Patents by Inventor Donald Kasperski

Donald Kasperski 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).

  • Publication number: 20080101922
    Abstract: A method to mistune rotating stall aerodynamics by preventing the formation of coherent unsteady loads. Compressor air is extracted in an asymmetric circumferential pattern. The asymmetric bleed pattern disrupts the rotating stall cell rotational pattern, preventing the formation of a coherent aerodynamic excitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven Mark Schirle, Donald Kasperski, Nick Martin, Robert M. Zacharias, Timothy E. Dejoris
  • Publication number: 20060133937
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, a wind turbine blade includes an outer skin and an internal support structure. The skin has a closed airfoil shape and includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and opposite sides along a length of the blade. The internal support structure is disposed within the closed airfoil shape. The internal support structure includes at least one shear load bearing member disposed across the opposite sides and oriented lengthwise along the length of the blade. The internal support structure further includes a plurality of bending load bearing members disposed along the inner surface in a lengthwise direction along the length of the blade. The internal support structure is configured to position a shear center and a center of aerodynamic pressure loading of the blade at different locations relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Guy DeLeonardo, Scott Finn, Peter Finnigan, Donald Kasperski