Patents by Inventor Ramy A. Massoud

Ramy A. Massoud 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).

  • Debris filter apparatus for preventing clogging of turbine vane cooling holes
    Patent number: 10584636
    Abstract: A turbine debris filter apparatus for preventing clogging of cooling holes of a turbine vane, the apparatus including a filter having non-planar geometry configured to be disposed upon a shroud of the turbine vane and a support including an interface to which the filter is attached and an opening for allowing air flow, wherein the interface is configured to receive and support the non-planar geometry and the opening is configured to align with an air inlet of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael G. Durham, Scott T. Cloyd, Ramy A. Massoud, Antonio A. Melo, Tomoko Morikawa, Noah J. Rowe
  • DEBRIS FILTER APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING CLOGGING OF TURBINE VANE COOLING HOLES
    Publication number: 20180363553
    Abstract: A turbine debris filter apparatus for preventing clogging of cooling holes of a turbine vane, the apparatus including a filter having non-planar geometry configured to be disposed upon a shroud of the turbine vane and a support including an interface to which the filter is attached and an opening for allowing air flow, wherein the interface is configured to receive and support the non-planar geometry and the opening is configured to align with an air inlet of the shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael G. Durham, Scott T. Cloyd, Ramy A. Massoud, Antonio A. Melo, Tomoko Morikawa, Noah J. Rowe