Patents by Inventor Tony Chiurato

Tony Chiurato 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: 8043061
    Abstract: A turbine bucket includes a bucket airfoil having a tip shroud with a leading edge comprising two scalloped faces and a trailing edge comprising a third scalloped face defining leading and trailing edge profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y as points 1-41 set forth in Table I. The X and Y values are distances in inches which, when respective points are connected by smooth, continuing arcs define the leading and trailing edge tip shroud scalloped profiles. The tip shroud further has first and second, upper and lower, Z form edge profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y as points 42-59 and 60-77, respectively of Table II.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tony Chiurato, Sze Bun Brian Chan, Bogdan Razvan Raica, Samar Barua, Jacob Charles Perry, II
  • Publication number: 20090053047
    Abstract: A turbine bucket includes a bucket airfoil having a tip shroud with a leading edge comprising two scalloped faces and a trailing edge comprising a third scalloped face defining leading and trailing edge profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y as points 1-41 set forth in Table I. The X and Y values are distances in inches which, when respective points are connected by smooth, continuing arcs define the leading and trailing edge tip shroud scalloped profiles. The tip shroud further has first and second, upper and lower, Z form edge profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y as points 42-59 and 60-77, respectively of Table II.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tony Chiurato, Sze Bun Chan, Bogdan Razvan Raica, Samar Barua, Jacob Charles Perry, II