Patents by Inventor Douglas Anthony Pennel

Douglas Anthony Pennel 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).

  • Mounting and dismounting device for a liner of a gas turbine and a related method
    Patent number: 10132243
    Abstract: A mounting and dismounting device for a liner of a gas turbine includes two inner rails attached at the turbine housing and each one having a first straight portion, two straight outer rails releasably attached at the turbine housing, wherein the adjacent free ends of the inner and outer rails can be positioned in full alignment one to the other. The rails are adapted to support the liner to be moveable in its axial direction. The inner rails include a second straight portion connected to the first straight portion through a curved portion wherein the axis of the second straight portion is parallel to the axis of the combustion gas passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Stephen Wilder Jorgensen, Joshua R. McNally, Heinz Gerber, Davide Aratori, Douglas Anthony Pennel, Daniel Seng
  • MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING DEVICE FOR A LINER OF A GAS TURBINE AND A RELATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20160265440
    Abstract: A mounting and dismounting device for a liner of a gas turbine includes two inner rails attached at the turbine housing and each one having a first straight portion, two straight outer rails releasably attached at the turbine housing, wherein the adjacent free ends of the inner and outer rails can be positioned in full alignment one to the other. The rails are adapted to support the liner to be moveable in its axial direction. The inner rails include a second straight portion connected to the first straight portion through a curved portion wherein the axis of the second straight portion is parallel to the axis of the combustion gas passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Stephen Wilder Jorgensen, Joshua R. McNally, Heinz Gerber, Davide Aratori, Douglas Anthony Pennel, Daniel Seng