Patents by Inventor Gregory Todd Steinmetz

Gregory Todd Steinmetz 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).

  • Twisted stator vane
    Patent number: 6508630
    Abstract: A compressor stator includes an outer casing supporting a row of stator vanes extending radially inwardly therefrom. Each vane includes pressure and suction sides extending axially between leading and trailing edges and radially between a root and a tip. The root and tip are twisted relative to a pitch section disposed therebetween. Each vane tip is radially convex adjacent a leading edge for defining an axially concave outer flowpath in the casing for reducing peak velocity of airflow for enhanced efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hsin-Tuan Liu, Brent Franklin Beacher, Bryan Keith Doloresco, Gregory Todd Steinmetz, Kenneth William Krabacher
  • Twisted stator vane
    Publication number: 20020141863
    Abstract: A compressor stator includes an outer casing supporting a row of stator vanes extending radially inwardly therefrom. Each vane includes pressure and suction sides extending axially between leading and trailing edges and radially between a root and a tip. The root and tip are twisted relative to a pitch section disposed therebetween. Each vane tip is radially convex adjacent a leading edge for defining an axially concave outer flowpath in the casing for reducing peak velocity of airflow for enhanced efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Hsin-Tuan Liu, Brent Franklin Beacher, Bryan Keith Doloresco, Gregory Todd Steinmetz, Kenneth William Krabacher