Patents by Inventor Deepak Govindan

Deepak Govindan 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).

  • Dynamically-lubricated bearing and method of dynamically lubricating a bearing
    Patent number: 9033581
    Abstract: Dynamically-lubricated bearings and methods of dynamically lubricating bearings, including bearings used in gas turbine engines. Such a bearing includes an inner race having an inner race groove between a pair of inner race cage lands, an outer race having an outer race groove between a pair of outer race cage lands and opposes the inner race groove, rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer races and in rolling contact with the inner and outer race grooves, and a cage disposed between the inner and outer races to maintain separation between the rolling elements. A lubricant is introduced into a cavity between the inner and outer races, and rotation of the inner race relative to the outer race causes the lubricant to exit the cavity through recessed surface features in at least one of the inner and outer race cage lands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruce Alan Carter, Pradeep Hemant Sangli, Santosh Kumar Potnuru, Deepak Govindan
  • DYNAMICALLY-LUBRICATED BEARING AND METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY LUBRICATING A BEARING
    Publication number: 20130087412
    Abstract: Dynamically-lubricated bearings and methods of dynamically lubricating bearings, including bearings used in gas turbine engines. Such a bearing includes an inner race having an inner race groove between a pair of inner race cage lands, an outer race having an outer race groove between a pair of outer race cage lands and opposes the inner race groove, rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer races and in rolling contact with the inner and outer race grooves, and a cage disposed between the inner and outer races to maintain separation between the rolling elements. A lubricant is introduced into a cavity between the inner and outer races, and rotation of the inner race relative to the outer race causes the lubricant to exit the cavity through recessed surface features in at least one of the inner and outer race cage lands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bruce Alan Carter, Pradeep Hemant Sangli, Santosh Kumar Potnuru, Deepak Govindan