Patents by Inventor Steve Mark Molter

Steve Mark Molter 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).

  • Method and apparatus for cooling gas turbine rotor blades
    Patent number: 9033652
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of cooling circuits are defined within the cavity. Each cooling circuit channels cooling fluid through at least one cooling chamber to facilitate cooling the airfoil. More specifically, a cascade impingement circuit, a down pass circuit, a flag tip circuit, and a trailing edge circuit are provided. The cascade impingement circuit includes a central chamber and a plurality of impingement chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steve Mark Molter, Steven Robert Brassfield, Richard William Jendrix, Cory Michael Williams, Renee Solomon Wenstrup, Mark Willard Marusko, Mark Edward Stegemiller
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING GAS TURBINE ROTOR BLADES
    Publication number: 20130081408
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, such that a cavity is defined therebetween. A plurality of cooling circuits are defined within the cavity. Each cooling circuit channels cooling fluid through at least one cooling chamber to facilitate cooling the airfoil. More specifically, a cascade impingement circuit, a down pass circuit, a flag tip circuit, and a trailing edge circuit are provided. The cascade impingement circuit includes a central chamber and a plurality of impingement chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Steve Mark Molter, Steven Robert Brassfield, Richard William Jendrix, Cory Michael Williams, Renee Solomon Wenstrup, Mark Willard Marusko, Mark Edward Stegemiller