Patents by Inventor Albert Moncada

Albert Moncada 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).

  • Diffuser having platform vanes
    Patent number: 10731660
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a diffuser for a centrifugal compressor is provided. The diffuser may comprise an outerband casing and an innerband casing. The outerband casing may comprise an annular flowpath boundary member that has a flowpath boundary surface. The flowpath boundary member may define a plurality of vane-receiving pockets spaced about a circumference of the member. The innerband casing may comprise an annular flowpath boundary member that has a flowpath boundary surface. The flowpath boundary member may comprise a plurality of vanes spaced about a circumference of the member. Each of said plurality of vanes may comprise a vane body that extends from the flowpath boundary surface, a platform head that has a lateral dimension normal to the length of the vane body greater than the lateral dimension of the vane body, and a fillet between the platform head and the vane body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Nesteroff, Jonathan Acker, Albert Moncada, David Templin
  • DIFFUSER HAVING PLATFORM VANES
    Publication number: 20200056625
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a diffuser for a centrifugal compressor is provided. The diffuser may comprise an outerband casing and an innerband casing. The outerband casing may comprise an annular flowpath boundary member that has a flowpath boundary surface. The flowpath boundary member may define a plurality of vane-receiving pockets spaced about a circumference of the member. The innerband casing may comprise an annular flowpath boundary member that has a flowpath boundary surface. The flowpath boundary member may comprise a plurality of vanes spaced about a circumference of the member. Each of said plurality of vanes may comprise a vane body that extends from the flowpath boundary surface, a platform head that has a lateral dimension normal to the length of the vane body greater than the lateral dimension of the vane body, and a fillet between the platform head and the vane body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Nesteroff, Jonathan Acker, Albert Moncada, David Templin