Patents by Inventor Armando J. Quinones

Armando J. Quinones 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: 5472313
    Abstract: A turbine disk cooling system for a gas turbine engine of a type having a compressor section including first and second disks connected by a seal and defining a compressor interstage volume, a turbine section including first and second stage disks connected by a seal and defining a turbine inner stage volume, and a compressor shaft interconnecting the compressor disks with the turbine disks including orifices located in the compressor seal for allowing air in the compressor section to enter the compressor interstage volume, and a radial inflow impeller for guiding the compressor air towards the compressor shaft. The impeller including a plurality of radially-extending conduits suspended in the compressor interstage volume, the conduits having a plurality of interior, radially-extending passages for conveying the compressor air from the orifice to the compressor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Armando J. Quinones, Harold P. Rieck, Jr., Richard W. Albrecht, Michael A. Sullivan, Robert H. Weisgerber, Larry W. Plemmons