Patents by Inventor Marios Karakasis

Marios Karakasis 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: 11629599
    Abstract: A turbomachine defines an axial direction, a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and a circumferential direction extending concentrically around the axial direction. The turbomachine includes a nozzle having an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil. The airfoil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge, a pressure side surface, and a suction side surface opposite the pressure side surface. The trailing edge is orthogonal with the outer platform in an axial-radial plane and the trailing edge is oblique to the inner platform in the axial-radial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Marios Karakasis
  • Patent number: 11566530
    Abstract: A turbomachine defines an axial direction, a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and a circumferential direction extending concentrically around the axial direction. The turbomachine includes a nozzle having an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil. The airfoil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge, a pressure side surface, and a suction side surface opposite the pressure side surface. The trailing edge defines a circular arc between the inner platform and the outer platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Marios Karakasis, Konstantin Valerievich Ivanov
  • Patent number: 11078799
    Abstract: A rotor blade of a turbomachine includes an airfoil. The airfoil includes a root and a tip which define a span of the airfoil therebetween. The airfoil also includes a leading edge and a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge along a flow direction. The leading edge and the trailing edge each extend across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip. The airfoil further includes a pressure side surface and a suction side surface. The pressure side surface and the suction side surface are continuous about the trailing edge and collectively define an arc centered on the trailing edge. The arc has a semi-major axis and a semi-minor axis. The semi-major axis and the semi-minor axis of the arc define an axis ratio, and the axis ratio varies over the span of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Marios Karakasis, Robert Piotr Bujnicki, Adam John Fredmonski
  • Publication number: 20210156261
    Abstract: A turbomachine defines an axial direction, a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and a circumferential direction extending concentrically around the axial direction. The turbomachine includes a nozzle having an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil. The airfoil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge, a pressure side surface, and a suction side surface opposite the pressure side surface. The trailing edge is orthogonal with the outer platform in an axial-radial plane and the trailing edge is oblique to the inner platform in the axial-radial plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Marios Karakasis
  • Publication number: 20210156340
    Abstract: A turbomachine defines an axial direction, a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction, and a circumferential direction extending concentrically around the axial direction. The turbomachine includes a nozzle having an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil. The airfoil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge, a pressure side surface, and a suction side surface opposite the pressure side surface. The trailing edge defines a circular arc between the inner platform and the outer platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Marios Karakasis, Konstantin Valerievich Ivanov
  • Publication number: 20210156269
    Abstract: A rotor blade of a turbomachine includes an airfoil. The airfoil includes a root and a tip which define a span of the airfoil therebetween. The airfoil also includes a leading edge and a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge along a flow direction. The leading edge and the trailing edge each extend across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip. The airfoil further includes a pressure side surface and a suction side surface. The pressure side surface and the suction side surface are continuous about the trailing edge and collectively define an arc centered on the trailing edge. The arc has a semi-major axis and a semi-minor axis. The semi-major axis and the semi-minor axis of the arc define an axis ratio, and the axis ratio varies over the span of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Marios Karakasis, Robert Piotr Bujnicki, Adam John Fredmonski