Patents by Inventor Giacomo BENCINI

Giacomo BENCINI 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).

  • Method for manufacturing a stage of a steam turbine
    Patent number: 11333029
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stage of a steam turbine comprising the steps of milling a block of material to define a sector having a plurality of blades, each blade having an external surface; machining an opening in the external surface of at least one of the blades; machining a cavity in fluid communication with the opening; the step of machining the cavity being performed by wire electric discharge machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NUOVO PIGNONE SRL
    Inventors: Giacomo Bencini, Marco Grilli, Lorenzo Cosi
  • Sector for the assembly of a stage of a turbine and corresponding manufacturing method
    Patent number: 11008893
    Abstract: A sector for the assembly of a stage of a turbine comprises a central and a peripheral portion; a plurality of blades attached between the central and the peripheral portions; a first and a second side opposite to each other, the first side is configured to join with the second side of another sector, the first side is provided with a first connecting portion and the second side is provided with a second connecting portion configured to mate with a first connecting portion of a first side of another sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone SRL
    Inventors: Giacomo Bencini, Fabio Fornaciari, Leonardo Tognarelli, Pierluigi Tozzi
  • SECTOR FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF A STAGE OF A TURBINE AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20170328237
    Abstract: A sector for the assembly of a stage of a turbine comprises a central and a peripheral portion; a plurality of blades attached between the central and the peripheral portions; a first and a second side opposite to each other, the first side is configured to join with the second side of another sector, the first side is provided with a first connecting portion and the second side is provided with a second connecting portion configured to mate with a first connecting portion of a first side of another sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Nuovo Pignone SRL
    Inventors: Giacomo BENCINI, Fabio FORNACIARI, Leonardo TOGNARELLI, Pierluigi TOZZI
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STAGE OF A STEAM TURBINE
    Publication number: 20160265368
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stage of a steam turbine comprising the steps of milling a block of material to define a sector having a plurality of blades, each blade having an external surface; machining an opening in the external surface of at least one of the blades; machining a cavity in fluid communication with the opening; the step of machining the cavity being performed by wire electric discharge machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Giacomo BENCINI, Marco GRILLI, Lorenzo COSI