Patents by Inventor Fernando Ceccopieri

Fernando Ceccopieri 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).

  • Balance assembly for rotary turbine component and method for installing and/or adjusting balance weight
    Publication number: 20050265846
    Abstract: A balance assembly for turbine rotating components, such as turbine rotors, as well as method for installing and/or adjusting at least one balance weight in the balance assembly and turbine section having this balance assembly and a radially extending access pathway for accessing this balance assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: James Przytulski, William McGreehan, John Altman, Clarence Shaub, Fernando Ceccopieri
  • Methods and apparatus for controlling bearing loads within bearing assemblies
    Patent number: 6457933
    Abstract: An orifice plate assembly for a gas turbine engine that facilitates extending a useful life of bearing assemblies within the gas turbine engine is described. Each orifice plate assembly is coupled in flow communication with an engine air source, and includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion includes a channel and a flow opening. The channel is sized to receive the second body portion, such that the second body portion may slide with respect to the first body portion. The orifice plate assembly is adjustable after engine shutdown to regulate bearing loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Charles Przytulski, James Elbert Willey, Frederic Gardner Haaser, Fernando Ceccopieri, Steven Keith Handelsman
  • Methods and apparatus for controlling bearing loads within bearing assemblies
    Publication number: 20020081190
    Abstract: An orifice plate assembly for a gas turbine engine that facilitates extending a useful life of bearing assemblies within the gas turbine engine is described. Each orifice plate assembly is coupled in flow communication with an engine air source, and includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion includes a channel and a flow opening. The channel is sized to receive the second body portion, such that the second body portion may slide with respect to the first body portion. The orifice plate assembly is adjustable during engine operation to regulate bearing loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: James Charles Przytulski, James Elbert Willey, Frederic Gardner Haaser, Fernando Ceccopieri, Steven Keith Handlesman