Patents by Inventor Lakshmi Bettadapura Shankar

Lakshmi Bettadapura Shankar 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).

  • Fuel leak detection system for use in a turbine enclosure
    Patent number: 9506835
    Abstract: A fuel leak detection system for use in a turbine enclosure is provided. The system includes a ventilation duct extending through an interior cavity of the turbine enclosure such that an extended portion of the ventilation duct is positioned within a bottom portion of the turbine enclosure. The ventilation duct includes a plurality of openings configured to allow air from within the turbine enclosure to be drawn into the ventilation duct through the plurality of openings. The system also includes a sensor system coupled in flow communication with the air drawn into the ventilation duct, the sensor system configured to detect fuel in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rajesh Reddy Konatham, Len Alan Wolf, Laxmikant Merchant, Rajakumar Alagappan, Lakshmi Bettadapura Shankar
  • FUEL LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A TURBINE ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20150308915
    Abstract: A fuel leak detection system for use in a turbine enclosure is provided. The system includes a ventilation duct extending through an interior cavity of the turbine enclosure such that an extended portion of the ventilation duct is positioned within a bottom portion of the turbine enclosure. The ventilation duct includes a plurality of openings configured to allow air from within the turbine enclosure to be drawn into the ventilation duct through the plurality of openings. The system also includes a sensor system coupled in flow communication with the air drawn into the ventilation duct, the sensor system configured to detect fuel in the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rajesh Reddy Konatham, Len Alan Wolf, Laxmikant Merchant, Rajakumar Alagappan, Lakshmi Bettadapura Shankar