Patents by Inventor Yuexi Xiong

Yuexi Xiong 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).

  • Steam turbine shell
    Patent number: 8506245
    Abstract: A steam turbine apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the steam turbine apparatus comprises: an exhaust shell portion including: a first section having a semi-circular cross-section; an exhaust section contiguous with the first section, the exhaust section including an intermediate-pressure exhaust outlet; and a second section having an oblate spherical cross-section including a substantially flattened portion, the second section configured to fluidly connect with the first section, wherein the first section and the second section form a continuous steam flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yuexi Xiong, Edward Leo Kudlacik, Norman Douglas Lathrop, Christopher Walter Sullivan, David Ernest Welch
  • STEAM TURBINE SHELL
    Publication number: 20120006026
    Abstract: A steam turbine apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the steam turbine apparatus comprises: an exhaust shell portion including: a first section having a semi-circular cross-section; an exhaust section contiguous with the first section, the exhaust section including an intermediate-pressure exhaust outlet; and a second section having an oblate spherical cross-section including a substantially flattened portion, the second section configured to fluidly connect with the first section, wherein the first section and the second section form a continuous steam flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yuexi Xiong, Edward Leo Kudlacik, Norman Douglas Lathrop, Christopher Walter Sullivan, David Ernest Welch