Patents by Inventor Michael K. Pang

Michael K. Pang 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).

  • Fastener assembly with cyclone cooling
    Patent number: 8240988
    Abstract: A fluid cooled fastener assembly for use in a high temperature environment and a method of fluid cooling a fastener assembly are provided. The fastener has a coolant passage extending axially through the fastener and a coolant collector coupled to an end of the fastener. The coolant collector includes a collector opening configured to capture a portion of a cooling fluid flowing past the coolant collector and a contoured passage in communication with the collector opening and the passage in the fastener. The contoured passage is configured to accelerate the cooling fluid captured by the coolant collector and to direct it into the coolant passage in the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael K. Pang
  • Fastener Assembly with Cyclone Cooling
    Publication number: 20100003071
    Abstract: A fluid cooled fastener assembly for use in a high temperature environment and a method of fluid cooling a fastener assembly are provided. The fastener has a coolant passage extending axially through the fastener and a coolant collector coupled to an end of the fastener. The coolant collector includes a collector opening configured to capture a portion of a cooling fluid flowing past the coolant collector and a contoured passage in communication with the collector opening and the passage in the fastener. The contoured passage is configured to accelerate the cooling fluid captured by the coolant collector and to direct it into the coolant passage in the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC.
    Inventor: Michael K. Pang