Patents by Inventor Qingxuan M. Zhang

Qingxuan M. Zhang 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 damper
    Patent number: 9279332
    Abstract: A damper for a turbine rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine includes a width dimension, a height dimension, and a length dimension, and includes a forward plate and an aft plate. The aft plate is larger than the forward plate along the width and height dimensions and includes an upper portion, which has a non-symmetric configuration and extends in the height dimension. The damper further includes a longitudinal structure extending in the length dimension and connecting the forward plate and the aft plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Qingxuan M. Zhang, Andrew T. Meier
  • TURBINE DAMPER
    Publication number: 20130323058
    Abstract: A damper for a turbine rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The damper includes a width dimension, a height dimension, and a length dimension, and a forward plate and an aft plate. The aft plate is larger than the forward plate along the width and height dimension and includes an upper portion extending in the height dimension, the upper portion having a non-symmetric configuration. The damper further includes a longitudinal structure extending in the length dimension and connecting the forward plate and the aft plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Qingxuan M. Zhang, Andrew Meier