Patents by Inventor Josiah Warren Joiner

Josiah Warren Joiner 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).

  • Patent number: 11359646
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, by reducing an operating air temperature in a space between a seal and a blade post of adjacent stages by routing cooling air through an inlet in the vane, passing the routed cooling air through the vane, and emitting the routed cooling air into the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sesha Subramanian, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Proctor, Mohamed Musthafa Thoppil, Venkateswararao Gurram, Josiah Warren Joiner, Wojciech Sak
  • Publication number: 20200011347
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, by reducing an operating air temperature in a space between a seal and a blade post of adjacent stages by routing cooling air through an inlet in the vane, passing the routed cooling air through the vane, and emitting the routed cooling air into the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Sesha Subramanian, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Proctor, Mohamed Musthafa Thoppil, Venkateswararao Gurram, Josiah Warren Joiner, Wojciech Sak
  • Patent number: 10451084
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, by reducing an operating air temperature in a space between a seal and a blade post of adjacent stages by routing cooling air through an inlet in the vane, passing the routed cooling air through the vane, and emitting the routed cooling air into the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sesha Subramanian, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Proctor, Mohamed Musthafa Thoppil, Venkateswararao Gurram, Josiah Warren Joiner, Wojciech Sak
  • Publication number: 20170138372
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, by reducing an operating air temperature in a space between a seal and a blade post of adjacent stages by routing cooling air through an inlet in the vane, passing the routed cooling air through the vane, and emitting the routed cooling air into the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sesha Subramanian, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Proctor, Mohamed Musthafa Thoppil, Venkateswararao Gurram, Josiah Warren Joiner, Wojciech Sak