Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Giametta

Andrew P. Giametta 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).

  • Apparatus, method, and system for separating particles from a fluid stream
    Patent number: 9206693
    Abstract: A rotating machine and associated method is disclosed that includes one or more cooling channels for providing a cooling fluid to a component. The cooling channels pass through a rotating component. The rotating machine further includes one or more particle separation slots in the rotating component in fluid communication with the one or more channels for removing particulate contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Hynum, Andrew P. Giametta
  • APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES FROM A FLUID STREAM
    Publication number: 20120210722
    Abstract: A rotating machine and associated method is disclosed that includes one or more cooling channels for providing a cooling fluid to a component. The cooling channels pass through a rotating component. The rotating machine further includes one or more particle separation slots in the rotating component in fluid communication with the one or more channels for removing particulate contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel HYNUM, Andrew P. GIAMETTA
  • Apparatus, methods, and/or systems relating to the delivery of a fluid through a passageway
    Patent number: 8162007
    Abstract: A method of constructing an industrial machine such that, in operation, a supply of a fluid coolant through a hollow passageway is delivered at a reduced temperature, the method including the steps of: a) identifying at least a section of the hollow passageway that transports or is meant to transport the fluid coolant through a space that resides at a temperature that is significantly higher than a desired temperature of the fluid coolant; and b) through at least a majority of the identified section of the hollow passageway that transports the fluid coolant through the space that resides at the temperature that is significantly higher than the desired temperature of the fluid coolant, constructing the hollow passageway such that the outer surface of the hollow passageway has an emissivity coefficient less than about 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Andrew P. Giametta
  • APPARATUS, METHODS, AND/OR SYSTEMS RELATING TO THE DELIVERY OF A FLUID THROUGH A PASSAGEWAY
    Publication number: 20100221099
    Abstract: A method of constructing an industrial machine such that, in operation, a supply of a fluid coolant through a hollow passageway is delivered at a reduced temperature, the method including the steps of: a) identifying at least a section of the hollow passageway that transports or is meant to transport the fluid coolant through a space that resides at a temperature that is significantly higher than a desired temperature of the fluid coolant; and b) through at least a majority of the identified section of the hollow passageway that transports the fluid coolant through the space that resides at the temperature that is significantly higher than the desired temperature of the fluid coolant, constructing the hollow passageway such that the outer surface of the hollow passageway has an emissivity coefficient less than about 0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Andrew P. Giametta