Patents by Inventor Alexander Chekanov

Alexander Chekanov 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: 7677867
    Abstract: A guide vane arrangement of a turbomachine includes a casing, at least one guide vane carrier connected to the casing and having a first carrying portion and a second carrying portion spaced apart axially from the first carrying portion, a plurality of guide vanes connected to the guide vane carrier and arranged next to each other in a circumferential direction, and at least one securing element connected to the guide vane carrier and configured to provide an axial fixing of at least one of the guide vanes. Each guide vane has a platform including a first locking portion and a second locking portion spaced apart axially from the first locking portion, wherein each of the first and second locking portions and the respective first and second carrying portion are adapted to provide an axially pluggable and a radially positive fastening between the guide vane carrier and the respective guide vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Chekanov, Alexander Khanin
  • Publication number: 20080199312
    Abstract: A guide vane arrangement of a turbomachine includes a casing, at least one guide vane carrier connected to the casing and having a first carrying portion and a second carrying portion spaced apart axially from the first carrying portion, a plurality of guide vanes connected to the guide vane carrier and arranged next to each other in a circumferential direction, and at least one securing element connected to the guide vane carrier and configured to provide an axial fixing of at least one of the guide vanes. Each guide vane has a platform including a first locking portion and a second locking portion spaced apart axially from the first locking portion, wherein each of the first and second locking portions and the respective first and second carrying portion are adapted to provide an axially pluggable and a radially positive fastening between the guide vane carrier and the respective guide vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Alexander Chekanov, Alexander Khanin
  • Publication number: 20080050230
    Abstract: What is described is a turbine guide vane having a guide vane leaf and with a radially outer platform connected to the guide vane leaf and having a platform surface which faces radially away from the guide vane leaf and on which a connecting structure is provided for fastening the guide vane to a supporting structure which has side wall portions which project radially beyond the platform surface and delimit an inner cavity and on which is provided at least in portions a joining contour which can be inserted into a reception shape countercontoured within the supporting structure. At least one seal is provided between the connecting structure and the supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Alexander Khanin, Alexander Chekanov