Patents by Inventor Nicholas R. Dinsmore

Nicholas R. Dinsmore 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: 11391176
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that includes a turbine interstage region. The turbine interstage region is configured to conduct bore bleed air outwardly. The interstage region includes a central plenum. The interstage region also includes a first mid-seal and a second mid-seal. The central plenum is fluidly connected to bore bleed air by a flow circuit that passes between the first mid-seal and the second mid-seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Johnson, Nicholas R. Dinsmore, Daniel Tyler Jarboe
  • Patent number: 10815805
    Abstract: A turbine interstage structure for a gas turbine engine that includes a first stage disk and a second stage disk. A central plenum is defined by a an inner band for supporting nozzle vanes, a forward stator plate and an aft stator plate wherein the forward stator plate is spaced-apart from the aft stator plate, and an inner boundary. A forward mid-seal positioned between the inner boundary and the forward stator plate. An aft mid-seal positioned between the inner boundary and the aft stator plate; and wherein the inner boundary is a solid annular component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Johnson, Nicholas R. Dinsmore, Daniel Tyler Jarboe
  • Publication number: 20200157970
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that includes a turbine interstage region. The turbine interstage region is configured to conduct bore bleed air outwardly. The interstage region includes a central plenum. The interstage region also includes a first mid-seal and a second mid-seal. The central plenum is fluidly connected to bore bleed air by a flow circuit that passes between the first mid-seal and the second mid-seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Johnson, Nicholas R. Dinsmore, Daniel Tyler Jarboe
  • Patent number: 10544702
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that includes a turbine interstage region. The turbine interstage region is configured to conduct bore bleed air outwardly. The interstage region includes a central plenum. The interstage region also includes a first mid-seal and a second mid-seal. The central plenum is fluidly connected to bore bleed air by a flow circuit that passes between the first mid-seal and the second mid-seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Johnson, Nicholas R. Dinsmore, Daniel Tyler Jarboe
  • Publication number: 20180209299
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that includes a turbine interstage region. The turbine interstage region is configured to conduct bore bleed air outwardly. The interstage region includes a central plenum. The interstage region also includes a first mid-seal and a second mid-seal. The central plenum is fluidly connected to bore bleed air by a flow circuit that passes between the first mid-seal and the second mid-seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Johnson, Nicholas R. Dinsmore, Daniel Tyler Jarboe
  • Publication number: 20180209300
    Abstract: A turbine interstage structure for a gas turbine engine that includes a first stage disk and a second stage disk. A central plenum is defined by a an inner band for supporting nozzle vanes, a forward stator plate and an aft stator plate wherein the forward stator plate is spaced-apart from the aft stator plate, and an inner boundary. A forward mid-seal positioned between the inner boundary and the forward stator plate. An aft mid-seal positioned between the inner boundary and the aft stator plate; and wherein the inner boundary is a solid annular component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Johnson, Nicholas R. Dinsmore, Daniel Tyler Jarboe