Patents by Inventor Francesco Colonna

Francesco Colonna 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).

  • Movement system for the inspection of a turbine
    Patent number: 7559739
    Abstract: Movement system (10) for the inspection of a turbine (40) of the type equipped with a shaft (42) having a series of blades, which is coupled with a shaft (72) of a compressor (70) by means of a loading joint (80), the system (10) comprises a crank rotation mechanism (20) in turn comprising a reducer group (24) for rotating the shaft (42) of the turbine (40) to allow the inspection of the series of blades by means of a boroscope, avoiding the necessity of decoupling the turbine (40) from the compressor (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Colonna, Lorenza Sassolini, Luca Poli
  • MOVEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE INSPECTION OF A TURBINE
    Publication number: 20070031242
    Abstract: Movement system (10) for the inspection of a turbine (40) of the type equipped with a shaft (42) having a series of blades, which is coupled with a shaft (72) of a compressor (70) by means of a loading joint (80), the system (10) comprises a crank rotation mechanism (20) in turn comprising a reducer group (24) for rotating the shaft (42) of the turbine (40) to allow the inspection of the series of blades by means of a boroscope, avoiding the necessity of decoupling the turbine (40) from the compressor (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Francesco Colonna, Lorenza Sassolini, Luca Poli