Patents by Inventor Edgar FONT-CALAFELL

Edgar FONT-CALAFELL 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 heat shield and method for securing the same into a rotor assembly
    Patent number: 10156141
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a rotor assembly, and in particular relates to an improved rotor heat shield which provides an innovative configuration for securing the same to the rotor assembly. The rotor heat shield element is secured to the rotor assembly in correspondence of the groove in which it is inserted. Embodiments of the present disclosure can allow the removal of current fixation features on heat shields and blades. Furthermore, since the heat shield is no longer connected to a blade but directly to the rotor assembly, there is more freedom in selecting the number of heat shield elements to be provided to form the circumferential heat shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Edgar Font-Calafell, Carlos Simon-Delgado, Fabian Neubrand
  • ROTOR HEAT SHIELD AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE SAME INTO A ROTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160160649
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a rotor assembly, and in particular relates to an improved rotor heat shield which provides an innovative configuration for securing the same to the rotor assembly. The rotor heat shield element is secured to the rotor assembly in correspondence of the groove in which it is inserted. Embodiments of the present disclosure can allow the removal of current fixation features on heat shields and blades. Furthermore, since the heat shield is no longer connected to a blade but directly to the rotor assembly, there is more freedom in selecting the number of heat shield elements to be provided to form the circumferential heat shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Edgar FONT-CALAFELL, Carlos SIMON-DELGADO, Fabian NEUBRAND