Patents by Inventor Khoa Dang Cao

Khoa Dang Cao 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).

  • GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR PASSIVE CLEARANCE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20180010617
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is disclosed having a turbine, one or more hydrocarbon gas combustors, and a compressor. The compressor has a rotor assembly with one or more rotor blade rows extending radially outward from an inner wheel disk. The compressor also has a stator assembly with one or more stator vane rows extending radially inward from an inner casing and positioned between adjacent rotor blade rows. The inner casing extends circumferentially around the rotor assembly and is constructed from at least one low-alpha metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Stephen Casavant, Kenneth Damon Black, Christian Michael Hansen, Donald Earl Floyd, James Adaickalasamy, Brett Darrick Klingler, Khoa Dang Cao, Kyle Eric Benson, Devin Patrick Perkins, Damian Anthony McClelland
  • Gas turbine casing load sharing mechanism
    Patent number: 9546572
    Abstract: A turbine system is provided having a first turbine casing and a second turbine casing, the first and second turbine casings together defining an inner wall. The turbine system further includes a first attachment flange extending from a surface of the first turbine casing within the inner wall and a second attachment flange extending from a surface of the second turbine casing within the inner wall. The first attachment flange defines a first aperture and the second attachment flange defines a second aperture. A pin extends through the first aperture and into the second aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Khoa Dang Cao, Kenneth Damon Black
  • Gas turbine exhaust diffuser strut fairing having flow manifold and suction side openings
    Patent number: 9528440
    Abstract: A diffuser strut fairing includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a pressure side portion, a suction side portion, an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure side portion and the suction side portion extend between the top portion and the bottom portion. The exhaust diffuser strut faring further includes a flow manifold that is at least partially defined between the pressure side portion and the suction side portion. A plurality of openings is disposed along the suction side portion and are in fluid communication with the flow manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Carl Gerard Schott, Douglas Frank Beadie, Kenneth Damon Black, Khoa Dang Cao
  • GAS TURBINE CASING LOAD SHARING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20150086330
    Abstract: A turbine system is provided having a first turbine casing and a second turbine casing, the first and second turbine casings together defining an inner wall. The turbine system further includes a first attachment flange extending from a surface of the first turbine casing within the inner wall and a second attachment flange extending from a surface of the second turbine casing within the inner wall. The first attachment flange defines a first aperture and the second attachment flange defines a second aperture. A pin extends through the first aperture and into the second aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Khoa Dang Cao, Kenneth Damon Black
  • DIFFUSER STRUT FAIRING
    Publication number: 20140352313
    Abstract: A diffuser strut fairing includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a pressure side portion, a suction side portion, an inner surface and an outer surface. The pressure side portion and the suction side portion extend between the top portion and the bottom portion. The exhaust diffuser strut faring further includes a flow manifold that is at least partially defined between the pressure side portion and the suction side portion. A plurality of openings is disposed along the suction side portion and are in fluid communication with the flow manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carl Gerard Schott, Douglas Frank Beadie, Kenneth Damon Black, Khoa Dang Cao