Patents by Inventor Oral Ricardo Willis

Oral Ricardo Willis 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 and apparatus for supporting and aligning diaphragms in turbomachines
    Patent number: 9828878
    Abstract: A clamping and support system for a turbine is disclosed. The clamping and support system may include a support bar coupled with a lower diaphragm portion of the turbine. The support bar may have a protuberance extending from a first end portion thereof that may at least partially extend into a slot formed in the lower diaphragm portion of the turbine. The clamping and support system may also include a clamping bar coupled with a second end portion of the support bar. The clamping bar may at least partially extend into a slot formed in an upper diaphragm portion of the turbine such that at least a portion of the lower diaphragm portion and at least a portion of the upper diaphragm portion are interposed between the clamping bar and the protuberance of the support bar, thereby coupling the lower diaphragm portion with the upper diaphragm portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventors: Nathan Abbott, Kevin John Lewis Roy, Jeffrey Robert Simkins, Oral Ricardo Willis
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AND ALIGNING DIAPHRAGMS IN TURBOMACHINES
    Publication number: 20130323026
    Abstract: A clamping and support system for a turbine is disclosed. The clamping and support system may include a support bar coupled with a lower diaphragm portion of the turbine. The support bar may have a protuberance extending from a first end portion thereof that may at least partially extend into a slot formed in the lower diaphragm portion of the turbine. The clamping and support system may also include a clamping bar coupled with a second end portion of the support bar. The clamping bar may at least partially extend into a slot formed in an upper diaphragm portion of the turbine such that at least a portion of the lower diaphragm portion and at least a portion of the upper diaphragm portion are interposed between the clamping bar and the protuberance of the support bar, thereby coupling the lower diaphragm portion with the upper diaphragm portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Nathan Abbott, Kevin John Lewis Roy, Jeffrey Robert Simkins, Oral Ricardo Willis