Patents by Inventor Stefka Petkova Petkova

Stefka Petkova Petkova 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).

  • Cooling shrouds
    Patent number: 10669944
    Abstract: A shroud configured for installation on a component of a machine includes a shroud body including a plurality of arcuate sections hingedly coupled together, and a closure assembly including an engagement member and a receiving member. The plurality of arcuate sections include a first arcuate section hingedly coupled to one of the arcuate sections at a first edge and including the engagement member at an opposing second edge, and a second arcuate section hingedly coupled to one of the arcuate sections at a first edge and including the receiving member at an opposing second edge. The shroud body is configured to transition between an open configuration in which the engagement member and the receiving member are spaced apart from one another and a closed configuration in which the engagement member engages with the receiving member, the closure assembly maintaining the shroud body in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stefka Petkova Petkova, Ronald Bruce Schofield
  • COOLING SHROUDS
    Publication number: 20180135461
    Abstract: A shroud configured for installation on a component of a machine includes a shroud body including a plurality of arcuate sections hingedly coupled together, and a closure assembly including an engagement member and a receiving member. The plurality of arcuate sections include a first arcuate section hingedly coupled to one of the arcuate sections at a first edge and including the engagement member at an opposing second edge, and a second arcuate section hingedly coupled to one of the arcuate sections at a first edge and including the receiving member at an opposing second edge. The shroud body is configured to transition between an open configuration in which the engagement member and the receiving member are spaced apart from one another and a closed configuration in which the engagement member engages with the receiving member, the closure assembly maintaining the shroud body in the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Stefka Petkova Petkova, Ronald Bruce Schofield