Patents by Inventor Laurie Ann Cribley

Laurie Ann Cribley 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).

  • Device for fixing position of adjustable rows of guide vanes of turbomachine
    Patent number: 11920482
    Abstract: A device for fixing the position of adjustable vane rows of a turbomachine is provided. The device includes a support arm and at least one clamping tool. The at least one clamping tool is attached to the support arm. The at least one clamping tool includes a clamping head and a retaining element. The retaining element connects the clamping head to the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laurie Ann Cribley, Rubi Elizabeth Triana Zorsano
  • DEVICE FOR FIXING POSITION OF ADJUSTABLE ROWS OF GUIDE VANES OF TURBOMACHINE
    Publication number: 20230287799
    Abstract: A device for fixing the position of adjustable vane rows of a turbomachine is disclosed. The device is intended for use with a turbomachine in which the guide vanes of a row of adjustable guide vanes are coupled together by a synchronizing ring. The device includes a support arm and at least one ring fixing set including a holding member and a fixing bolt. The fixing bolt is provided and dimensioned to engage an opening at the circumference of the synchronizing ring and to fix the position of the synchronizing ring and thus of the adjustable guide vanes coupled to the synchronizing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Laurie Ann Cribley, Rubi Elizabeth Triana Zorsano
  • DEVICE FOR FIXING POSITION OF ADJUSTABLE ROWS OF GUIDE VANES OF TURBOMACHINE
    Publication number: 20230287800
    Abstract: A device for fixing the position of adjustable vane rows of a turbomachine is provided. The device includes a support arm and at least one clamping tool. The at least one clamping tool is attached to the support arm. The at least one clamping tool includes a clamping head and a retaining element. The retaining element connects the clamping head to the support arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Laurie Ann Cribley, Rubi Elizabeth Triana Zorsano
  • Lock link mechanism for turbine vanes
    Patent number: 9546559
    Abstract: A lock link for locking variable stage stator vanes in a compressor includes a substantially planar body portion having a slot formed on one edge and a narrow neck portion extending away from an opposite edge, the narrow neck portion adapted to seat in a corresponding slot in an adjacent lock link attached to an adjacent vane; and a profiled opening in the substantially planar body portion adapted to receive a key provided on a vane stem to prevent relative rotation between the vane and the lock link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Harry McFarland Jarrett, Jr., Jayakrishna Velampati, Andrew John Lammas, Laurie Ann Cribley, Saurabh Deshmukh
  • LOCK LINK MECHANISM FOR TURBINE VANES
    Publication number: 20150098813
    Abstract: A lock link for locking variable stage stator vanes in a compressor includes a substantially planar body portion having a slot formed on one edge and a narrow neck portion extending away from an opposite edge, the narrow neck portion adapted to seat in a corresponding slot in an adjacent lock link attached to an adjacent vane; and a profiled opening in the substantially planar body portion adapted to receive a key provided on a vane stem to prevent relative rotation between the vane and the lock link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Harry McFarland JARRETT, JR., Jayakrishna Velampati, Andrew John Lammas, Laurie Ann Cribley, Saurabh Deshmukh