Patents by Inventor James Richard Winka

James Richard Winka 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).

  • Engine component with hollow turbulators
    Patent number: 10577944
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component, such as an airfoil, for a turbine engine including an outer wall separating a cooling fluid flow from a hot fluid flow. A cooling circuit including a cooling passage having opposing sidewalls can be provided in the engine component. At least one turbulator can be provided between the opposing sidewalls, and can include a conduit having an inlet and an outlet passing through the at least one turbulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Emily Rosette Clark, James Richard Winka, Daniel Robinson Getsinger, Thomas Earl Dyson, Brian Gene Brzek, James Fredric Wiedenhoefer, William Robb Stewart
  • ENGINE COMPONENT WITH HOLLOW TURBULATORS
    Publication number: 20190040745
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling an engine component, such as an airfoil, for a turbine engine including an outer wall separating a cooling fluid flow from a hot fluid flow. A cooling circuit including a cooling passage having opposing sidewalls can be provided in the engine component. At least one turbulator can be provided between the opposing sidewalls, and can include a conduit having an inlet and an outlet passing through the at least one turbulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Emily Rosette Clark, James Richard Winka, Daniel Robinson Getsinger, Thomas Earl Dyson, Brian Gene Brzek, James Fredric Wiedenhoefer, William Robb Stewart