Patents by Inventor Sacheev D. HANOOMANJEE

Sacheev D. HANOOMANJEE 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).

  • Apparatus for generating vibrations in a component
    Patent number: 8650961
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating vibrations in a component comprising a clamp assembly for clamping the component and a vibration generator for generating vibrations in the clamped component, the clamp assembly including: a base member, a pair of fixedly-spaced clamp members and a wedge for laterally wedging part of the component between the clamp members thereby to clamp the component. The base member, or a fixed clamp member, is inclined and the wedge having an inclined wedging surface arranged to engage the inclined base member or inclined fixed clamp member. The apparatus may form part of a test rig for vibration testing components such as turbo machine blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Sacheev D. Hanoomanjee, Sophoclis Patsias
  • APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIBRATIONS IN A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20110179877
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating vibrations in a component comprising a clamp assembly for clamping the component and a vibration generator for generating vibrations in the clamped component, the clamp assembly including: a base member, a pair of fixedly-spaced clamp members and a wedge for laterally wedging part of the component between the clamp members thereby to clamp the component. The base member, or a fixed clamp member, is inclined and the wedge having an inclined wedging surface arranged to engage the inclined base member or inclined fixed clamp member. The apparatus may form part of a test rig for vibration testing components such as turbo machine blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Sacheev D. HANOOMANJEE, Sophoclis PATSIAS