Patents by Inventor Sugato Bhattacharjee

Sugato Bhattacharjee 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).

  • Contoured hardwall containment
    Patent number: 6290455
    Abstract: An improved containment structure for use with turbomachinery, such as turbofan engines. A casing is provided with at least one impact resistant section of a thickness sufficient to resist being pierced upon impact by a blade. The impact resistant section has a smoothly contoured thickness along its axial length and is free from features likely to cause a local failure in the event of impact by a blade released from a rotating disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Hemmelgarn, Sugato Bhattacharjee, Laura A. Iyer, Robert P. Czachor, Michael L. Barron