Patents by Inventor Bruce Carlisle McClintick

Bruce Carlisle McClintick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Turbine aperture cap system
    Patent number: 9249665
    Abstract: Systems and devices adapted to reduce disturbances and windage effects in a turbine during operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cap includes: a body portion having a shape complementary to an aperture in a turbine component, the body portion including an external surface which substantially covers the aperture; and a cap groove formed in a circumferential surface of the body portion, the cap groove configured to substantially align with a component groove formed in the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Herbert Dimmick, III, Bruce Carlisle McClintick
  • TURBINE APERTURE CAP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140050577
    Abstract: Systems and devices adapted to reduce disturbances and windage effects in a turbine during operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cap includes: a body portion having a shape complementary to an aperture in a turbine component, the body portion including an external surface which substantially covers the aperture; and a cap groove formed in a circumferential surface of the body portion, the cap groove configured to substantially align with a component groove formed in the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Herbert Dimmick, III, Bruce Carlisle McClintick