Patents by Inventor Sarah Elizabeth DiDomizio

Sarah Elizabeth DiDomizio 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).

  • Turbine drum rotor retrofit
    Patent number: 8834114
    Abstract: Systems for increasing the efficiency of a turbine and an overall power plant system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a turbine includes: an outer shell including a set of grooves configured to complement components of a wheel and diaphragm steam path section; a drum rotor disposed within the outer shell; a set of shell converts connected to the outer shell via the set of grooves, the set of shell converts configured to complement components of the drum rotor; and a working fluid passage substantially defined by the drum rotor and the set of shell converts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carol Ann Sterantino, Sarah Elizabeth DiDomizio, Sesha Kiran Gundavarapu, Jason Winfred Jewett
  • TURBINE DRUM ROTOR RETROFIT
    Publication number: 20130084171
    Abstract: Systems for increasing the efficiency of a turbine and an overall power plant system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a turbine includes: an outer shell including a set of grooves configured to complement components of a wheel and diaphragm steam path section; a drum rotor disposed within the outer shell; a set of shell converts connected to the outer shell via the set of grooves, the set of shell converts configured to complement components of the drum rotor; and a working fluid passage substantially defined by the drum rotor and the set of shell converts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Carol Ann Sterantino, Sarah Elizabeth DiDomizio, Sesha Kiran Gundavarapu, Jason Winfred Jewett