Patents by Inventor Robert M. Zirin

Robert M. Zirin 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).

  • Cooling assembly for electrical machines and methods of assembling the same
    Patent number: 9246373
    Abstract: An assembly for cooling an electrical coil winding having a first coil, a second coil, a first end turn and a second end turn is provided. The assembly includes a supply header; a return header; and a plurality of flow members coupled in flow communication to the supply header and the return header. The flow members are configured to channel a flow agent from supply header to the return header. Each the flow member of the plurality of flow members includes a first portion coupled to the first coil; a second portion coupled to the second coil; a first end portion coupled to the first end turn and coupled in flow communication to the first portion and the second portion; and a second end portion coupled to the second end turn and coupled in flow communication to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert M. Zirin, Kiruba Sivasubramaniam Haran, Michael John Douglass, Rammohan Rao Kalluri
  • COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140117794
    Abstract: An assembly for cooling an electrical coil winding having a first coil, a second coil, a first end turn and a second end turn is provided. The assembly includes a supply header; a return header; and a plurality of flow members coupled in flow communication to the supply header and the return header. The flow members are configured to channel a flow agent from supply header to the return header. Each the flow member of the plurality of flow members includes a first portion coupled to the first coil; a second portion coupled to the second coil; a first end portion coupled to the first end turn and coupled in flow communication to the first portion and the second portion; and a second end portion coupled to the second end turn and coupled in flow communication to the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert M. Zirin, Kiruba Sivasubramaniam Haran, Michael John Douglass, Rammahan Rao Kalluri