Patents by Inventor Michele Borja

Michele Borja 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: 10280763
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine, the airfoil comprising a wall having a first surface, a second surface, and a passageway extending through the wall from a first opening in the first surface to a second opening in the second surface, the passageway having one or more sections between the first opening and the second opening, the one or more sections in fluid communication with each other, the plurality of sections comprising a first diffuser section providing a first change in cross-sectional area within the passageway, a second diffuser section providing a second change in cross-sectional area within the passageway, a flow conditioning section, and an edge section having two surfaces set opposite each other across the passageway, the two surfaces extending along the passageway substantially in parallel to one another, the edge section being located adjacent to the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Ansaldo Energia Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Alex Torkaman, Gregory Vogel, Christopher Johnston, Michele Borja
  • Publication number: 20170356294
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine, the airfoil comprising a wall having a first surface, a second surface, and a passageway extending through the wall from a first opening in the first surface to a second opening in the second surface, the passageway having one or more sections between the first opening and the second opening, the one or more sections in fluid communication with each other, the plurality of sections comprising a first diffuser section providing a first change in cross-sectional area within the passageway, a second diffuser section providing a second change in cross-sectional area within the passageway, a flow conditioning section, and an edge section having two surfaces set opposite each other across the passageway, the two surfaces extending along the passageway substantially in parallel to one another, the edge section being located adjacent to the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Alex Torkaman, Gregory Vogel, Christopher Johnston, Michele Borja