Patents by Inventor Brian Corsetti

Brian Corsetti 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).

  • Mounting apparatus for low-ductility turbine shroud
    Patent number: 8079807
    Abstract: A turbine shroud apparatus is provided for a gas turbine engine having a central axis. The apparatus includes: (a) an annular support member; (b) a turbine shroud disposed in the support member, the shroud being a continuous ring comprising a low-ductility material and having opposed flowpath and back surfaces, and opposed forward and aft ends; and (c) a spring mounted between the support member and the shroud and arranged to resiliently urge the shroud to a concentric position within the structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason David Shapiro, Roger Lee Doughty, Aaron Dziech, Victor Correia, Elias Lampes, Robert Carella, Brian Corsetti
  • MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR LOW-DUCTILITY TURBINE SHROUD
    Publication number: 20110189009
    Abstract: A turbine shroud apparatus is provided for a gas turbine engine having a central axis. The apparatus includes: (a) an annular support member; (b) a turbine shroud disposed in the support member, the shroud being a continuous ring comprising a low-ductility material and having opposed flowpath and back surfaces, and opposed forward and aft ends; and (c) a spring mounted between the support member and the shroud and arranged to resiliently urge the shroud to a concentric position within the structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason David Shapiro, Roger Lee Doughty, Aaron Dziech, Victor Correia, Elias Lampes, Robert Carella, Brian Corsetti