Patents by Inventor Rudolph Selmeier

Rudolph Selmeier 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).

  • Turbomachine and system for compressor operation
    Patent number: 11814988
    Abstract: A turbomachine defining a flowpath therethrough at which a fluid is compressed is provided, in which the turbomachine includes a first compressor in serial flow arrangement upstream of a second compressor. The second compressor includes a port at the flowpath and is configured to receive at least a portion of the fluid from the flowpath from the second compressor. The first compressor includes a vane positioned at the flowpath and the vane includes an opening at the flowpath configured to egress the portion of the fluid from the port into the flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rodrigo Rodriguez Erdmenger, Rudolph Selmeier, Mehdi Milani Baladi, Jacek Marian Elszkowski
  • TURBOMACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSOR OPERATION
    Publication number: 20220090507
    Abstract: A turbomachine defining a flowpath therethrough at which a fluid is compressed is provided, in which the turbomachine includes a first compressor in serial flow arrangement upstream of a second compressor. The second compressor includes a port at the flowpath and is configured to receive at least a portion of the fluid from the flowpath from the second compressor. The first compressor includes a vane positioned at the flowpath and the vane includes an opening at the flowpath configured to egress the portion of the fluid from the port into the flowpath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Rodrigo Rodriguez Erdmenger, Rudolph Selmeier, Mehdi Milani Baladi, Jacek Marian Elszkowski