Patents by Inventor Peter Samuel King

Peter Samuel King 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).

  • Replaceable seals for turbine engine components and methods for installing the same
    Patent number: 9309776
    Abstract: An assembly and method are provided for sealing a compressor in a gas turbine engine. The method comprises forming an annular groove in a compressor casing such that the groove extends circumferentially about a rotor that is housed within the casing. The compressor casing is then coupled to the rotor such that the compressor casing extends circumferentially about the rotor. A plurality of arcuate seal segments are then inserted into the annular groove without removing the rotor from the compressor casing such that the plurality of seal segments extend circumferentially about the rotor to facilitate sealing a gap that is defined between the rotor and the compressor casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sanji Ekanayake, Alston Ilford Scipio, Raymond Henry Goetze, Peter Samuel King, Douglas Corbin Warwick
  • REPLACEABLE SEALS FOR TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140079538
    Abstract: An assembly and method are provided for sealing a compressor in a gas turbine engine. The method comprises forming an annular groove in a compressor casing such that the groove extends circumferentially about a rotor that is housed within the casing. The compressor casing is then coupled to the rotor such that the compressor casing extends circumferentially about the rotor. A plurality of arcuate seal segments are then inserted into the annular groove without removing the rotor from the compressor casing such that the plurality of seal segments extend circumferentially about the rotor to facilitate sealing a gap that is defined between the rotor and the compressor casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Sanji Ekanayake, Alston Ilford Scipio, Raymond Henry Goetze, Peter Samuel King, Douglas Corbin Warwick
  • Stator vane profile optimization
    Patent number: 8113786
    Abstract: An airfoil for a stator vane having an uncoated profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I is provided. The profile is carried only to three decimal places wherein Z is a distance from a platform on which the airfoil is mounted and X and Y are coordinates defining the profile at each distance Z from the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Randolph Spracher, John Anthony Mart, II, Peter Samuel King
  • STATOR VANE PROFILE OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20100068048
    Abstract: An airfoil for a stator vane having an uncoated profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I is provided. The profile is carried only to three decimal places wherein Z is a distance from a platform on which the airfoil is mounted and X and Y are coordinates defining the profile at each distance Z from the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: David Randolph Spracher, John Anthony Mart, II, Peter Samuel King