Patents by Inventor Bernard Arthur Courture, Jr.

Bernard Arthur Courture, Jr. 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).

  • Adaptive compliant plate seal assemblies and methods
    Patent number: 8262349
    Abstract: A steam turbine comprises a steam turbine casing, a rotor, and at least one compliant plate seal assembly situated between the casing and the rotor. The compliant plate seal assembly comprises a supporting member being stationary with respect to the casing, a plurality of plate members movably mounted to the supporting member and extending towards the rotor, each plate member being inclined with respect to a rotation direction of the rotor, and an actuator for selectively exerting a pressure to retract the plate members in a direction away from the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Norman Arnold Turnquist, Bernard Arthur Courture, Jr., Mark William Kowalczyk, Frederick George Baily, Mark Edward Burnett