Patents by Inventor Paul Anthony Santos

Paul Anthony Santos 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).

  • Method and apparatus to repair a turbomachine rotor wheel
    Patent number: 8601689
    Abstract: A method of repairing a turbomachine rotor wheel including a first outer circumferential edge extending to a second outer circumferential edge through a circumferential surface, a dovetail interface extending across the outer circumferential surface between the first and second outer circumferential edges, and a bucket mounted to the dovetail interface includes identifying a defect on one of the first and second outer circumferential edges of the rotor wheel adjacent the bucket, securing the bucket in the dovetail interface to substantially constrain axial movement, and removing a portion of the one of the first and second outer circumferential edges to remove the defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yagnesh Dalpatbhai Hathiwala, Ronald Stuart Denmark, Wilton Andrew Green, Jr., Ashok Kumar Haveri Murigeppa, Srinivas Ravi, Paul Anthony Santos
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REPAIR A TURBOMACHINE ROTOR WHEEL
    Publication number: 20120317808
    Abstract: A method of repairing a turbomachine rotor wheel including a first outer circumferential edge extending to a second outer circumferential edge through a circumferential surface, a dovetail interface extending across the outer circumferential surface between the first and second outer circumferential edges, and a bucket mounted to the dovetail interface includes identifying a defect on one of the first and second outer circumferential edges of the rotor wheel adjacent the bucket, securing the bucket in the dovetail interface to substantially constrain axial movement, and removing a portion of the one of the first and second outer circumferential edges to remove the defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yagnesh Dalpatbhai Hathiwala, Ronald Stuart Denmark, Wilton Andrew Green, JR., Ashok Kumar Haveri Murigeppa, Srinivas Ravi, Paul Anthony Santos