Patents by Inventor Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes

Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes 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).

  • Expansion joint for gas turbines
    Patent number: 7793507
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert
  • Pipe penetration system
    Patent number: 7530603
    Abstract: A penetration system for a pipe entering a duct wall at a pipe stub. The penetration system may include a thermal sleeve surrounding the pipe stub and a bellows positioned below the thermal sleeve and about the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Nicholas Philip Poccia, Leroy Omar Tomlinson, Laurence Ambrose Kenny, III
  • Expansion Joint for Gas Turbines
    Publication number: 20080060362
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert
  • Pipe Penetration System
    Publication number: 20070290502
    Abstract: A penetration system for a pipe entering a duct wall at a pipe stub. The penetration system may include a thermal sleeve surrounding the pipe stub and a bellows positioned below the thermal sleeve and about the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Nicholas Philip Poccia, Leroy Omar Tomlinson, Laurence Ambrose Kenny
  • Gas turbine exhaust diffuser
    Patent number: 6807803
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust diffuser includes a substantially cylindrical outer casing provided with a forward casing flange; a substantially cylindrical liner spaced radially inwardly of, and secured to, the outer casing; and ceramic fiber insulation supported radially between the outer casing and the liner. A plurality of liner closeout segments are secured to the liner and include radial flange portions extending toward the forward casing flange. A plurality of spacer rings are supported between the forward casing flange and the liner closeout segments such that one of the spacer rings and the liner closeout segments present a flat face for direct attachment to an aft flange component of a gas turbine exhaust frame. This arrangement provides a thermally compliant load bearing interface between an air cooled gas turbine flange and an internally insulated diffuser casing flange in the high velocity section of the exhaust diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Franklin Timothy Wendell, Jacques Leo Amyot, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Laurence Ambrose Kenny, III
  • GAS TURBINE EXHAUST DIFFUSER
    Publication number: 20040107690
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust diffuser includes a substantially cylindrical outer casing provided with a forward casing flange; a substantially cylindrical liner spaced radially inwardly of, and secured to, the outer casing; and ceramic fiber insulation supported radially between the outer casing and the liner. A plurality of liner closeout segments are secured to the liner and include radial flange portions extending toward the forward casing flange. A plurality of spacer rings are supported between the forward casing flange and the liner closeout segments such that one of the spacer rings and the liner closeout segments present a flat face for direct attachment to an aft flange component of a gas turbine exhaust frame. This arrangement provides a thermally compliant load bearing interface between an air cooled gas turbine flange and an internally insulated diffuser casing flange in the high velocity section of the exhaust diffuser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Franklin Timothy Wendell, Jacques Leo Amyot, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Laurence Ambrose Kenny