Patents by Inventor Toby George Darkins

Toby George Darkins 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).

  • Tangential flow baffle
    Patent number: 6554563
    Abstract: A turbine nozzle baffle includes a plurality of apertures inclined through a shell for discharging a coolant tangentially therefrom. The baffle is disposed inside a nozzle vane and the tangentially discharged coolant flows generally parallel along the inner surface of the vane for convection cooling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Eugene Noe, Toby George Darkins, Jr., Roger Lee Doughty
  • Tangential flow baffle
    Publication number: 20030031555
    Abstract: A turbine nozzle baffle includes a plurality of apertures inclined through a shell for discharging a coolant tangentially therefrom. The baffle is disposed inside a nozzle vane and the tangentially discharged coolant flows generally parallel along the inner surface of the vane for convection cooling thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Eugene Noe, Toby George Darkins, Roger Lee Doughty