Patents by Inventor Carlos Serafim Fernandes

Carlos Serafim Fernandes 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).

  • Inlet air filtration system
    Patent number: 8425641
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an inertial filtration system for air-ingesting machines. The inertial filter 100 may comprise a reducer 133 downstream of a vortex generator. The reducer 133 decreases the area that the airstream flows through, which may increase the angular momentum and the centrifugal forces acting on the particles of the ingested airstream. This may increase the cleaning performance and a decrease in the pressure drop across the inertial filter 100. Generally, the inertial filter functions such that flow components of higher density are separated from the rest of the airstream. The higher density flow components are bled out of the inertial filter 100 via an outlet 135. The remaining flow components flow downstream to compressor section 535.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sudhir Ramesh Chaudhari, Jitendra Harish Bijlani, Carlos Serafim Fernandes, Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Stephen David Hiner
  • INLET AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120000168
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an inertial filtration system for air-ingesting machines. The inertial filter 100 may comprise a reducer 133 downstream of a vortex generator. The reducer 133 decreases the area that the airstream flows through, which may increase the angular momentum and the centrifugal forces acting on the particles of the ingested airstream. This may increase the cleaning performance and a decrease in the pressure drop across the inertial filter 100. Generally, the inertial filter functions such that flow components of higher density are separated from the rest of the airstream. The higher density flow components are bled out of the inertial filter 100 via an outlet 135. The remaining flow components flow downstream to compressor section 535.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Sudhir Ramesh Chaudhari, Jitendra Harish Bijlani, Carlos Serafim Fernandes, Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Stephen David Hiner