Patents by Inventor Almir Ajkunic

Almir Ajkunic 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: 11927115
    Abstract: A guide vane in a gas turbine engine includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil extending therebetween. Side surfaces of the inner platform and outer platform between an adjacent guide vane define a first seal slot, a second seal slot, and a third seal slot forming a closed loop having three corners. At least one of the corners is rounded. The guide vane includes tubulator ribs and pin fins disposed in an airfoil interior. The pin fins are disposed in a region of the trailing edge. The inner platform defines film cooling holes disposed at an outer surface facing the airfoil. The film cooling holes are arranged in a fan shape. An inner surface of the inner platform and an outer surface of the outer platform include impingement cooling ribs. The inner platform protrudes further towards upstream in a flow direction than the outer platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bengt Johansson, Almir Ajkunic, Ranjith Kumar Arinipalli, Antonio Pesare
  • Publication number: 20240026796
    Abstract: A guide vane in a gas turbine engine includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil extending therebetween. Side surfaces of the inner platform and outer platform between an adjacent guide vane define a first seal slot, a second seal slot, and a third seal slot forming a closed loop having three corners. At least one of the corners is rounded. The guide vane includes tubulator ribs and pin fins disposed in an airfoil interior. The pin fins are disposed in a region of the trailing edge. The inner platform defines film cooling holes disposed at an outer surface facing the airfoil. The film cooling holes are arranged in a fan shape. An inner surface of the inner platform and an outer surface of the outer platform include impingement cooling ribs. The inner platform protrudes further towards upstream in a flow direction than the outer platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Bengt Johansson, Almir Ajkunic, Ranjith Kumar Arinipalli, Antonio Pesare
  • Patent number: 11098597
    Abstract: An internally-cooled turbomachine component, having: a main body with a first end wall, a second end wall spaced apart from the first end wall, and a sidewall which extends between the first end wall and the second end wall such that the first end wall, the second end wall and the sidewall define a cooling passage extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a pedestal bank with a plurality of pedestals which span the cooling passage between the first end wall and the second end wall, wherein the pedestal bank is spaced from the sidewall to define a flow channel therebetween; and a flow guide for directing cooling flow away from the flow channel, the flow guide extending from the flow channel into the pedestal bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: John David Maltson, Almir Ajkunic
  • Publication number: 20200325782
    Abstract: An internally-cooled turbomachine component, having: a main body with a first end wall, a second end wall spaced apart from the first end wall, and a sidewall which extends between the first end wall and the second end wall such that the first end wall, the second end wall and the sidewall define a cooling passage extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a pedestal bank with a plurality of pedestals which span the cooling passage between the first end wall and the second end wall, wherein the pedestal bank is spaced from the sidewall to define a flow channel therebetween; and a flow guide for directing cooling flow away from the flow channel, the flow guide extending from the flow channel into the pedestal bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John David Maltson, Almir Ajkunic
  • Patent number: D947126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bengt Johansson, Almir Ajkunic, Ranjith Kumar Arinipalli, Antonio Pesare
  • Patent number: D947127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bengt Johansson, Almir Ajkunic, Ranjith Kumar Arinipalli, Antonio Pesare
  • Patent number: D949793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bengt Johansson, Almir Ajkunic, Ranjith Kumar Arinipalli, Antonio Pesare
  • Patent number: D949794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bengt Johansson, Almir Ajkunic, Ranjith Kumar Arinipalli, Antonio Pesare