Patents by Inventor Kristin Segreto

Kristin Segreto 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).

  • Diffusing coupling cover for axially joined turbines
    Patent number: 6783321
    Abstract: The shafts of upstream and downstream turbines are interconnected by a coupling. A diffuser is provided in an intermediate cavity between the upstream and downstream turbines to recover kinetic energy, as well as minimize or eliminate windage and spinning losses resultant from exposure of the coupling to the flowpath along the turbines. A radial entry inlet provides a supplemental fluid admission into the intermediate cavity, the admission being turned axially and circumferentially for joining with the flow exiting the upstream turbine for combined flow to the downstream turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Norman Douglas Lathrop, Daniel Mark Brown, Edward John Sharrow, Kristin Segreto, Douglas Carl Hofer
  • Diffusing coupling cover for axially joined turbines
    Publication number: 20040086375
    Abstract: The shafts of upstream and downstream turbines are interconnected by a coupling. A diffuser is provided in an intermediate cavity between the upstream and downstream turbines to recover kinetic energy, as well as minimize or eliminate windage and spinning losses resultant from exposure of the coupling to the flowpath along the turbines. A radial entry inlet provides a supplemental fluid admission into the intermediate cavity, the admission being turned axially and circumferentially for joining with the flow exiting the upstream turbine for combined flow to the downstream turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Norman Douglas Lathrop, Daniel Mark Brown, Edward John Sharrow, Kristin Segreto, Douglas Carl Hofer