Patents by Inventor Richard Russo, JR.

Richard Russo, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20160333719
    Abstract: A method of making a shroud assembly by: forming a shroud frame consisting of a one-piece hook and rail assembly which includes a first rail and a second rail disposed at lateral edges and a first support and a second support connected to the first rail and the second rail, the first and second rails and the first and second supports being integrally joined to one another and defining a central aperture therebetween; joining a metallic backsheet to the shroud frame covering the central aperture; and attaching a honeycomb rubs strip to the metallic backsheet via an upper edge of the honeycomb seal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph C. Albers, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Proctor, Richard Russo, JR.
  • Patent number: 9238977
    Abstract: A turbine shroud apparatus for a gas turbine engine having a centerline axis includes: a shroud segment having: an arcuate body extending axially between forward and aft ends and laterally between opposed end faces, wherein each of the end faces includes seal slots formed therein; and an arcuate stationary seal member mounted to the body; a turbine vane disposed axially aft of the shroud segment; and a casing surrounding the shroud segment and the turbine vane; wherein the turbine vane is mounted to the case so as to bear against the stationary seal member, compressing it and forcing the shroud segment radially outward against the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Albers, Robert Proctor, Monty Lee Shelton, Richard Russo, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140271142
    Abstract: A turbine shroud assembly comprises a honeycomb rub strip, a metallic backsheet disposed along an upper edge of said honeycomb seal structure, a shroud frame having a first rail and a second rail disposed at lateral edges of said metallic backsheet, a first support and a second support connected to the first rail and the second rail, a spline extending axially in the first rail and the second rail along laterally outer surfaces of the first rail and the second rail and, a spline seal having a first edge and a second opposite edge, the first edge disposed in each of the spline grooves and the second opposite edge being capable of positioning in an adjacent shroud assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph C. Albers, Monty Lee Shelton, Robert Proctor, Richard Russo, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140140833
    Abstract: A turbine shroud apparatus for a gas turbine engine having a centerline axis includes: a shroud segment having: an arcuate body extending axially between forward and aft ends and laterally between opposed end faces, wherein each of the end faces includes seal slots formed therein; and an arcuate stationary seal member mounted to the body; a turbine vane disposed axially aft of the shroud segment; and a casing surrounding the shroud segment and the turbine vane; wherein the turbine vane is mounted to the case so as to bear against the stationary seal member, compressing it and forcing the shroud segment radially outward against the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Albers, Robert Proctor, Monty Lee Shelton, Richard Russo, JR.