Patents by Inventor Moorthi Subramanivan

Moorthi Subramanivan 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).

  • Turbine blade tip shroud for use with a tip clearance control system
    Patent number: 8834107
    Abstract: The present application provides a tip clearance control system for reducing an airflow through a turbo machine. The tip clearance control system may include a casing shroud and a tip shroud positioned within the casing shroud. The tip shroud may include a first step at a leading edge and a second step adjacent to the first step. The casing shroud and the tip shroud may define a first cavity therebetween downstream of the second step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Moorthi Subramanivan
  • Turbine Blade Tip Shroud for Use with a Tip Clearance Control System
    Publication number: 20120076634
    Abstract: The present application provides a tip clearance control system for reducing an airflow through a turbo machine. The tip clearance control system may include a casing shroud and a tip shroud positioned within the casing shroud. The tip shroud may include a first step at a leading edge and a second step adjacent to the first step. The casing shroud and the tip shroud may define a first cavity therebetween downstream of the second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Valliappan, Moorthi Subramanivan