Patents by Inventor Martin Medina Cruz

Martin Medina Cruz 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).

  • Asymmetric alignment system for a variable stator vane
    Patent number: 10393145
    Abstract: A variable stator vane includes an airfoil having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis connecting the first end with the second end. The variable stator vane further includes a first trunnion disposed along the longitudinal axis at the airfoil first end. The first trunnion includes a trunnion seat extending integrally from a distal end of the trunnion opposite the airfoil. The trunnion seat includes first and second parallel seating flats opposing each other about the longitudinal axis. The variable stator vane further includes a threaded stem extending integrally from the trunnion seat and coaxial with the trunnion about the longitudinal axis. The threaded stem includes a flat first alignment surface coextensive with the first parallel seating flat in the longitudinal direction, and an arcuate second alignment surface aligning with the second parallel seating flat in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Martin Medina Cruz, Raul Ricardo Sanchez
  • ASYMMETRIC ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR A VARIABLE STATOR VANE
    Publication number: 20170254342
    Abstract: A variable stator vane includes an airfoil having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis connecting the first end with the second end. The variable stator vane further includes a first trunnion disposed along the longitudinal axis at the airfoil first end. The first trunnion includes a trunnion seat extending integrally from a distal end of the trunnion opposite the airfoil. The trunnion seat includes first and second parallel seating flats opposing each other about the longitudinal axis. The variable stator vane further includes a threaded stem extending integrally from the trunnion seat and coaxial with the trunnion about the longitudinal axis. The threaded stem includes a flat first alignment surface coextensive with the first parallel seating flat in the longitudinal direction, and an arcuate second alignment surface aligning with the second parallel seating flat in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Medina Cruz, Raul Ricardo Sanchez