Patents by Inventor Elliot I. Goodman

Elliot I. Goodman 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).

  • Compressor vane diaphragm
    Patent number: 8511982
    Abstract: A compressor diaphragm for a gas turbine engine having improved wear capability, manufacturability, and assembly techniques is disclosed. The diaphragm includes a shiplap-type joint at an outer vane platform for connecting to adjacent vane assemblies and a clamshell-like assembly of a seal box secures and seals regions around the inner vane platform of the compressor diaphragm so as to reduce wear between the seal box and the vane assemblies. The inner platform of the diaphragm segments are fastened to each other through circumferentially-oriented fasteners at the inner diameter platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Adam L. Hart, Charles A. Ellis, Elliot I. Goodman, W. David Day, Gerald Raresheid, James Page Strohl
  • COMPRESSOR VANE DIAPHRAGM
    Publication number: 20100129211
    Abstract: A compressor diaphragm for a gas turbine engine having improved wear capability, manufacturability, and assembly techniques is disclosed. The diaphragm includes a shiplap-type joint at an outer vane platform for connecting to adjacent vane assemblies and a clamshell-like assembly of a seal box secures and seals regions around the inner vane platform of the compressor diaphragm so as to reduce wear between the seal box and the vane assemblies. The inner platform of the diaphragm segments are fastened to each other through circumferentially-oriented fasteners at the inner diameter platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGIES LTD. LLC
    Inventors: Adam L. Hart, Charles A. Ellis, Elliot I. Goodman, W. David Day, Gerald Raresheid, James Page Strohl