Patents by Inventor Laxmikant Merchant

Laxmikant Merchant 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).

  • Exhaust plenum for a turbine engine
    Patent number: 8109720
    Abstract: An exhaust system for gas turbine engine is provided that reduces turbulence and backflow within the exhaust system and, thus, increases the efficiency of the turbine engine. In various embodiments, the system includes an exhaust plenum that provides a gradual expansion of the exhaust gases. The exhaust plenum may also include one or more flow splitters that further reduce turbulence in the plenum and provide a more uniform gas flow in the plenum and other downstream exhaust components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laxmikant Merchant, Prabhakaran Saraswathi Rajesh
  • Vane type silencers in elbow for gas turbine
    Patent number: 8087491
    Abstract: A silencer for a gas turbine includes a first duct portion; a second duct portion connected to the first duct portion, the first and second duct portions forming an elbow region at the connection; and a plurality of elbow shaped vanes provided in the elbow region. The plurality of elbow shaped vanes have equal lengths and are spaced equally apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laxmikant Merchant, Dinesh Setty Venugopal, Rajesh Saraswathi Prabhakaran
  • VANE TYPE SILENCERS IN ELBOW FOR GAS TURBINE
    Publication number: 20110168482
    Abstract: A silencer for a gas turbine includes a first duct portion; a second duct portion connected to the first duct portion, the first and second duct portions forming an elbow region at the connection; and a plurality of elbow shaped vanes provided in the elbow region. The plurality of elbow shaped vanes have equal lengths and are spaced equally apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Laxmikant MERCHANT, Dinesh Setty Venugopal, Rajesh Saraswathi Prabhakaran
  • APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS TO CONTROL A FLUID
    Publication number: 20110030821
    Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a fluid supply source. The fluid supply source includes at least one wall extending from a floor. The fluid transfer system also includes at least one fluid transfer apparatus positioned within the fluid supply source. The fluid transfer system further includes a fluid control system. The fluid control system includes a plate coupled within the fluid supply source at least partially between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The fluid control system also includes at least one partition extending from the plate between the wall and the at least one fluid transfer apparatus. The at least one partition cooperates with the plate to at least partially direct fluid flow into the at least one fluid transfer apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Laxmikant Merchant, Jitendra Harish Bijlani, Robert L. Baran, Venkateswara Rao Akana
  • EXHAUST PLENUM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20100247304
    Abstract: An exhaust system for gas turbine engine is provided that reduces turbulence and backflow within the exhaust system and, thus, increases the efficiency of the turbine engine. In various embodiments, the system includes an exhaust plenum that provides a gradual expansion of the exhaust gases. The exhaust plenum may also include one or more flow splitters that further reduce turbulence in the plenum and provide a more uniform gas flow in the plenum and other downstream exhaust components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laxmikant Merchant, Prabhakaran Saraswathi Rajesh