Patents by Inventor Ramvineeth Nitta

Ramvineeth Nitta 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).

  • Service apparatus for use with rotary machines
    Patent number: 11608756
    Abstract: A service apparatus for use in maintaining a machine including a stator and a rotor is provided. The service apparatus includes a carriage assembly configured to couple to the rotor. The service apparatus is selectively transitionable between a stowed position in which the service apparatus is rotatable with the rotor and an extended position in which the service apparatus is extended toward the stator. The service apparatus also includes at least one maintenance device coupled to the carriage assembly. The at least one maintenance device is operable to perform a maintenance operation on a surface of the stator with the service apparatus in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Todd William Danko, Ramvineeth Nitta, Kori Unhee Macdonald, Yakov Polishchuk, Robert Edward Huth, Don Mark Lipkin
  • SERVICE APPARATUS FOR USE WITH ROTARY MACHINES
    Publication number: 20200025039
    Abstract: A service apparatus for use in maintaining a machine including a stator and a rotor is provided. The service apparatus includes a carriage assembly configured to couple to the rotor. The service apparatus is selectively transitionable between a stowed position in which the service apparatus is rotatable with the rotor and an extended position in which the service apparatus is extended toward the stator. The service apparatus also includes at least one maintenance device coupled to the carriage assembly. The at least one maintenance device is operable to perform a maintenance operation on a surface of the stator with the service apparatus in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Todd William Danko, Ramvineeth Nitta, Kori Unhee Macdonald, Yakov Polishchuk, Robert Edward Huth, Don Mark Lipkin
  • INSTALLATION TOOL AND SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING A GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20170356338
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for assembling a combustor comprises a push bar including a first end portion that is laterally opposed from a second end portion. A first alignment block and a second alignment block are adjustably coupled to the push bar. A first threaded rod extends through the push bar proximate to the first end portion and a second threaded rod extends through the push bar proximate to the second end portion. The first alignment block and the second alignment block extend outwardly from an aft side of the push bar and are positioned between the first threaded rod and the second threaded rod. The installation tool includes a first nut and a second nut for applying axial force to the push bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ramvineeth Nitta, John William Herbold