US Patent Issued to GE Marmara Technology Center Muhendislik Hizmetleri on May 19 for "Asymmetric blade locking apparatus" (Turkish, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,119, issued on May 19, was assigned to GE Marmara Technology Center Muhendislik Hizmetleri Ltd. (Gebze, Turkey).

"Asymmetric blade locking apparatus" was invented by Necip Adali (Istanbul), Ersen Hatipoglu (Istanbul), David A Goshorn (Evendale, Ohio) and Vedat Alkan (Istanbul).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example apparatus includes a first platform including a first inner radial surface and a first circumferential edge, a first dovetail extending from the first inner radial surface, a second platform including a second inner radial surface and a second circumferential edge, the second circumferential edge adjacent the first circum...