Patents by Inventor Claire Katherine Naioti

Claire Katherine Naioti 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).

  • Rotor blade sealing structures
    Patent number: 11566528
    Abstract: A rotor blade is provided. The rotor blade includes a main body having a shank, an airfoil extends radially outwardly from the shank, and a platform. The main body includes a pressure side slash face and a suction side slash face. A slot is defined within each of the pressure side slash face and the suction side slash face. The slot of the pressure side slash face and the slot of the suction side slash face each include an upstream end portion that defines an end and a main body portion extending from the upstream end portion. The upstream end portion tapers from the end to the main body portion. The main body portion further includes a retention wall that covers a portion of the end and that defines an opening. The retention wall further includes an inner retention surface. The retention wall defines an offset from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Martin James Jasper, Claire Katherine Naioti, Melbourne James Myers, William Scott Zemitis, Stephen Douglas Shearer
  • ROTOR BLADE SEALING STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20210189887
    Abstract: A rotor blade is provided. The rotor blade includes a main body having a shank, an airfoil extends radially outwardly from the shank, and a platform. The main body includes a pressure side slash face and a suction side slash face. A slot is defined within each of the pressure side slash face and the suction side slash face. The slot of the pressure side slash face and the slot of the suction side slash face each include an upstream end portion that defines an end and a main body portion extending from the upstream end portion. The upstream end portion tapers from the end to the main body portion. The main body portion further includes a retention wall that covers a portion of the end and that defines an opening. The retention wall further includes an inner retention surface. The retention wall defines an offset from the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Martin James Jasper, Claire Katherine Naioti, Melbourne James Myers, William Scott Zemitis, Stephen Douglas Shearer