Patents by Inventor Chandrashekhar Kandukuri

Chandrashekhar Kandukuri 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: 12241375
    Abstract: A turbine engine is provided. The turbine engine defines an axial direction and a radial direction, and includes: a rotor; a stator comprising a carrier; a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly defining a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side and comprising a plurality of seal segments, the plurality of seal segments including a seal segment having a seal face forming a fluid bearing with the rotor, a lip, and a body, the lip extending from the body along the axial direction of the turbine engine on the high-pressure side and including an outer pressurization surface along the radial direction of the turbine engine; and a seal support assembly, the seal support assembly comprising a spring arrangement extending between the carrier and the first seal segment to counter a pressure on the outer pressurization surface during operation of the turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, David Raju Yamarthi, Chandrashekhar Kandukuri, Deepak Trivedi, Narendra Anand Hardikar, Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla, Steven Douglas Johnson, Amit Goyal, Grant Robert Portune, Himanshu Gupta, Srinivasan Swaminathan, Shalini Thimmegowda, Guru Venkata Dattu Jonnalagadda, Shalabh Saxena, Prateek Jalan
  • Patent number: 12116896
    Abstract: A turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine defines a radial direction and includes: a rotor; a stator comprising a carrier; a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly comprising a plurality of seal segments, the plurality of seal segments having a seal segment, the seal segment having a seal face configured to form a fluid bearing with the rotor; and a seal support assembly, the seal support assembly comprises a pneumatic engagement assembly operable to bias the seal segment along the radial direction during operation of the turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Grant Robert Portune, Steven Douglas Johnson, Mallikarjun Metri, Ajith Jogi, Pratish Patil, Nageswar Rao Ganji, Rahul Anil Bidkar, Prateek Jalan, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, David Raju Yamarthi, Narendra Anand Hardikar, Chandrashekhar Kandukuri
  • Publication number: 20240318570
    Abstract: A turbine engine is provided. The turbine engine defines an axial direction and a radial direction, and includes: a rotor; a stator comprising a carrier; a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly defining a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side and comprising a plurality of seal segments, the plurality of seal segments including a seal segment having a seal face forming a fluid bearing with the rotor, a lip, and a body, the lip extending from the body along the axial direction of the turbine engine on the high-pressure side and including an outer pressurization surface along the radial direction of the turbine engine; and a seal support assembly, the seal support assembly comprising a spring arrangement extending between the carrier and the first seal segment to counter a pressure on the outer pressurization surface during operation of the turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, David Raju Yamarthi, Chandrashekhar Kandukuri, Deepak Trivedi, Narendra Anand Hardikar, Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla, Steven Douglas Johnson, Amit Goyal, Grant Robert Portune, Himanshu Gupta, Srinivasan Swaminathan, Shalini Thimmegowda, Guru Venkata Dattu Jonnalagadda, Shalabh Saxena, Prateek Jalan
  • Publication number: 20240318567
    Abstract: A turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes: a rotor; a stator comprising a carrier; a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly comprising a plurality of seal segments supported at least in part by the carrier, the plurality of seal segments having a first seal segment and a second seal segment, the first and second seal segments each having a seal face forming a fluid bearing with the rotor; and a seal support assembly comprising a tangential spring extension extending between the first seal segment and the second seal segment for biasing the first seal segment away from the second seal segment in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Chandrashekhar Kandukuri, David Raju Yamarthi, Rajesh Kumar, Tajinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20240318566
    Abstract: A turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine defines a radial direction and includes: a rotor; a stator comprising a carrier; a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly comprising a plurality of seal segments, the plurality of seal segments having a seal segment, the seal segment having a seal face configured to form a fluid bearing with the rotor; and a seal support assembly, the seal support assembly comprises a pneumatic engagement assembly operable to bias the seal segment along the radial direction during operation of the turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Grant Robert Portune, Steven Douglas Johnson, Mallikarjun Metri, Ajith Jogi, Pratish Patil, Nageswar Rao Ganji, Rahul Anil Bidkar, Prateek Jalan, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, David Raju Yamarthi, Narendra Anand Hardikar, Chandrashekhar Kandukuri