Patents by Inventor Laurentiu Baluta

Laurentiu Baluta 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).

  • Rotor with balancing features and balancing method
    Patent number: 11421712
    Abstract: A rotor for a fluid machine includes a wheel that is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation. The wheel includes a back wall with an outer rim edge. The rotor also includes a plurality of blades that are attached to the back wall and that are spaced apart about the axis of rotation. Moreover, the rotor includes an inter-blade area on the back wall between neighboring ones of the plurality of blades. Furthermore, the rotor includes a balancing feature that is included in the inter-blade area on the back wall. The balancing feature intersects and defines part of the outer rim edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC
    Inventors: Quentin Roberts, Gautam Singh, Karunakaran Ealumalai, Laurentiu Baluta, Rado Rychvalsky
  • ROTOR WITH BALANCING FEATURES AND BALANCING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210215172
    Abstract: A rotor for a fluid machine includes a wheel that is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation. The wheel includes a back wall with an outer rim edge. The rotor also includes a plurality of blades that are attached to the back wall and that are spaced apart about the axis of rotation. Moreover, the rotor includes an inter-blade area on the back wall between neighboring ones of the plurality of blades. Furthermore, the rotor includes a balancing feature that is included in the inter-blade area on the back wall. The balancing feature intersects and defines part of the outer rim edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Garrett Transportation I Inc
    Inventors: Quentin Roberts, Gautam Singh, Karunakaran Ealumalai, Laurentiu Baluta, Rado Rychvalsky
  • Rotor with balancing features and balancing method
    Patent number: 10989224
    Abstract: A rotor for a fluid machine includes a wheel that is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation. The wheel includes a back wall with an outer rim edge. The rotor also includes a plurality of blades that are attached to the back wall and that are spaced apart about the axis of rotation. Moreover, the rotor includes an inter-blade area on the back wall between neighboring ones of the plurality of blades. Furthermore, the rotor includes a balancing feature that is included in the inter-blade area on the back wall. The balancing feature intersects and defines part of the outer rim edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC
    Inventors: Quentin Roberts, Gautam Singh, Karunakaran Ealumalai, Laurentiu Baluta, Rado Rychvalsky
  • ROTOR WITH BALANCING FEATURES AND BALANCING METHOD
    Publication number: 20200149553
    Abstract: A rotor for a fluid machine includes a wheel that is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation. The wheel includes a back wall with an outer rim edge. The rotor also includes a plurality of blades that are attached to the back wall and that are spaced apart about the axis of rotation. Moreover, the rotor includes an inter-blade area on the back wall between neighboring ones of the plurality of blades. Furthermore, the rotor includes a balancing feature that is included in the inter-blade area on the back wall. The balancing feature intersects and defines part of the outer rim edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Quentin Roberts, Gautam Singh, Karunakaran Ealumalai, Laurentiu Baluta, Rado Rychvalsky