Patents by Inventor Kevin Dorling

Kevin Dorling 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 blade turbulator cooling design
    Patent number: 7347671
    Abstract: A turbine blade (10) includes internal channels (16) which provide a flow passage for a cooling medium to assist in cooling the blade (10) when in use, wherein the channels (16) include a plurality of turbulence promoting ribs (28, 60, 64, 70) mounted on the wall surfaces (44, 62, 66, 72) thereof. Each rib (28, 60, 64, 70) comprises two rib portions (30, 32) joined at one end to form a chevron junction (34), wherein the chevron junction (34) defines an angle (36) of between 80° and 120° and is directed into the flow of the cooling medium through the channels (16). Each rib portion (30, 32) of a rib (28, 60, 64, 70) defines a gap (40, 42) therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin Dorling, John MacDonald
  • Turbine blade turbulator cooling design
    Publication number: 20060120868
    Abstract: A turbine blade (10) includes internal channels (16) which provide a flow passage for a cooling medium to assist in cooling the blade (10) when in use, wherein the channels (16) include a plurality of turbulence promoting ribs (28, 60, 64, 70) mounted on the wall surfaces (44, 62, 66, 72) thereof. Each rib (28, 60, 64, 70) comprises two rib portions (30, 32) joined at one end to form a chevron junction (34), wherein the chevron junction (34) defines an angle (36) of between 80° and 120° and is directed into the flow of the cooling medium through the channels (16). Each rib portion (30, 32) of a rib (28, 60, 64, 70) defines a gap (40, 42) therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Kevin Dorling, John MacDonald