Patents by Inventor Zachary SNIDER

Zachary SNIDER 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).

  • Turbine components and methods of manufacturing
    Patent number: 11826830
    Abstract: At least one turbine component for a gas turbine includes a base component formed by casting and an article. The base component includes a platform. The article on the upper surface of the platform is formed by additive manufacturing. The article has a proximal face sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the upper surface of the platform of the turbine component and a contoured distal face opposite the proximal face. The contoured distal face has a contour surface serving as at least a portion of a hot gas path surface of the turbine component. The contour surface is arranged and disposed to provide a controlled flow pattern of a working fluid across the contour surface based on a clock mounting location of the turbine component in a turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Sandip Dutta, Zachary Snider, Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Stephen Wassynger, Joseph Moroso
  • Component with mechanical locking features incorporating adaptive cooling and method of making
    Patent number: 11634990
    Abstract: A hot gas path component assembly includes a first component portion that includes a first set of interlocking features and a second component portion that includes a second set of interlocking features mechanically coupled to the first set of interlocking features. A fill material is disposed at an interface between at least one surface of the first set of interlocking features and at least one surface of the second set of interlocking features. The fill material is disposed during a joining process. The second component portion is joined to the first component portion via both the fill material and the first and second sets of interlocking features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Earl Thomas Dyson, Tyler Henson, Brendon Leary, Zachary Snider, Gregory Thomas Foster, Victor Morgan, James Tallman
  • COMPONENT WITH MECHANICAL LOCKING FEATURES INCORPORATING ADAPTIVE COOLING AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20210324742
    Abstract: A hot gas path component assembly includes a first component portion that includes a first set of interlocking features and a second component portion that includes a second set of interlocking features mechanically coupled to the first set of interlocking features. A fill material is disposed at an interface between at least one surface of the first set of interlocking features and at least one surface of the second set of interlocking features. The fill material is disposed during a joining process. The second component portion is joined to the first component portion via both the fill material and the first and second sets of interlocking features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Earl Thomas Dyson, Tyler Henson, Brendon Leary, Zachary Snider, Gregory Thomas Foster, Victor Morgan, James Tallman
  • TURBINE COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20200332668
    Abstract: At least one turbine component for a gas turbine includes a base component formed by casting and an article. The base component includes a platform. The article on the upper surface of the platform is formed by additive manufacturing. The article has a proximal face sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the upper surface of the platform of the turbine component and a contoured distal face opposite the proximal face. The contoured distal face has a contour surface serving as at least a portion of a hot gas path surface of the turbine component. The contour surface is arranged and disposed to provide a controlled flow pattern of a working fluid across the contour surface based on a clock mounting location of the turbine component in a turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Sandip DUTTA, Zachary SNIDER, Srikanth Chandrudu KOTTILINGAM, Stephen WASSYNGER, Joseph MOROSO
  • Turbine components and methods of manufacturing
    Patent number: 10731487
    Abstract: At least one turbine component for a gas turbine includes a base component formed by casting and an article. The base component includes a platform. The article on the upper surface of the platform is formed by additive manufacturing. The article has a proximal face sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the upper surface of the platform of the turbine component and a contoured distal face opposite the proximal face. The contoured distal face has a contour surface serving as at least a portion of a hot gas path surface of the turbine component. The contour surface is arranged and disposed to provide a controlled flow pattern of a working fluid across the contour surface based on a mounting location of the turbine component in a turbine. Methods of manufacturing articles and turbine components are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Sandip Dutta, Zachary Snider, Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Stephen Wassynger, Joseph Moroso
  • TURBINE COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20180238180
    Abstract: At least one turbine component for a gas turbine includes a base component formed by casting and an article. The base component includes a platform. The article on the upper surface of the platform is formed by additive manufacturing. The article has a proximal face sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the upper surface of the platform of the turbine component and a contoured distal face opposite the proximal face. The contoured distal face has a contour surface serving as at least a portion of a hot gas path surface of the turbine component. The contour surface is arranged and disposed to provide a controlled flow pattern of a working fluid across the contour surface based on a mounting location of the turbine component in a turbine. Methods of manufacturing articles and turbine components are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Sandip DUTTA, Zachary SNIDER, Srikanth Chandrudu KOTTILINGAM, Stephen WASSYNGER, Joseph MOROSO