Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Gebbia

Andrew B. Gebbia 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).

  • Windage shield system and method of suppressing resonant acoustic noise
    Patent number: 10352245
    Abstract: A windage shield system is provided. The system includes an annular cavity having an inlet end and an outlet end. The annular cavity is configured to direct a flow of cooling fluid from the inlet end to the outlet end. The system also includes a source of a flow of cooling fluid coupled in flow communication with the annular cavity. The annular cavity is bounded by a stationary component and a rotating component, and the rotating component introduces heat into the annular cavity by windage effects. The system also includes a cooling channel coupled in flow communication with the outlet end, and a first windage shield extending from the outlet end towards the inlet end within the annular cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Herman Mueller, Kevin Samuel Klasing, Andrew B. Gebbia, Steven Curtiss Warfield
  • WINDAGE SHIELD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUPPRESSING RESONANT ACOUSTIC NOISE
    Publication number: 20170096939
    Abstract: A windage shield system is provided. The system includes an annular cavity having an inlet end and an outlet end. The annular cavity is configured to direct a flow of cooling fluid from the inlet end to the outlet end. The system also includes a source of a flow of cooling fluid coupled in flow communication with the annular cavity. The annular cavity is bounded by a stationary component and a rotating component, and the rotating component introduces heat into the annular cavity by windage effects. The system also includes a cooling channel coupled in flow communication with the outlet end, and a first windage shield extending from the outlet end towards the inlet end within the annular cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: John Herman Mueller, Kevin Samuel Klasing, Andrew B. Gebbia