Patents by Inventor Vinod GOPALKRISHNA

Vinod GOPALKRISHNA 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).

  • Clearance control arrangement
    Patent number: 10947859
    Abstract: A clearance control arrangement (26) for a rotor (28) comprising a segment assembly (33) spaced radially inwards from a casing (32) and defining a radial clearance (42) between the rotor (28) and the segment assembly (33). A front carrier (35a) and a rear carrier (35b) supporting the segment assembly (33). A heat transfer cavity (48) formed between the carriers (35a, 35b), the segment assembly (33) and the casing (32). A settling chamber (60) formed adjacent to the casing (32) and upstream of the heat transfer cavity (48). The clearance control arrangement (26) is configured to receive air into the settling chamber (60) and thence to deliver it to the heat transfer cavity (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Leo V. Lewis, Vinod Gopalkrishna
  • CLEARANCE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20180347392
    Abstract: A clearance control arrangement (26) for a rotor (28) comprising a segment assembly (33) spaced radially inwards from a casing (32) and defining a radial clearance (42) between the rotor (28) and the segment assembly (33). A front carrier (35a) and a rear carrier (35b) supporting the segment assembly (33). A heat transfer cavity (48) formed between the carriers (35a, 35b), the segment assembly (33) and the casing (32). A settling chamber (60) formed adjacent to the casing (32) and upstream of the heat transfer cavity (48). The clearance control arrangement (26) is configured to receive air into the settling chamber (60) and thence to deliver it to the heat transfer cavity (48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Leo V. LEWIS, Vinod GOPALKRISHNA