Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Chila

Ronald J. Chila 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).

  • Patent number: 8245515
    Abstract: A transition duct for a gas turbine includes a tubular body having a forward end and an aft end, the aft end surrounded by a frame component; an interior closure band within the aft end, covering interior top, bottom and side wall surfaces of the frame; and a plurality of cooling channels between the frame and the closure band, each having an inlet and an outlet at the forward and aft ends, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lewis B. Davis, Jr., Ronald J. Chila, Kevin W. McMahan
  • Patent number: 8186167
    Abstract: A transition duct for a gas turbine includes a tubular body having a forward end and an aft end; a plurality of cooling channels formed on an exterior surface of the tubular body at the aft end; a closure band surrounding the aft end, covering at least a portion of the cooling channels; and a seal attached to the closure band, surrounding the aft end of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald J. Chila, Kevin W. McMahan
  • Publication number: 20100170257
    Abstract: A cooling arrangement for cooling a single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece substantially enclosed within a surrounding flow sleeve, with a cooling annulus radially between the flow sleeve and the single-piece combined combustor liner/transition piece, the cooling arrangement including a first plurality of impingement cooling holes in the flow sleeve, the plurality of impingement cooling holes having first diameters and arranged to direct cooling air onto designated areas of the single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece; and a second plurality of effusion cooling holes in the single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece having second diameters smaller than the first diameters, and located to cool by effusion other areas of the single-piece, combined combustor liner/transition piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald J. CHILA, Kevin W. McMahan
  • Publication number: 20100037620
    Abstract: A cooling arrangement for cooling a first turbine combustor component surrounded by a second component includes a first plurality of impingement cooling holes in the second component, the impingement cooling holes directing cooling air onto designated areas of the first turbine combustor component; and a second plurality of effusion cooling holes in the first turbine combustor component located to cool by effusion other areas of the first turbine combustor component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company, Schenectady
    Inventor: Ronald J. Chila
  • Publication number: 20100034643
    Abstract: A transition duct for a gas turbine includes a tubular body having a forward end and an aft end, the aft end surrounded by a frame component; an interior closure band within the aft end, covering interior top, bottom and side wall surfaces of the frame; and a plurality of cooling channels between the frame and the closure band, each having an inlet and an outlet at the forward and aft ends, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lewis B. Davis, JR., Ronald J. Chila, Kevin W. McMahan
  • Publication number: 20100003128
    Abstract: A transition duct for a gas turbine includes a tubular body having a forward end and an aft end; a plurality of cooling channels formed on an exterior surface of the tubular body at the aft end; a closure band surrounding the aft end, covering at least a portion of the cooling channels; and a seal attached to the closure band, surrounding the aft end of the tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald J. Chila, Kevin W. McMahan