Patents by Inventor Ariel Kelsey Coleman Harter

Ariel Kelsey Coleman Harter 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).

  • Sealing mechanism with pivot plate and rope seal
    Patent number: 8011894
    Abstract: A sealing system for sealing a gap between a dovetail tab of a bucket and a rotor. The sealing system may include a sealing slot positioned about the dovetail tab and a pivot plate positioned within the sealing slot. The sealing slot may include a pivot point and a rest ledge such that the pivot plate pivots about the pivot point and into the gap when the bucket rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian P. Arness, Louis Veltre, Ariel Kelsey Coleman Harter, John D. Wardell
  • Sealing Mechanism with Pivot Plate and Rope Seal
    Publication number: 20100008769
    Abstract: A sealing system for sealing a gap between a dovetail tab of a bucket and a rotor. The sealing system may include a sealing slot positioned about the dovetail tab and a pivot plate positioned within the sealing slot. The sealing slot may include a pivot point and a rest ledge such that the pivot plate pivots about the pivot point and into the gap when the bucket rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian P. Arness, Louis Veltre, Ariel Kelsey Coleman Harter, John D. Ward