B2Jun 10, 2025
Turbine engine with composite airfoils
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations75
US12228037B1Feb 18, 2025
Guide vane assembly with fixed and variable pitch inlet guide vanes
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations75
US12312977B2May 27, 2025
Turbine engine with a primary stage of airfoils and a subsidiary stage of airfoils
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11879354B2Jan 23, 2024
Rotor blade with frangible spar for a gas turbine engine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11821319B2Nov 21, 2023
Frangible airfoil with shape memory alloy
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11655828B2May 23, 2023
Anti-icing systems and airfoils for a fan section of a turbine engine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11286795B2Mar 29, 2022
Mount for an airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11261787B2Mar 1, 2022
Aircraft anti-icing system
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US11242150B2Feb 8, 2022
Anti-icing system for an aircraft
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11149584B2Oct 19, 2021
Containment case having ceramic coated fibers
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US10815816B2Oct 27, 2020
Containment case active clearance control structure
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10815795B2Oct 27, 2020
Pre-tension and retention structure for composite fan blade
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10788053B2Sep 29, 2020
Noise reducing gas turbine engine airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10746045B2Aug 18, 2020
Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil including a retaining member
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US10519788B2Dec 31, 2019
Composite airfoil metal patch
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations73
US10422348B2Sep 24, 2019
Unsymmetrical turbofan abradable grind for reduced rub loads
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10145382B2Dec 4, 2018
Method and system for separable blade platform retention clip
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US9682756B1Jun 20, 2017
System for composite marine propellers
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH
7 patentsUS8123463B2Feb 28, 2012
Method and system for manufacturing a blade
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH21 citations86
US9121294B2Sep 1, 2015
Fan blade with composite core and wavy wall trailing edge cladding
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH18 citations83
US8905719B2Dec 9, 2014
Composite rotor and vane assemblies with integral airfoils
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH16 citations81
US8662834B2Mar 4, 2014
Method for reducing tip rub loading
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH11 citations81
US8657570B2Feb 25, 2014
Rotor blade with reduced rub loading
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH13 citations81
US8763753B2Jul 1, 2014
Acoustic panel and method of forming
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH17 citations80
US8777576B2Jul 15, 2014
Metallic fan blade platform
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH8 citations75
WU YANYAN
2 patentsTRIMMER ANDREW LEE
1 patentSHAH PRANAV DHOJ
1 patentLAMBOY JORGE ORLANDO
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