Patents by Inventor Kiritkumar V. Patel

Kiritkumar V. Patel 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).

  • Circumferentially grooved shroud liner
    Patent number: 4466772
    Abstract: A turbine is provided with a stationary shroud surrounding a rotor provided with a plurality of radially extending blades. The stationary shroud includes a plurality of spaced-apart lands defining therebetween openings to deflect the flow leakage from the high pressure side of each blade to the low pressure side of the respective blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Inventors: Ulo Okapuu, Kiritkumar V. Patel