Patents by Inventor Tewodros Fiseha Wondimu

Tewodros Fiseha Wondimu 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).

  • Patent number: 10920620
    Abstract: Mounting apparatuses for turbine airfoils of turbine systems are disclosed. The mounting apparatuses may include a body portion configured to be at least partially positioned between a first airfoil and a second airfoil of the turbine system, and an adjustable, first retention component formed on a first side of the body portion. The adjustable, first retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a suction side of the first airfoil of the turbine system. The mounting apparatuses may also include a second retention component formed on a second side of the body portion, opposite the first side. The second retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a pressure side of the second airfoil of the turbine system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Daryl Paul Capriotti, Ansley Michelle Heard, Rachel Kate King, Travis Edwin Lipstein, Maithri Muddasani, Tewodros Fiseha Wondimu
  • Publication number: 20190338677
    Abstract: Mounting apparatuses for turbine airfoils of turbine systems are disclosed. The mounting apparatuses may include a body portion configured to be at least partially positioned between a first airfoil and a second airfoil of the turbine system, and an adjustable, first retention component formed on a first side of the body portion. The adjustable, first retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a suction side of the first airfoil of the turbine system. The mounting apparatuses may also include a second retention component formed on a second side of the body portion, opposite the first side. The second retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a pressure side of the second airfoil of the turbine system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Daryl Paul Capriotti, Ansley Michelle Heard, Rachel Kate King, Travis Edwin Lipstein, Maithri Muddasani, Tewodros Fiseha Wondimu
  • Patent number: 10408091
    Abstract: Mounting apparatuses for turbine airfoils of turbine systems are disclosed. The mounting apparatuses may include a body portion configured to be at least partially positioned between a first airfoil and a second airfoil of the turbine system, and an adjustable, first retention component formed on a first side of the body portion. The adjustable, first retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a suction side of the first airfoil of the turbine system. The mounting apparatuses may also include a second retention component formed on a second side of the body portion, opposite the first side. The second retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a pressure side of the second airfoil of the turbine system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Daryl Paul Capriotti, Ansley Michelle Heard, Rachel Kate King, Travis Edwin Lipstein, Maithri Muddasani, Tewodros Fiseha Wondimu
  • Publication number: 20180283214
    Abstract: Mounting apparatuses for turbine airfoils of turbine systems are disclosed. The mounting apparatuses may include a body portion configured to be at least partially positioned between a first airfoil and a second airfoil of the turbine system, and an adjustable, first retention component formed on a first side of the body portion. The adjustable, first retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a suction side of the first airfoil of the turbine system. The mounting apparatuses may also include a second retention component formed on a second side of the body portion, opposite the first side. The second retention component may be configured to contact a portion of a pressure side of the second airfoil of the turbine system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Daryl Paul Capriotti, Ansley Michelle Heard, Rachel Kate King, Travis Edwin Lipstein, Maithri Muddasani, Tewodros Fiseha Wondimu