Patents by Inventor Steven Andrew Strang

Steven Andrew Strang 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).

  • System and method for HPT disk over speed prevention
    Patent number: 10801361
    Abstract: The turbine assembly includes a shaft, a plurality of rotor disks, a plurality of blades, and at least one cutting mechanisms. The rotor disks are spaced axially along, and coupled to, the shaft and include a radially outer portion. The blades are spaced circumferentially around the radially outer portion. The cutting mechanisms are configured to cut the blades from the rotor disk during a disk over speed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nagamohan Govinahalli Prabhakar, Steven Andrew Strang, Charles Stanley Orkiszewski, Subramanya Shankar, Nitesh Jain, Michael Riehle
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HPT DISK OVER SPEED PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20180073388
    Abstract: The turbine assembly includes a shaft, a plurality of rotor disks, a plurality of blades, and at least one cutting mechanisms. The rotor disks are spaced axially along, and coupled to, the shaft and include a radially outer portion. The blades are spaced circumferentially around the radially outer portion. The cutting mechanisms are configured to cut the blades from the rotor disk during a disk over speed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Nagamohan Govinahalli Prabhakar, Steven Andrew Strang, Charles Stanley Orkiszewski, Subramanya Shankar, Nitesh Jain, Michael Riehle
  • LOW HOOP STRESS TURBINE FRAME SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20030077166
    Abstract: A gas turbine frame has inner and outer annular bands, respectively, joined together by generally radially extending struts therebetween. A radially outer conical support arm extends radially outwardly from the outer band and a radially inner conical support arm extends radially inwardly from the inner band. Circumferentially spaced apart inner and outer openings are disposed in the inner and outer conical support arms, respectively. Each of the struts has at least one radially extending hollow passage which extends through the inner and outer bands. The frame is a single piece integral casting. The inner and outer conical support arms have an equal number of the inner and outer circumferentially spaced apart openings. The inner circumferentially spaced apart openings are equi-angularly spaced apart and the outer circumferentially spaced apart openings are equi-angularly spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Paul Czachor, Steven Andrew Strang
  • Low hoop stress turbine frame support
    Patent number: 6547518
    Abstract: A gas turbine frame has inner and outer annular bands, respectively, joined together by generally radially extending struts therebetween. A radially outer conical support arm extends radially outwardly from the outer band and a radially inner conical support arm extends radially inwardly from the inner band. Circumferentially spaced apart inner and outer openings are disposed in the inner and outer conical support arms, respectively. Each of the struts has at least one radially extending hollow passage which extends through the inner and outer bands. The frame is a single piece integral casting. The inner and outer conical support arms have an equal number of the inner and outer circumferentially spaced apart openings. The inner circumferentially spaced apart openings are equi-angularly spaced apart and the outer circumferentially spaced apart openings are equi-angularly spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Paul Czachor, Steven Andrew Strang