Patents by Inventor Robert W. Siebert

Robert W. Siebert 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: 6185925
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a gas turbine engine annular rear turbine frame includes a first plenum box having an inlet for receiving cooling air and an annular first manifold tube in fluid communication with a first outlet of and extending in a first circumferential direction away from the plenum box. The first manifold tube is circumscribed radially outward of and around a centerline and has axially spaced apart first arcuate sections circumscribed about and perpendicular to the centerline. Each of the first arcuate sections of the first manifold tube has a corresponding portion of a first plurality of impingement cooling holes disposed through the first manifold tube and aimed generally radially inward. In one embodiment the impingement cooling holes are aimed towards a first circumference on the frame and A cooling air bleed is preferably connected to the plenum box with a selectable on and off control valve therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Proctor, Michael J. Epstein, Gordon G. Fraser, Scott E. Farley, Richard F. Koch, Robert W. Siebert