Patents by Inventor Andrea Depalma

Andrea Depalma 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: 11946388
    Abstract: A turbine engine with an outer rotor that circumscribes an inner rotor. The outer rotor includes circumferentially arranged components with a radial outer end and radial inner end. Inner ends of confronting sides of adjacent components include at least one damper element to dampen the relative motion of the components or to provide at least a partial seal between adjacent components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GE Avio S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Giusseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma, Roberto Maddaleno, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Patent number: 11885237
    Abstract: A turbomachine having an engine centerline and a first rotor. The first rotor having a first annular drum and being connected to a first plurality of blades. At least one blade of the first plurality of blades having a blade root, a blade tip, a first arm, a second arm and a first seal. The first arm extending from the blade root and having a radial retention hook. The second arm extending from the blade tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.r.l.
    Inventors: Matteo Renato Usseglio, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma
  • Patent number: 11873725
    Abstract: A fastener cover for a flanged joint including first and second annular flanges extending about an axis, comprising: an annular, axially-extending, inboard wall; an annular, axially-extending outboard wall positioned radially outboard of the inboard wall; and a first radial wall interconnecting the inboard and outboard walls, wherein, collectively, the inboard and outboard walls and the first radial wall define a cavity for receiving a portion of a fastener; at least one fastener pocket including sidewalls extending axially away from the first radial wall and defining a tubular shape, which is closed off opposite the first radial wall by a floor plate having a clearance hole passing therethrough for accepting a shank of the fastener; and wherein the cover includes a balance weight receptacle for accepting at least one balance weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GE Avio S.r.l.
    Inventors: Roberto Maddaleno, Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Matteo Renato Usseglio, Christian Campanale
  • Patent number: 11661893
    Abstract: A method of servicing a gas turbine engine, the method including preparing the gas turbine engine for service; installing a shaft protection cover to an aft end of a fan shaft of the gas turbine engine; installing an oil collector drum at least partially around a gearbox of the gas turbine engine; and removing at least a portion of the gearbox from the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.R.L.
    Inventors: Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Roberto Maddaleno, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20230112829
    Abstract: A turbomachine having an engine centerline and a first rotor. The first rotor having a first annular drum and being connected to a first plurality of blades. At least one blade of the first plurality of blades having a blade root, a blade tip, a first arm, a second arm and a first seal. The first arm extending from the blade root and having a radial retention hook. The second arm extending from the blade tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Matteo Renato Usseglio, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma
  • Patent number: 11549379
    Abstract: A blade for a turbomachine includes a blade root portion for securing the blade to a rotatable annular outer drum rotor. The blade root portion includes one or more radial retention features for radially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum rotor. Further, at least one of the radial retention feature(s) includes at least one sealing member integrated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.r.l.
    Inventors: Matteo Renato Usseglio, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma
  • Publication number: 20220364473
    Abstract: A turbine engine with an outer rotor that circumscribes an inner rotor. The outer rotor includes circumferentially arranged components with a radial outer end and radial inner end. Inner ends of confronting sides of adjacent components include at least one damper element to dampen the relative motion of the components or to provide at least a partial seal between adjacent components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Antonio Giusseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma, Roberto Maddaleno, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20220333503
    Abstract: A fastener cover for a flanged joint including first and second annular flanges extending about an axis, comprising: an annular, axially-extending, inboard wall; an annular, axially-extending outboard wall positioned radially outboard of the inboard wall; and a first radial wall interconnecting the inboard and outboard walls, wherein, collectively, the inboard and outboard walls and the first radial wall define a cavity for receiving a portion of a fastener; at least one fastener pocket including sidewalls extending axially away from the first radial wall and defining a tubular shape, which is closed off opposite the first radial wall by a floor plate having a clearance hole passing therethrough for accepting a shank of the fastener; and wherein the cover includes a balance weight receptacle for accepting at least one balance weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: GE Avio S.r.l.
    Inventors: Roberto Maddaleno, Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Matteo Renato Usseglio, Christian Campanale
  • Patent number: 11473439
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine defining a longitudinal direction and a radial direction is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: General Electric Company, GE AVIO S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luca Giacobone, Matteo Renato Usseglio, Andrea Depalma, Roberto Maddaleno, Darek Tomasz Zatorski
  • Patent number: 11414994
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes a rotatable annular outer drum rotor connected to a first plurality of blades. The rotatable annular outer drum rotor is constructed of, at least, a first drum segment and a second drum segment. The turbomachine further includes a retaining ring arranged and secured between the first and second drum segments of the rotatable annular outer drum rotor for radially retaining each of the first plurality of blades via their respective blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20220146043
    Abstract: A method of servicing a gas turbine engine, the method including preparing the gas turbine engine for service; installing a shaft protection cover to an aft end of a fan shaft of the gas turbine engine; installing an oil collector drum at least partially around a gearbox of the gas turbine engine; and removing at least a portion of the gearbox from the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Roberto Maddaleno, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20220128010
    Abstract: A method for engine assembly is provided, the method including forming an interdigitated rotor assembly comprising an inner rotor assembly rotatable at a first speed different from an outer rotor assembly rotatable at a second speed; fastening a gear assembly to the interdigitated rotor assembly to form an interdigitated turbine assembly; and coupling the interdigitated turbine assembly to a gas generator, wherein coupling the interdigitated turbine assembly to the gas generator includes coupling a planet carrier assembly of the gear assembly to a static frame of the gas generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Roberto Maddaleno, Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20220090512
    Abstract: A turbomachine defining a radial direction and an axial direction, the turbomachine including: a structural assembly comprising a frame and a static structure; a gearbox coupled to the structural assembly through the static structure; a turbine coupled to the gearbox and having a plurality of turbine rotor blades spaced apart from one another in the axial direction, each of the turbine rotor blades extending in the radial direction; and a thrust bearing disposed in a load path from the turbine to the static structure, the load path extending through the gearbox to transmit axial loads from the turbine to the static structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Roberto Maddaleno, Andrea Depalma
  • Patent number: 11156109
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes a rotatable annular outer drum rotor connected to a first plurality of blades. Each of the first plurality of blades includes a blade root portion secured to the rotatable annular outer drum rotor. Each of the blade root portions includes one or more structural radial retention features for radially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum and one or more axial retention features for axially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.r.l
    Inventors: Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20210108522
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes a rotatable annular outer drum rotor connected to a first plurality of blades. Each of the first plurality of blades includes a blade root portion secured to the rotatable annular outer drum rotor. Each of the blade root portions includes one or more structural radial retention features for radially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum and one or more axial retention features for axially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20210087939
    Abstract: A turbine engine with an outer rotor that circumscribes an inner rotor or inner stator. The outer rotor includes circumferentially arranged components with a radial outer end and radial inner end. Inner ends of confronting sides of adjacent components include at least one damper element to dampen the relative motion of the components or to provide at least a partial seal between adjacent components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Antonio Giusseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma, Roberto Maddaleno, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20210047930
    Abstract: A turbomachine includes a rotatable annular outer drum rotor connected to a first plurality of blades. The rotatable annular outer drum rotor is constructed of, at least, a first drum segment and a second drum segment. The turbomachine further includes a retaining ring arranged and secured between the first and second drum segments of the rotatable annular outer drum rotor for radially retaining each of the first plurality of blades via their respective blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Depalma, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Matteo Renato Usseglio
  • Publication number: 20210047933
    Abstract: A blade for a turbomachine includes a blade root portion for securing the blade to a rotatable annular outer drum rotor. The blade root portion includes one or more radial retention features for radially retaining each of the blade root portions within the rotatable annular outer drum rotor. Further, at least one of the radial retention feature(s) includes at least one sealing member integrated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Matteo Renato Usseglio, Antonio Giuseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma
  • Publication number: 20210032999
    Abstract: A turbine engine with an outer rotor that circumscribes an inner rotor or inner stator. The outer rotor includes circumferentially arranged components with a tip and a root. The root of each of the circumferentially arranged components can terminate at an inner platform, where the collection of inner platforms can define an inner band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Antonio Giusseppe D'Ettole, Andrea Depalma, Roberto Maddaleno, Luca Giacobone, Matteo Renato Usseglio