Patents by Inventor Vamshidhar Done

Vamshidhar Done 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).

  • Systems and methods for pitching of rotor blades
    Patent number: 11118567
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a hub rotatable about an axis and a blade coupled to the hub. The blade includes an inner blade portion having a first end and a second end. The inner blade portion is coupled to the hub at the first end and extends radially outward from the hub to the second end. The blade further includes an outer blade portion having a first end and a second end. The first end of the outer blade portion is pivotably coupled to the second end of the inner blade portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bhavesh Kachhia, Savio Sebastian Kathayanatt, Krishna Prashanth Anandan, Vamshidhar Done
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PITCHING OF ROTOR BLADES
    Publication number: 20200408193
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a hub rotatable about an axis and a blade coupled to the hub. The blade includes an inner blade portion having a first end and a second end. The inner blade portion is coupled to the hub at the first end and extends radially outward from the hub to the second end. The blade further includes an outer blade portion having a first end and a second end. The first end of the outer blade portion is pivotably coupled to the second end of the inner blade portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Bhavesh Kachhia, Savio Sebastian Kathayanatt, Krishna Prashanth Anandan, Vamshidhar Done
  • FLOW GUIDED VALVE SEAT FOR STEAM TURBINE VALVES
    Publication number: 20110297867
    Abstract: A flow valve includes a control valve having a movable body, a stop valve having a movable body; and a valve seat having a facing surface that contacts at least a portion of one of the control valve body or the stop valve body when the flow valve is in a closed position, the facing surface of the valve seat being configured to merge with a rear portion of the valve seat at a tip portion, the facing surface of the valve seat having an aerodynamic profile that provides for a guided flow in a flow direction through the flow valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Abhishek Chowdhury, Vamshidhar Done, Vishal Girishchandra Shah, Hayagreeva Rao Karra Venkata
  • FLOW GUIDED STEAM STRAINER FOR STEAM TURBINE VALVES
    Publication number: 20110162735
    Abstract: A steam turbine valve includes a casing and an inlet in the casing through which a flow of steam flows into the valve. The valve also includes a strainer located in the casing, and a flow guide connected with the strainer to protrude out from the strainer at a location in which the flow of steam strikes the flow guide, changes direction in its flow with respect to the strainer, and passes through a flow path of the strainer to an inside portion of the strainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Abhishek Chowdhury, Vamshidhar Done, Vishal Shah