Inventor

Nicholas Joseph Kray

Inventor

Mason, OH, US

Overview

1994–2021

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 89 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F01Dprimary

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines20%

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants18%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation15%

F04DNon-positive-displacement pumps12%

F02CGas-turbine plants4%

B29CShaping or joining of plastics4%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%

F02KJet-propulsion plants3%

B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles2%

B63HMarine propulsion or steering2%

PatentTitleYear

11,131,247Additively manufactured rotating shaft2021 11,111,815Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil with fusion cavities2021 11,052,982Apparatus for dovetail chord relief for marine propeller2021 11,053,848Additively manufactured booster splitter with integral heating passageways2021 11,047,058Method for manufacturing leading edge guard2021 10,938,328Harvesting energy from composite aircraft engine components2021 10,927,703Circumferentially varying thickness composite fan casing2021 10,920,607Metallic compliant tip fan blade2021 10,920,595Turbine component having multiple controlled metallic grain orientations, apparatus and manufacturing method thereof2021 10,837,457Composite blade root stress reducing shim2020 10,837,286Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil with chord reduction2020 10,830,067Mechanical airfoil morphing with internal mechanical structures2020 10,815,798Turbine engine blade with leading edge strip2020 10,815,795Pre-tension and retention structure for composite fan blade2020 10,815,816Containment case active clearance control structure2020 10,788,053Noise reducing gas turbine engine airfoil2020 10,760,428Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil2020 10,751,958Composite woven outlet guide vane with optional hollow airfoil2020 10,746,045Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil including a retaining member2020 10,738,630Platform apparatus for propulsion rotor2020 10,724,376Airfoil having integral fins2020 10,703,452Apparatus and system for propeller blade aft retention2020 10,704,414Airfoil containment structure including a notched and tapered inner shell2020 10,697,470Containment case trench filler layer and method of containing releasable components from rotatable machines2020 10,689,073Apparatus and system for marine propeller blade dovetail stress reduction2020 10,677,260Turbine engine and method of manufacturing2020 10,677,259Apparatus and system for composite fan blade with fused metal lead edge2020 10,677,261Turbine engine and containment assembly for use in a turbine engine2020 10,662,813Turbine engine and containment assembly for use in a turbine engine2020 10,633,067Method and system for improving flow characteristics in marine propellers2020 10,612,560Composite airfoil with fuse architecture2020 10,589,475Braided blades and vanes having dovetail roots2020 10,557,350I beam blade platform2020 10,546,078Turbofan case for controlling blade deflection2020 10,539,025Airfoil assembly with leading edge element2020 10,519,788Composite airfoil metal patch2019 10,502,086System and method for actuating gas turbine engine components using integrated jamming devices2019 10,486,785Propeller assembly and method of assembling2019 10,450,870Frangible gas turbine engine airfoil2019 10,436,061Tapered composite backsheet for use in a turbine engine containment assembly2019 10,422,348Unsymmetrical turbofan abradable grind for reduced rub loads2019 10,422,340Composite booster spool with separable composite blades2019 10,371,097Non-Newtonian materials in aircraft engine airfoils2019 10,328,639Method and system for variable heat sources for composite fiber placement2019 10,323,532Flow discourager and method of making same2019 10,196,898Turbine airfoil with passive morphing structure2019 10,145,382Method and system for separable blade platform retention clip2018 10,125,619Rotor assembly for use in a turbofan engine and method of assembling2018 10,099,434Composite airfoil structures2018 10,062,202System and methods of generating a computer model of a composite component2018 10,047,763Rotor assembly for use in a turbofan engine and method of assembling2018 10,041,354Blade and method for manufacturing blade2018 9,976,429Composite disk2018 9,885,244'Metal leading edge protective strips for airfoil components and method therefor'2018 9,868,259'Fiber placement machine roller with vacuum assisted tow handling'2018 9,797,257'Attachment of composite article'2017 9,777,579'Attachment of composite article'2017 9,777,593'Hybrid metal and composite spool for rotating machinery'2017 9,745,851'Metal leading edge on composite blade airfoil and shank'2017 9,682,756'System for composite marine propellers'2017 9,475,218'Apparatus and method for forming flanges on components'2016 9,399,922'Non-integral fan blade platform'2016 9,297,257'Spinner assembly with removable fan blade leading edge fairings'2016 9,239,062'Low radius ratio fan for a gas turbine engine'2016 9,121,294'Fan blade with composite core and wavy wall trailing edge cladding'2015 9,085,989'Airfoils including compliant tip'2015 9,040,138'Composite article including composite to metal interlock and method of fabrication'2015 8,974,656'Method for roughening metal surfaces and article manufactured thereby'2015 8,905,719'Composite rotor and vane assemblies with integral airfoils'2014 8,777,576'Metallic fan blade platform'2014 8,763,753'Acoustic panel and method of forming'2014 8,662,834'Method for reducing tip rub loading'2014 8,657,570'Rotor blade with reduced rub loading'2014 8,632,327'Apparatus to apply a variable surface texture on an airfoil'2014 8,457,937'Method of optimizing volume utilization of an autoclave'2013 8,240,210'Method and system for multimodal inspection with a coordinate measuring device'2012 8,205,500'Systems and methods for inspecting an object using ultrasound'2012 8,179,132'Method and system for integrating eddy current inspection with a coordinate measuring device'2012 8,123,463'Method and system for manufacturing a blade'2012 8,020,308'Non-destructive inspection system having self-aligning probe assembly'2011 8,011,877'Fiber composite reinforced aircraft gas turbine engine drums with radially inwardly extending blades'2011 7,976,694'Apparatus and method for hybrid machining a contoured, thin-walled workpiece'2011 7,972,109'Methods and apparatus for fabricating a fan assembly for use with turbine engines'2011 7,921,575'Method and system for integrating ultrasound inspection (UT) with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM)'2011 7,780,410'Method and apparatus for gas turbine engines'2010 6,773,234'Methods and apparatus for facilitating preventing failure of gas turbine engine blades'2004 6,290,465'Rotor blade'2001 5,435,694'Stress relieving mount for an axial blade'1995 5,310,318'Asymmetric axial dovetail and rotor disk'1994

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1994–2021Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (89)· patent assignee history

1994–2018Based in Cincinnati, OH, US· patent location history

2001–2018Based in Blue Ash, OH, US· patent location history

2012–2018Patents assigned to KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH (15)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to WU YANYAN (3)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES (2)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to SHIM DONG-JIN (3)· patent assignee history

2014–2021Based in Mason, OH, US· patent location history

2019–2021Based in West Chester, OH, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	89	1994–2021
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPHself	15	2012–2018
SHIM DONG-JIN	3	2014–2015
WU YANYAN	3	2012
BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES	2	2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Mason, OH, US	61	2014–2021
Blue Ash, OH, US	11	2001–2018
Cincinnati, OH, US	9	1994–2018
West Chester, OH, US	8	2019–2021