Patents by Inventor Sanjay S. Hingorani

Sanjay S. Hingorani 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).

  • Publication number: 20240060420
    Abstract: A turbine blade includes a root, tip, and airfoil. The turbine blade defines a serpentine interior passage having first through third legs, and first and second junctions. The first leg receives pressurized gas from a supply channel of the root. The first leg extends radially and the first junction connects it to the second leg proximate the tip. The second leg extends radially between the first and second junctions. The second junction connects the second and third legs. The third leg extends radially toward the tip. The tip defines cooling apertures open through a pressure side thereof. The cooling apertures include a forward aperture with a forward end opening into the first junction and an aftward end opening through the pressure side surface of the tip at a location that is radially outward of the third leg and axially aftward of at least a portion of the third leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis LLC
    Inventors: Leissner F. POTH, III, Sanjay S. HINGORANI, Bensy SAMUEL
  • Patent number: 11840940
    Abstract: A turbine blade includes a blade tip defining pressure side cooling apertures. The turbine blade defines a serpentine cooling passage having a first, second, and third legs, and first and second junction portions. The first leg extends radially and is connected to the second leg by the first junction portion proximate the blade tip. The second leg extends radially between the first and second junction portions. The second junction portion connects the second leg to the third leg which extends radially toward the blade tip and is connected to a trailing edge cooling aperture to exhaust the gas to an exterior of the turbine blade. The turbine blade defines a plenum connected to the first junction portion. At least one tip cooling aperture connects to the plenum and is radially outward of the third leg and axially aftward of at least a portion of the third leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis LLC
    Inventors: Leissner F. Poth, III, Sanjay S. Hingorani, Bensy Samuel
  • Publication number: 20220290568
    Abstract: A turbine blade includes a blade tip defining pressure side cooling apertures. The turbine blade defines a serpentine cooling passage having a first, second, and third legs, and first and second junction portions. The first leg extends radially and is connected to the second leg by the first junction portion proximate the blade tip. The second leg extends radially between the first and second junction portions. The second junction portion connects the second leg to the third leg which extends radially toward the blade tip and is connected to a trailing edge cooling aperture to exhaust the gas to an exterior of the turbine blade. The turbine blade defines a plenum connected to the first junction portion. At least one tip cooling aperture connects to the plenum and is radially outward of the third leg and axially aftward of at least a portion of the third leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis LLC
    Inventors: Leissner F. POTH, III, Sanjay S. HINGORANI, Bensy SAMUEL
  • Patent number: 8997494
    Abstract: A fan blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that includes leading and trailing edges joined by pressure and suction sides to provide an exterior airfoil surface that extends in a radial direction to a tip. The external airfoil surface is formed in substantial conformance with multiple cross-sectional profiles of the airfoil described by a set of Cartesian coordinates set forth in Table 1. The Cartesian coordinates are provided by an axial coordinate scaled by a local axial chord. A circumferential coordinate is scaled by the local axial chord, and a span location. The local axial chord corresponds to a width of the airfoil between the leading and trailing edges at the span location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sue-Li Chuang, Yuan Dong, Sanjay S. Hingorani, Dilip Prasad
  • Patent number: 8807951
    Abstract: A blade for a gas turbine engine, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform and an airfoil that extends from the platform. The airfoil extends in span between a root and a tip region and in chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. A sweep angle is defined at the leading edge and a dihedral angle is defined relative to the chord of the airfoil. The sweep angle and the dihedral angle are localized at the tip region and extend over a distance of the airfoil equivalent to about 10% to about 40% of the span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jody Kirchner, Yuan Dong, Sanjay S. Hingorani
  • Publication number: 20140154087
    Abstract: A blade for a gas turbine engine, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform and an airfoil that extends from the platform. The airfoil extends in span between a root and a tip region and in chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. A sweep angle is defined at the leading edge and a dihedral angle is defined relative to the chord of the airfoil. The sweep angle and the dihedral angle are localized at the tip region and extend over a distance of the airfoil equivalent to about 10% to about 40% of the span.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jody Kirchner, Yuan Dong, Sanjay S. Hingorani
  • Patent number: 8464426
    Abstract: A method of designing an airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to one embodiment of this disclosure can include localizing a sweep angle at a leading edge of a tip region of the airfoil, and localizing a dihedral angle at the tip region of the airfoil. The dihedral angle can be applied by translating the airfoil in direction normal to a chord of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jody Kirchner, Yuan Dong, Sanjay S. Hingorani
  • Publication number: 20120192421
    Abstract: A method of designing an airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to one embodiment of this disclosure can include localizing a sweep angle at a leading edge of a tip region of the airfoil, and localizing a dihedral angle at the tip region of the airfoil. The dihedral angle can be applied by translating the airfoil in direction normal to a chord of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Jody KIRCHNER, Yuan DONG, Sanjay S. HINGORANI
  • Patent number: 8167567
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that extends in span between a root and a tip region. A leading edge and a trailing edge of the airfoil section extend between a chord line of the airfoil. A sweep angle is defined at the leading edge of the airfoil section, and a dihedral angle is defined relative to the chord line of the airfoil section. The sweep angle and the dihedral angle are localized at the tip region of the airfoil section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jody Kirchner, Yuan Dong, Sanjay S. Hingorani
  • Publication number: 20100150729
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that extends in span between a root and a tip region. A leading edge and a trailing edge of the airfoil section extend between a chord line of the airfoil. A sweep angle is defined at the leading edge of the airfoil section, and a dihedral angle is defined relative to the chord line of the airfoil section. The sweep angle and the dihedral angle are localized at the tip region of the airfoil section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Jody Kirchner, Yuan Dong, Sanjay S. Hingorani
  • Patent number: 7726937
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor stack includes one or more longitudinally outwardly concave spacers. Outboard surfaces of the spacers may be in close facing proximity to inboard tips of vane airfoils. The airfoils have dihedral and sweep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: P. William Baumann, Om Parkash Sharma, Charles R. LeJambre, Sanjay S. Hingorani
  • Publication number: 20080063520
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor stack includes one or more longitudinally outwardly concave spacers. Outboard surfaces of the spacers may be in close facing proximity to inboard tips of vane airfoils. The airfoils have dihedral and sweep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: P. William Baumann, Om Parkash Sharma, Charles R. LeJambre, Sanjay S. Hingorani