Patents by Inventor John Thomas Basirico

John Thomas Basirico 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).

  • Turbine rotor and blade assembly with multi-piece locking blade
    Patent number: 9726026
    Abstract: The present application provides a turbine rotor and blade assembly for a steam turbine. The turbine rotor and blade assembly may include a rotor, a number of buckets positioned about the rotor and a locking blade positioned about the rotor. The locking blade may include a base, a first side hook, and a second side hook. The locking blade may include a first side pilot hole defined between the base and the first side hook and a second side pilot hole defined between the base and the second side hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Thomas Basirico, Timothy Scott McMurray, Laurence Scott Duclos, Robert James Bracken
  • Integral cover bucket assembly
    Patent number: 9347326
    Abstract: A bucket assembly includes a plurality of first buckets, and a pair of transition buckets. Each first bucket includes a bucket cover including a pair of lateral edges each having a first configuration. Each transition bucket includes a transition cover including a first lateral edge having the first configuration and a second lateral edge having a second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tai Joung Kim, Timothy Scott McMurray, John Thomas Basirico
  • Turbine rotor and blade assembly with multi-piece locking blade
    Patent number: 9212563
    Abstract: The present application provides a turbine rotor and blade assembly for a steam turbine. The turbine rotor and blade assembly may include a rotor, a number of buckets positioned about the rotor, and a locking blade positioned about the rotor. The locking blade may include a multi-piece configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Farineau, Edward Arthur Dewhurst, Timothy Scott McMurray, Manuel Fernandez, John Thomas Basirico
  • INTEGRAL COVER BUCKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140127020
    Abstract: A bucket assembly includes a plurality of first buckets, and a pair of transition buckets. Each first bucket includes a bucket cover including a pair of lateral edges each having a first configuration. Each transition bucket includes a transition cover including a first lateral edge having the first configuration and a second lateral edge having a second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Tai Joung Kim, Timothy Scott McMurray, John Thomas Basirico
  • Turbine Rotor and Blade Assembly with Multi-Piece Locking Blade
    Publication number: 20130330195
    Abstract: The present application provides a turbine rotor and blade assembly for a steam turbine. The turbine rotor and blade assembly may include a rotor, a number of buckets positioned about the rotor and a locking blade positioned about the rotor. The locking blade may include a base, a first side hook, and a second side hook. The locking blade may include a first side pilot hole defined between the base and the first side hook and a second side pilot hole defined between the base and the second side hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Thomas Basirico, Timothy Scott McMurray, Laurence Scott Duclos, Robert James Bracken
  • Turbine Rotor and Blade Assembly with Multi-Piece Locking Blade
    Publication number: 20130330204
    Abstract: The present application provides a turbine rotor and blade assembly for a steam turbine. The turbine rotor and blade assembly may include a rotor, a number of buckets positioned about the rotor, and a locking blade positioned about the rotor. The locking blade may include a multi-piece configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Farineau, Edward Arthur Dewhurst, Timothy Scott McMurray, Manuel Fernandez, John Thomas Basirico