Patents by Inventor Murugesan Seerangan

Murugesan Seerangan 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 bucket with notched squealer tip
    Patent number: 9470096
    Abstract: A turbine bucket having an airfoil is disclosed. The airfoil may include a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. In addition, the airfoil may include a tip. The tip may include a tip floor and a tip wall extending outwardly from the tip floor. The tip wall may include an inner surface defining an inner perimeter of the tip wall. Moreover, a plurality of notches may be defined by the inner surface around at least a portion of the inner perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Niraj Kumar Mishra, Xiuzhang James Zhang, Murugesan Seerangan, Sachin Kumar Rai
  • TURBINE BUCKET WITH NOTCHED SQUEALER TIP
    Publication number: 20140030102
    Abstract: A turbine bucket having an airfoil is disclosed. The airfoil may include a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. In addition, the airfoil may include a tip. The tip may include a tip floor and a tip wall extending outwardly from the tip floor. The tip wall may include an inner surface defining an inner perimeter of the tip wall. Moreover, a plurality of notches may be defined by the inner surface around at least a portion of the inner perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Niraj Kumar Mishra, Xiuzhang James Zhang, Murugesan Seerangan, Sachin Kumar Rai