US Patent Issued to Power Systems on Dec. 23 for "Turbine blade with modal response adapted tip shroud" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,946, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Power Systems Mfg. LLC (Jupiter, Fla.).

"Turbine blade with modal response adapted tip shroud" was invented by Douglas James Dietrich (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Alexander Vasili Rozendaal (Palm Beach Garden, Fla.), Stephen Fiebiger (Jupiter, Fla.) and Alex Torkaman (Port St Lucie, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine blade for a gas turbine engine includes an attachment, a blade neck portion, a platform, an airfoil, and a shroud. The gas turbine engine has an operating speed range. The blade neck portion extends radially outward from the attachment. The platform is attached to the bl...