Patents by Inventor Fernando J. Casanova

Fernando J. Casanova 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 cooling circuit
    Patent number: 7993102
    Abstract: A cooling circuit serves to provide cooling air in a rotor having a compressor rotor and a turbine rotor. The cooling circuit includes a first cooling path through the compressor rotor in series with a second cooling path through the turbine rotor such that one amount of cooling air is used for cooling both the compressor rotor and the turbine rotor. The construction enables a reduction in cooling air requirements, thereby increasing power plant efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tushar S. Desai, Roger Clayton Walker, Richard Francis Gutta, Fernando J. Casanova, Ravi Meenaksh
  • Rotor Cooling Circuit
    Publication number: 20100178168
    Abstract: A cooling circuit serves to provide cooling air in a rotor having a compressor rotor and a turbine rotor. The cooling circuit includes a first cooling path through the compressor rotor in series with a second cooling path through the turbine rotor such that one amount of cooling air is used for cooling both the compressor rotor and the turbine rotor. The construction enables a reduction in cooling air requirements, thereby increasing power plant efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Tushar S. Desai, Roger Clayton Walker, Richard Francis Gutta, Fernando J. Casanova, Ravi Meenaksh