Patents by Inventor Dharmaraj Pachaiappan

Dharmaraj Pachaiappan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240418092
    Abstract: A lock lug for inhibiting movement of a plurality of rotor blades includes a body and an engagement mechanism. The body is sized and configured to be received within the rim slot of the rotor disk and defines a dovetail receiving aperture. The engagement mechanism extends from the body and has a retracted configuration configured to allow entry and exit of a dovetail of at least one or more of the plurality of rotor blades into and out of the dovetail receiving aperture and an extended configuration configured to block the dovetail from entering the dovetail receiving aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Nageswar Rao Ganji, Arvind Namadevan, Jeffrey D. Carnes, Charles Eric Lavender, Steven Mark Ballman
  • Publication number: 20240401811
    Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine includes a combustion chamber including an outer liner and an inner liner, and an annular dome. A plurality of first mixing assemblies includes a pilot mixer and a first main mixer, the first mixing assemblies disposed through the annular dome. The pilot mixer injects a pilot mixer fuel-air mixture axially into a first combustion zone, and the first main mixer injects a first main mixer fuel-air mixture radially into the first combustion zone. A plurality of second mixing assemblies includes a second main mixer, the second mixing assemblies being axially aft of the plurality of first mixing assemblies. The second main mixer injects a second main mixer fuel-air mixture radially into a second combustion zone that is axially aft of, and separate from, the first combustion zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Hiranya Nath, Clayton S. Cooper, Richard W. Stickles, Michael A. Benjamin, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Ranganatha Narasimha Chiranthan, Sripathi Mohan
  • Patent number: 12134986
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for an acoustic damping device. An example apparatus includes a first channel defining a first volume, the first channel open on a first end and closed on a second end, a second channel surrounding the first channel and defining a second volume, and a plurality of discs oriented within the first channel, respective discs of the plurality of discs including an opening in a center of the respective disc to allow at least one of a fluid or acoustic oscillation to move from the first end to the second end, the first channel including a plurality of apertures dispersed along an outer wall of the first channel and between the plurality of discs, the apertures to facilitate transfer of at least one of the fluid or the acoustic oscillation from the first channel to the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Hiranya Kumar Nath, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Kwanwoo Kim, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Vivekta Sharma
  • Patent number: 12072099
    Abstract: An engine can utilize a combustor to combust fuel to drive the engine. A fuel nozzle assembly can supply fuel to the combustor for combustion or ignition of the fuel. The fuel nozzle assembly can include a swirler and a fuel nozzle to supply a mixture of fuel and air for combustion. Increasing efficiency and meeting emission needs can be met with the use of alternative fuels, which combust at higher temperatures or higher speeds than traditional fuels, requiring improved fuel introduction without the occurrence of flame holding or flashback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Perumallu Vukanti, Michael T. Bucaro, Steven C. Vise, Ajoy Patra, R Narasimha Chiranthan, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Michael A. Benjamin, Clayton S. Cooper, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan
  • Patent number: 11852272
    Abstract: A check valve assembly for a supply pipe. The check valve assembly includes a hinge pin, a first flapper, and a second flapper. The first flapper is pivotally coupled to the second flapper with the hinge pin. The check valve assembly also includes a stopper located between the first flapper and the second flapper. The stopper is configured to limit movement of the first flapper and the second flapper. The check valve assembly further includes a plate assembly located downstream of the stopper. The plate assembly is configured to break vortices formed in a fluid flow across the first flapper and the second flapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Arvind Namadevan, Urmi Tejaswini, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Hiranya Nath, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger
  • Patent number: 11802640
    Abstract: A tube coupling for coupling a first tube and a second tube. The tube coupling includes an inner shroud including a ball portion and an outer shroud including a socket portion. The socket portion receives the ball portion. The tube coupling includes a compressive ring configured to elastically compress the outer shroud onto the inner shroud. The ball portion and the socket portion form a ball and socket joint. The ball and socket joint allows relative angular movement and relative axial movement between the inner shroud and the outer shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Omkar Topkar, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Daniel Drew Smith
  • Patent number: 11788655
    Abstract: A tube coupling for coupling a first tube and a second tube includes an inner shroud located circumferentially around a first tube distal end at an inner shroud distal end, the inner shroud distal end having one or more radial teeth, an outer shroud having a first outer shroud distal end and a second outer shroud distal end, the first outer shroud distal end located circumferentially around a second tube distal end and the second outer shroud distal end located circumferentially around the inner shroud distal end, and a band configured to elastically compress the first outer shroud distal end onto the inner shroud distal end. The band elastically compresses the first outer shroud distal end and the inner shroud distal end such that the one or more radial teeth are swaged into an outer surface of the first tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Omkar Topkar, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan
  • Publication number: 20230194092
    Abstract: An engine can utilize a combustor to combust fuel to drive the engine. A fuel nozzle assembly can supply fuel to the combustor for combustion or ignition of the fuel. The fuel nozzle assembly can include a swirler and a fuel nozzle to supply a mixture of fuel and air for combustion. Increasing efficiency and meeting emission needs can be met with the use of alternative fuels, which combust at higher temperatures or higher speeds than traditional fuels, requiring improved fuel introduction without the occurrence of flame holding or flashback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Perumallu Vukanti, Michael T. Bucaro, Steven C. Vise, Ajoy Patra, R Narasimha Chiranthan, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Michael A. Benjamin, Clayton S. Cooper, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan
  • Publication number: 20230022280
    Abstract: A tube coupling for coupling a first tube and a second tube includes an inner shroud located circumferentially around a first tube distal end at an inner shroud distal end, the inner shroud distal end having one or more radial teeth, an outer shroud having a first outer shroud distal end and a second outer shroud distal end, the first outer shroud distal end located circumferentially around a second tube distal end and the second outer shroud distal end located circumferentially around the inner shroud distal end, and a band configured to elastically compress the first outer shroud distal end onto the inner shroud distal end. The band elastically compresses the first outer shroud distal end and the inner shroud distal end such that the one or more radial teeth are swaged into an outer surface of the first tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Omkar Topkar, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan
  • Publication number: 20230029012
    Abstract: A tube coupling for coupling a first tube and a second tube. The tube coupling includes an inner shroud including a ball portion and an outer shroud including a socket portion. The socket portion receives the ball portion. The tube coupling includes a compressive ring configured to elastically compress the outer shroud onto the inner shroud. The ball portion and the socket portion form a ball and socket joint. The ball and socket joint allows relative angular movement and relative axial movement between the inner shroud and the outer shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Omkar Topkar, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Daniel Drew Smith
  • Publication number: 20220412499
    Abstract: A check valve assembly for a supply pipe. The check valve assembly includes a hinge pin, a first flapper, and a second flapper. The first flapper is pivotally coupled to the second flapper with the hinge pin. The check valve assembly also includes a stopper located between the first flapper and the second flapper. The stopper is configured to limit movement of the first flapper and the second flapper. The check valve assembly further includes a plate assembly located downstream of the stopper. The plate assembly is configured to break vortices formed in a fluid flow across the first flapper and the second flapper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Arvind Namadevan, Urmi Tejaswini, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Hiranya Nath, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger
  • Patent number: 11473436
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a wall assembly, a seal assembly, and a member extended through the wall assembly is provided. The wall assembly defines an opening through which the member is extended, and the wall assembly defines a first side and a second side opposite of the first side along a direction of extension of the member through the wall assembly. The seal assembly includes a retaining portion extended at least partially co-directional to the member. The retaining portion is configured to couple around the member and extend through the opening. The seal assembly further includes a locking portion configured to sealingly attach to the wall assembly and the retaining portion at an interface between the locking portion and the retaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Ronald Bruce Schofield, Daniel Drew Smith, Sudeep Pradhan Sadananda Rao, Joseph John Bischof, Stephen Gerard Matava
  • Patent number: 11209106
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure a fluid coupling assembly defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Daniel Drew Smith, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan
  • Publication number: 20210108527
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a wall assembly, a seal assembly, and a member extended through the wall assembly is provided. The wall assembly defines an opening through which the member is extended, and the wall assembly defines a first side and a second side opposite of the first side along a direction of extension of the member through the wall assembly. The seal assembly includes a retaining portion extended at least partially co-directional to the member. The retaining portion is configured to couple around the member and extend through the opening. The seal assembly further includes a locking portion configured to sealingly attach to the wall assembly and the retaining portion at an interface between the locking portion and the retaining portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan, Ronald Bruce Schofield, Daniel Drew Smith, Sudeep Pradhan Sadananda Rao, Joseph John Bischof, Stephen Gerard Matava
  • Publication number: 20200300390
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure a fluid coupling assembly defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Naleen Kumar Verma, Daniel Drew Smith, Dharmaraj Pachaiappan