Patents by Inventor Dean Matthew Erickson

Dean Matthew Erickson 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 case impingement cooling for heavy duty gas turbines
    Publication number: 20080089780
    Abstract: A impingement cooling system for heavy duty turbines that includes a manifold affixed to a casing of the heavy-duty turbine, wherein the manifold includes a plurality of impingement holes in the surface of the manifold and a blower that provides air flow across the plurality of impingement holes of the manifold to cool the casing of the heavy-duty turbine to control the clearance between a tip of a turbine blade and a shroud of the heavy-duty turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dean Matthew Erickson, Hua Zhang, Jason Seale