US Patent 7178254 Marking fixtures and methods

Patent 7178254 was granted and assigned to United Technologies on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

United Technologies

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71782540

Date of Patent

February 20, 2007

Patent Application Number

111738670

Date Filed

June 30, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Christopher W Fulton

Patent abstract

A marking system includes a fixture having a base and means for receiving a pair of jaws in an installed condition. The fixture includes means for articulating the installed jaws relative to the base with at least first and second rotational degrees of freedom. A pair of the jaws includes a first jaw having a surface portion generally concave and complementary to a suction side portion of an airfoil of a first turbine engine element. A second jaw has a surface portion generally convex and complementary to a pressure side portion of the airfoil.