Patents by Inventor Charles Malinowski

Charles Malinowski 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: 8371818
    Abstract: A turbine bucket including an airfoil, the airfoil having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 1 as contained herein wherein the Z values are non-dimensional values from approximately 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by substantially smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined substantially smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Brittingham, Bruce L. Smith, Charles A. Malinowski
  • Patent number: 7976280
    Abstract: A turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having a hollow tip shroud, the hollow tip shroud having a hollow core having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I, in inches, wherein the shape of the core is defined by the cloud of points listed which are distributed around each surface of the shroud, and the complete hollow portion of the tip shroud could be constructed by defining smooth sheet surfaces through the listed points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Alan Brittingham, Linda Jean Farral, James Zhang, Charles Malinowski
  • Patent number: 7811054
    Abstract: A stator shroud segment is provided that includes an outer shroud having a leading edge groove and a trailing edge groove; and a plurality of inner shrouds each having a leading edge hook and a trailing edge hook, the leading and trailing hooks of each of the inner shrouds being respectively engaged with the leading and trailing edge grooves of the outer shroud so as to axially and radially lock the inner shrouds to the outer shrouds. At least one of the trailing edge hook of the inner shroud and the trailing edge groove of the outer shroud includes a sloped surface disposed at an angle to an axial direction of the rotor and to a radial direction of the rotor and facing the other of the inner and outer shrouds whereby a radial inward force on the inner shroud is transformed into a force in axial and radial directions to force the inner shroud to tightly seal a radial gap between the inner and outer shrouds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Eastman, Gary Michael Itzel, Charles Malinowski, Victor Morgan, David Richard Johns, Bryan Lewis
  • Publication number: 20090269204
    Abstract: A turbine bucket including an airfoil, the airfoil having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 1 as contained herein wherein the Z values are non-dimensional values from approximately 0 to 1 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by substantially smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined substantially smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Robert A. Brittingham, Bruce L. Smith, Charles A. Malinowski
  • Publication number: 20090136347
    Abstract: A turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having a hollow tip shroud, the hollow tip shroud having a hollow core having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I, in inches, wherein the shape of the core is defined by the cloud of points listed which are distributed around each surface of the shroud, and the complete hollow portion of the tip shroud could be constructed by defining smooth sheet surfaces through the listed points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert Alan Brittingham, Linda Jean Farral, James Zhang, Charles Malinowski
  • Publication number: 20080298956
    Abstract: A stator shroud segment is provided that includes an outer shroud having a leading edge groove and a trailing edge groove; and a plurality of inner shrouds each having a leading edge hook and a trailing edge hook, the leading and trailing hooks of each of the inner shrouds being respectively engaged with the leading and trailing edge grooves of the outer shroud so as to axially and radially lock the inner shrouds to the outer shrouds. At least one of the trailing edge hook of the inner shroud and the trailing edge groove of the outer shroud includes a sloped surface disposed at an angle to an axial direction of the rotor and to a radial direction of the rotor and facing the other of the inner and outer shrouds whereby a radial inward force on the inner shroud is transformed into a force in axial and radial directions to force the inner shroud to tightly seal a radial gap between the inner and outer shrouds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Alan Eastman, Gary Michael Itzel, Charles Malinowski, Victor Morgan, David Richard Johns, Bryan Lewis