Patents by Inventor Travis PACKER

Travis PACKER 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).

  • Cooling assembly for a turbine assembly
    Patent number: 11512598
    Abstract: A cooling assembly comprises a coolant source chamber inside an airfoil that directs coolant inside the airfoil that extends between a hub end and a tip end that includes a tip body and tip rail along a radial length. A first body cooling chamber and a second body cooling chamber are disposed inside the tip body. The second body cooling chamber is positioned between the tip end and the first body cooling chamber. At least one of the first or second body cooling chambers are fluidly coupled with the coolant source chamber. The coolant source chamber directs the coolant into the first or second body cooling chambers. A rail cooling chamber disposed inside of the tip rail is fluidly coupled with the first or second body cooling chambers. The first or second body cooling chambers directs coolant out of the body cooling chambers and into the rail cooling chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas William Rathay, Travis Packer, Keith Lord, Jeffrey Jones, Jacob Kittleson, Gustavo Ledezma
  • COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210355832
    Abstract: A cooling assembly comprises a coolant source chamber inside an airfoil that directs coolant inside the airfoil that extends between a hub end and a tip end that includes a tip body and tip rail along a radial length. A first body cooling chamber and a second body cooling chamber are disposed inside the tip body. The second body cooling chamber is positioned between the tip end and the first body cooling chamber. At least one of the first or second body cooling chambers are fluidly coupled with the coolant source chamber. The coolant source chamber directs the coolant into the first or second body cooling chambers. A rail cooling chamber disposed inside of the tip rail is fluidly coupled with the first or second body cooling chambers. The first or second body cooling chambers directs coolant out of the body cooling chambers and into the rail cooling chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas William RATHAY, Travis PACKER, Keith LORD, Jeffrey JONES, Jacob KITTLESON, Gustavo LEDEZMA