Patents by Inventor Vanessa Camarillo

Vanessa Camarillo 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).

  • Rotating turbine component with preferential hole alignment
    Patent number: 9869185
    Abstract: A turbine airfoil includes: a concave pressure sidewall and a convex suction sidewall joined together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, and extending between a root and a tip; an internal rib extending between the pressure sidewall and the suction sidewall; and a crossover hole formed in the rib, the crossover hole having a noncircular cross-sectional shape with a major axis defining a maximum dimension of the cross-sectional shape; wherein the major axis of the crossover hole lies in plane with the rib and is non-parallel to an imaginary curvilinear lateral centerline which defines a locus of points lying halfway between the pressure and suction sidewalls. The orientation of the crossover holes minimizes stress concentration caused by the presence of the crossover holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shawn Michael Pearson, Steven Robert Brassfield, Stephen Mark Molter, Mark Edward Stegemiller, Nicholas Ertel, Vanessa Camarillo
  • ROTATING TURBINE COMPONENT WITH PREFERENTIAL HOLE ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20150226069
    Abstract: A turbine airfoil includes: a concave pressure sidewall and a convex suction sidewall joined together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, and extending between a root and a tip; an internal rib extending between the pressure sidewall and the suction sidewall; and a crossover hole formed in the rib, the crossover hole having a noncircular cross-sectional shape with a major axis defining a maximum dimension of the cross-sectional shape; wherein the major axis of the crossover hole lies in plane with the rib and is non-parallel to an imaginary curvilinear lateral centerline which defines a locus of points lying halfway between the pressure and suction sidewalls. The orientation of the crossover holes minimizes stress concentration caused by the presence of the crossover holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Shawn Michael Pearson, Steven Robert Brassfield, Stephen Mark Molter, Mark Edward Stegemiller, Nicholas Ertel, Vanessa Camarillo