The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Young H. Chon, West Hartford, CT (US);
Dominic J. Mongillo, West Hartford, CT (US);
Tracy A. Propheter-hinckley, Manchester, CT (US);
Inventors:
Young H. Chon, West Hartford, CT (US);
Dominic J. Mongillo, West Hartford, CT (US);
Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vane for use in a gas turbine engine has a platform connected to an airfoil. There is a cooling passage for supplying cooling air to the platform. A cooling chamber supplies cooling air to a plurality of cooling slots at the platform. The cooling slots have a non-uniform cross section.