Inventor
WEISSE MICHAEL A
US47 patents
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP
38 patentsUS4897021AJan 30, 1990
Stator vane asssembly for an axial flow rotary machine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP153 citations97
US6994524B2Feb 7, 2006
Hollow fan blade for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP62 citations94
US5584660ADec 17, 1996
Increased impact resistance in hollow airfoils
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP87 citations94
US5443367AAug 22, 1995
Hollow fan blade dovetail
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP69 citations94
US7458780B2Dec 2, 2008
Hollow fan blade for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP21 citations92
US7070391B2Jul 4, 2006
Hollow fan blade for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP22 citations92
US5516593AMay 14, 1996
Article with material absorption cavities to reduce buckling during diffusion bonding
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP20 citations92
US6994525B2Feb 7, 2006
Hollow fan blade for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP20 citations90
US5161947ANov 10, 1992
Fan case strut for turbomachine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP24 citations90
US7993105B2Aug 9, 2011
Hollow fan blade for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP22 citations88
US7334333B2Feb 26, 2008
Method for making a hollow fan blade with machined internal cavities
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP19 citations86
US10371165B2Aug 6, 2019
Fan blade composite ribs
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP12 citations84
US10215027B2Feb 26, 2019
Aluminum fan blade construction with welded cover
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP10 citations84
US9506353B2Nov 29, 2016
Lightweight shrouded fan blade
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP13 citations84
US9650902B2May 16, 2017
Integral fan blade wear pad and platform seal
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP10 citations83
US9453418B2Sep 27, 2016
Hollow airfoil with composite cover and foam filler
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP12 citations82
US7052238B2May 30, 2006
Hollow fan blade for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP15 citations81
US10823190B2Nov 3, 2020
Fan blade with variable thickness composite cover
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP5 citations73
US10808718B2Oct 20, 2020
Fan blade composite segments
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP5 citations73
US10570917B2Feb 25, 2020
Fan blade with composite cover
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP2 citations73
US10294958B2May 21, 2019
Fan blade assembly
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP3 citations73
US10060271B2Aug 28, 2018
Fan airfoil shrouds with area ruling in the shrouds
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP2 citations73
US9896941B2Feb 20, 2018
Fan blade composite cover with tapered edges
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP3 citations73
US10060266B2Aug 28, 2018
Covers for cavities in aircraft fan blades
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP5 citations72
US9909429B2Mar 6, 2018
Lightweight blade for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP4 citations72
US5419040AMay 30, 1995
Hollow fan blade fabrication
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP10 citations72
US11174737B2Nov 16, 2021
Airfoil with cover for gas turbine engine
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP5 citations71
US10502064B2Dec 10, 2019
Power beam welded cavity-back titanium hollow fan blade
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP2 citations69
US10273816B2Apr 30, 2019
Wear pad to prevent cracking of fan blade
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP5 citations68
US10443612B2Oct 15, 2019
Hollow fan blade with stir welded cover support
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP1 citations63
US11396884B2Jul 26, 2022
Fan blade with composite cover
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP0 citations62
US11225874B2Jan 18, 2022
Turbine engine rotor blade with castellated tip surface
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP1 citations62
US10677068B2Jun 9, 2020
Fan blade with filled pocket
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP1 citations62
US10808550B2Oct 20, 2020
Fan blade with integral metering device for controlling gas pressure within the fan blade
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP0 citations52
US10641098B2May 5, 2020
Gas turbine engine hollow fan blade rib orientation
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP0 citations52
US9765627B2Sep 19, 2017
Root lightening holes with slot
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP1 citations51
US9562438B2Feb 7, 2017
Under-root spacer for gas turbine engine fan blade
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP0 citations48
US10760592B1Sep 1, 2020
Gas turbine engine airfoil frequency design
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP0 citations33
WEISSE MICHAEL A
4 patentsUS9657577B2May 23, 2017
Rotor blade with bonded cover
WEISSE MICHAEL A22 citations93
US8944773B2Feb 3, 2015
Rotor blade with bonded cover
WEISSE MICHAEL A20 citations92
US9121287B2Sep 1, 2015
Hollow fan blade with honeycomb filler
WEISSE MICHAEL A15 citations83
US8801367B2Aug 12, 2014
Hollow fan blade channel configuration to reduce stress
WEISSE MICHAEL A0 citations39