Patents by Inventor Raghuram J. Emani

Raghuram J. Emani 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).

  • Multiple-impingement cooled structure
    Patent number: 4573865
    Abstract: A multiple-impingement cooled structure, such as for use as a turbine shroud assembly. The structure includes a plurality of baffles which define with an element to be cooled, such as a shroud, a plurality of cavities. Impingement cooling air is directed through holes in one of the baffles to impinge upon only the portion of the shroud in a first cavity. That cooling air is then directed to impinge again upon the portion of the shroud in a second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward S. Hsia, Raghuram J. Emani, John H. Starkweather
  • Multiple-impingement cooled structure
    Patent number: 4526226
    Abstract: A multiple-impingement cooled structure, such as for use as a turbine shroud assembly. The structure includes a plurality of baffles which define with an element to be cooled, such as a shroud, a plurality of cavities. Impingement cooling air is directed through holes in one of the baffles to impinge upon only the portion of the shroud in a first cavity. That cooling air is then directed to impinge again upon the portion of the shroud in a second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward S. Hsia, Raghuram J. Emani, John H. Starkweather