Patents by Inventor Robert W. Coign

Robert W. Coign 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).

  • Patent number: 10837300
    Abstract: A shroud segment arranged radially outward of a gas flow path of a gas turbine. The shroud segment includes a body having walls defining an internal pocket for receiving a supply of air. A plurality of pressurization apertures is formed through one of the walls to fluidly connect an internal pocket of the body to an ambient area of the body. A seal slot section is formed in the wall at a position radially inward of the pressurization apertures to receive a seal to connect the shroud segment to an adjacent shroud segment. The pressurization apertures are arranged such that portions of the supply of air are configured to pass through the pressurization apertures and through the seal slot section as leakage into the gas flow path, thereby reducing ingestion of fluid from the gas flow path into the internal pocket of the shroud segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Karen Kokal Maud, Russell DeForest, Robert W. Coign, Dipankar Pal
  • Publication number: 20180230838
    Abstract: A shroud segment arranged radially outward of a gas flow path of a gas turbine. The shroud segment includes a body having walls defining an internal pocket for receiving a supply of air. A plurality of pressurization apertures is formed through one of the walls to fluidly connect an internal pocket of the body to an ambient area of the body. A seal slot section is formed in the wall at a position radially inward of the pressurization apertures to receive a seal to connect the shroud segment to an adjacent shroud segment. The pressurization apertures are arranged such that portions of the supply of air are configured to pass through the pressurization apertures and through the seal slot section as leakage into the gas flow path, thereby reducing ingestion of fluid from the gas flow path into the internal pocket of the shroud segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Karen Kokal MAUD, Russell DeFOREST, Robert W. COIGN, Dipankar PAL
  • Publication number: 20130084160
    Abstract: The present application provides a turbine shroud impingement system. The turbine shroud impingement system may include a turbine shroud segment, an impingement box positioned within the turbine shroud segment, a feed tube in communication with the impingement box, and a bellows positioned about the feed tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Georgia Leigh Fleming, Robert W. Coign, Christopher L. Golden
  • Publication number: 20130052024
    Abstract: The present application provides a turbine nozzle vane retention system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas J. Brunt, Robert W. Coign
  • Patent number: 8142138
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a turbine system may include a turbine casing, a shroud block coupled to the turbine casing, a fluid passage in the shroud block; and a pin configured to interface with the fluid passage. The pin may include a hollow shaft; a rod inserted into the hollow shaft; and a valve disposed on a distal end of the rod, wherein the valve is configured to open and close the fluid passage when the rod is actuated remotely through the hollow shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev Heda, Robert W. Coign, Kevin L. Bruce
  • Publication number: 20100278631
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a turbine system may include a turbine casing, a shroud block coupled to the turbine casing, a fluid passage in the shroud block; and a pin configured to interface with the fluid passage. The pin may include a hollow shaft; a rod inserted into the hollow shaft; and a valve disposed on a distal end of the rod, wherein the valve is configured to open and close the fluid passage when the rod is actuated remotely through the hollow shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev Heda, Robert W. Coign, Kevin L. Bruce
  • Patent number: 6994520
    Abstract: First stage nozzle airfoils have internal core profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein X, Y and Z values are in inches. The X and Y values are distances which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define internal core profile sections at each radial distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete internal core profile. The X, Y and Z distances may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down internal core profile. The nominal internal core profile given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelope of ±0.030 inches in directions normal to any internal core surface location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David John Humanchuk, Curtis John Jacks, Robert W. Coign