Patents by Inventor Suhas Prabhakar Vaze

Suhas Prabhakar Vaze 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).

  • AIRFOIL JOINING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240035383
    Abstract: An airfoil component for attaching to a cropped airfoil is provided. The cropped airfoil comprises a cropped airfoil attachment section and a cropped first side opposite a cropped second side, which each extend axially between a cropped first edge and a cropped second edge to define a cropped chord length. The airfoil component comprises a body having a component first side opposite a component second side. The body defines an attachment section for attaching the airfoil component to the cropped airfoil at the cropped airfoil attachment section. The attachment section extends axially between a component first edge and a component second edge to define a component chord length, and the attachment section is oversized with respect to the cropped airfoil attachment section such that the component chord length is longer than the cropped chord length. Systems and methods also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Suhas Prabhakar Vaze, Timothy Trapp, Scott Sager Campbell, Gregory Christopher Firestone, Jonathan David Mast, Timothy Vernon Stotler
  • Airfoil joining apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 11828190
    Abstract: An airfoil component for attaching to a cropped airfoil is provided. The cropped airfoil comprises a cropped airfoil attachment section and a cropped first side opposite a cropped second side, which each extend axially between a cropped first edge and a cropped second edge to define a cropped chord length. The airfoil component comprises a body having a component first side opposite a component second side. The body defines an attachment section for attaching the airfoil component to the cropped airfoil at the cropped airfoil attachment section. The attachment section extends axially between a component first edge and a component second edge to define a component chord length, and the attachment section is oversized with respect to the cropped airfoil attachment section such that the component chord length is longer than the cropped chord length. Systems and methods also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Suhas Prabhakar Vaze, Timothy Trapp, Scott Sager Campbell, Gregory Christopher Firestone, Jonathan David Mast, Timothy Vernon Stotler
  • AIRFOIL JOINING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230151735
    Abstract: An airfoil component for attaching to a cropped airfoil is provided. The cropped airfoil comprises a cropped airfoil attachment section and a cropped first side opposite a cropped second side, which each extend axially between a cropped first edge and a cropped second edge to define a cropped chord length. The airfoil component comprises a body having a component first side opposite a component second side. The body defines an attachment section for attaching the airfoil component to the cropped airfoil at the cropped airfoil attachment section. The attachment section extends axially between a component first edge and a component second edge to define a component chord length, and the attachment section is oversized with respect to the cropped airfoil attachment section such that the component chord length is longer than the cropped chord length. Systems and methods also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Suhas Prabhakar Vaze, Timothy Trapp, Scott Sager Campbell, Gregory Christopher Firestone, Jonathan David Mast, Timothy Vernon Stotler
  • METHOD OF REPAIRING A BLISK
    Publication number: 20180216464
    Abstract: A method of repairing a blisk having a hub with circumferentially spaced blades. The method can include removing a portion of a blade and replacing the portion with a replacement piece. The method can further include welding the replacement portion to the blade. The method can further include at least one of inspecting the weld after the completion of the weld and prior to heat treatment, dimensionally inspecting the replacement piece after machining, peening the blade, and surface finishing the replacement piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Keith Edward Bezanson, William E. Morgan, Eric Gebert, Drew Michael Chmura, Donna Tylicki Walters, Stanford Verigood, Suhas Prabhakar Vaze, Timothy J. Trapp, Donovan O. Buckley, Hans R. Wagner, Brian David Church, Gary Edward Trewiler, Gregory Christopher Firestone, James A. Hahn, Jeffrey James Root, Seth Carl Shira