Patents by Inventor George E. Sanford

George E. Sanford 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).

  • Vane arrangement for a turbo-machine
    Patent number: 11441435
    Abstract: A turbine for a turbo-machine is proposed in which, at a gas inlet, vanes, extending from a nozzle ring though slots in a shroud, are shaped on one side to as to substantially conform to the profile of the surface of the slot, whereby a close connection can be formed between the vane and the slot to inhibit leakage of gas between the vane and the slot surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS LTD
    Inventors: Simon David Moore, Matthew William Edwards, Stephen David Hughes, George E. Sanford, Nandakishore Arcot Madhusudan
  • VANE ARRANGEMENT FOR A TURBO-MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190292924
    Abstract: A turbine for a turbo-machine is proposed in which, at a gas inlet, vanes, extending from a nozzle ring though slots in a shroud, are shaped on one side to as to substantially conform to the profile of the surface of the slot, whereby a close connection can be formed between the vane and the slot to inhibit leakage of gas between the vane and the slot surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Ltd
    Inventors: Simon David Moore, Matthew William Edwards, Stephen David Hughes, George E. Sanford, Nandakishore Arcot Madhusudan