Patents by Inventor Dustrin Alfred Placke

Dustrin Alfred Placke 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING INTEGRAL TURBINE SHROUD ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20080131264
    Abstract: A method for cooling a turbine shroud assembly includes providing a turbine shroud assembly including a shroud segment having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a midsection defined therebetween. A shroud support circumferentially spans and supports the shroud segment. The shroud support includes a forward hanger coupled to the leading edge, a midsection hanger coupled to the midsection and an aft hanger coupled to the trailing edge. An annular shroud ring structure includes a midsection position control ring coupled to the midsection hanger and an aft position control ring coupled to the aft hanger. Cooling air is extracted from a compressor positioned upstream of the turbine shroud assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Ching-Pang Lee, James Harvey Laflen, Dustrin Alfred Placke, George Elliott Moore, Katherine Jaynetorrence Andersen, Daniel Verner Jones