Patents by Inventor Damir Novak

Damir Novak 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: 11459892
    Abstract: A stator vane includes an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape having has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in one of Table I, Table II, Table III, Table IV, Table V, Table VI, Table VII, Table VIII, Table IX, Table X, Table XI, or Table XII. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances expressed in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a scaling factor of the airfoil in the unit of distance. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z value. The airfoil profile sections at Z values are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew John McKeever, Michael James Healy, Wilfried Rick, Rozila Nausheen, Sabarinath Devarajan, Moorthi Subramaniyan, Vsevolod Yuriyevich Ostrovskiy, Kumaran Vale Mudaliar, Damir Novak, Thomas Sommer, Aditya Rajeshbhai Shah, Uday Krishna Pappala, Kevin Michael Barnett, Josip Galic, Gurulakshmi Polisetty, Paul G. Deivernois, Dejan Mikasinovic
  • Patent number: 11414996
    Abstract: A rotor blade includes an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in one of Table I, Table II, Table III, Table IV, Table V, Table VI, Table VII, Table VIII, Table IX, Table X, Table XI, or Table XII. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances expressed in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a scaling factor of the airfoil in the unit of distance. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z value. The airfoil profile sections at Z values are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew John McKeever, Michael James Healy, Robin Charles Payne, Damir Novak, Bruce Clark Busbey, Wilfried Rick, Thomas Peter Sommer, Ervin Alimani, Kevin Michael Barnett, Carlos Alberto Cardoza, Gerrit Ruch, Dejan Mikasinovic, Denis Stanković, Josip Galic, Olivier Anthony Bron
  • Patent number: 11326620
    Abstract: A stator vane includes an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in one of Table I, Table II, Table III, Table IV, Table V, Table VI, Table VII, Table VIII, Table IX, Table X, Table XI, or Table XII. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances expressed in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a scaling factor of the airfoil in the unit of distance. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z value. The airfoil profile sections at Z values are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew John McKeever, Michael James Healy, Bruce Clark Busbey, Damir Novak, Robin Charles Payne, Thomas Peter Sommer, Olivier Anthony Bron, Carlos Alberto Cardoza, Lukasz Marcin Maczka, Damir Fanjak, Lance William Smith, Alex David Hollanshead, Wilfried Rick, Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 10273976
    Abstract: An actively morphable vane includes a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge, a tip end, a hub end spaced radially outward from the tip end, a pressure side comprising a pressure surface, and a suction side comprising a suction surface. The pressure surface extends continuously between the tip end, the hub end, the leading edge, and the trailing edge. The suction side is positioned opposite of the pressure side and the suction surface extends continuously between the tip end, the hub end, the leading edge, and the trailing edge. The actively morphable stator vane also includes an actuator in mechanical communication with the tip end. The actuator is operable to selectively morph the actively morphable stator vane between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first configuration is optimized for a first operating condition, and the second configuration is optimized for a second operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Jemora, Damir Novak, Hermann Nachtigall
  • Publication number: 20180223867
    Abstract: An actively morphable vane includes a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge, a tip end, a hub end spaced radially outward from the tip end, a pressure side comprising a pressure surface, and a suction side comprising a suction surface. The pressure surface extends continuously between the tip end, the hub end, the leading edge, and the trailing edge. The suction side is positioned opposite of the pressure side and the suction surface extends continuously between the tip end, the hub end, the leading edge, and the trailing edge. The actively morphable stator vane also includes an actuator in mechanical communication with the tip end. The actuator is operable to selectively morph the actively morphable stator vane between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first configuration is optimized for a first operating condition, and the second configuration is optimized for a second operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Jemora, Damir Novak, Hermann Nachtigall