Patents by Inventor Robert O. Nicosia

Robert O. Nicosia 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).

  • Attachment device for removable components in hot gas paths in a turbine engine
    Patent number: 7334960
    Abstract: An attachment device for coupling one or more removable turbine components to a carrier of a turbine engine. The attachment device may include a securement structure rotatable about an axis of rotation and including one or more arms for grasping an arm extending from a support structure. A fastener may extend from the support structure and be inserted into a fastener receiving recess in the securement structure for preventing the securement structure from rotating and becoming disengaged from the support structure. The attachment device may also include a fastener retaining device for preventing the fastener, which may be a threaded bolt, from becoming disengaged from the attachment device, traveling downstream in a turbine, and damaging a turbine assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Power Generation, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Glessner, Stefan Dahlke, Robert O. Nicosia, Ricardo F. Moraes