Patents by Inventor Vijayaraj Sukumar

Vijayaraj Sukumar 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).

  • Combustor deflector assembly
    Patent number: 11927349
    Abstract: A deflector assembly for a combustor defining an operational fluid flow. The deflector assembly includes an upstream surface and a downstream surface opposite the upstream surface. One or more fastening mechanisms each extends through the deflector assembly. One or more cooling holes extend through the deflector assembly from the upstream surface to the downstream surface. The one or more cooling holes are located about the one or more fastening mechanisms to operably direct cooling air about the one or more fastening mechanisms at the downstream surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Vijayaraj Sukumar, Perumallu Vukanti, Pradeep Naik, Ajoy Patra, Karthikeyan Sampath, Rimple Rangrej, Hiranya Nath, Krishnendu Chakraborty, Narasimhan S. Sahana, Saket Singh, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger
  • COMBUSTOR DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230324047
    Abstract: A deflector assembly for a combustor defining an operational fluid flow. The deflector assembly includes an upstream surface and a downstream surface opposite the upstream surface. One or more fastening mechanisms each extends through the deflector assembly. One or more cooling holes extend through the deflector assembly from the upstream surface to the downstream surface. The one or more cooling holes are located about the one or more fastening mechanisms to operably direct cooling air about the one or more fastening mechanisms at the downstream surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Vijayaraj Sukumar, Perumallu Vukanti, Pradeep Naik, Ajoy Patra, Karthikeyan Sampath, Rimple Rangrej, Hiranya Nath, Krishnendu Chakraborty, Narasimhan S. Sahana, Saket Singh, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger
  • LINER ASSEMBLY FOR A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20230313992
    Abstract: A liner assembly for a combustor. The liner assembly includes a liner defining a combustion chamber of the combustor. The liner includes a looped section at a forward end of the liner. The looped section includes one or more bends such that the looped section forms a compliant joint and vibrations are dampened through the liner downstream of the looped section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ranganatha Narasimha Chiranthan, Hiranya Nath, Girish Kamath Cannanore, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Pradeep Naik, Saket Singh, Deepti Bhandari, Vijayaraj Sukumar