Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Hernandez

Wilhelm Hernandez 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).

  • Turbine frame assembly and method for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 8371812
    Abstract: A turbine frame assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: (a) a turbine frame including: (i) an outer ring; (ii) a hub; (ii) a plurality of struts extending between the hub and the outer ring; (b) a two-piece strut fairing surrounding each of the struts, including: (i) an inner band; (ii) an outer band; and (iii) an airfoil-shaped vane extending between the inner and outer bands; (d) a plurality of nozzle segments disposed between the outer ring and the hub, each nozzle segment being an integral metallic casting including: (i) an arcuate outer band; (ii) an arcuate inner band; and (ii) an airfoil-shaped vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Robert John Parks, Wilhelm Hernandez, Patrick Murphy
  • Split fairing for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 8152451
    Abstract: A fairing for a structural strut in a gas turbine engine includes: (a) an inner band; (b) an outer band; (c) a hollow, airfoil-shaped vane extending between the inner and outer bands; (d) wherein the fairing is split along a generally transverse plane passing through the inner band, outer band and vane, so as to define a nose piece and a tail piece; and (e) complementary structures carried by the nose piece and the tail piece adapted to secure the nose piece and the tail piece to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Wilhelm Hernandez, Thet Kwan, Patrick Murphy
  • SPLIT FAIRING FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20100135777
    Abstract: A fairing for a structural strut in a gas turbine engine includes: (a) an inner band; (b) an outer band; (c) a hollow, airfoil-shaped vane extending between the inner and outer bands; (d) wherein the fairing is split along a generally transverse plane passing through the inner band, outer band and vane, so as to define a nose piece and a tail piece; and (e) complementary structures carried by the nose piece and the tail piece adapted to secure the nose piece and the tail piece to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Wilhelm Hernandez, Thet Kwan, Patrick Murphy
  • TURBINE FRAME ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20100132374
    Abstract: A turbine frame assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: (a) a turbine frame including: (i) an outer ring; (ii) a hub; (ii) a plurality of struts extending between the hub and the outer ring; (b) a two-piece strut fairing surrounding each of the struts, including: (i) an inner band; (ii) an outer band; and (iii) an airfoil-shaped vane extending between the inner and outer bands; (d) a plurality of nozzle segments disposed between the outer ring and the hub, each nozzle segment being an integral metallic casting including: (i) an arcuate outer band; (ii) an arcuate inner band; and (ii) an airfoil-shaped vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: John Alan Manteiga, Robert John Parks, Wilhelm Hernandez, Patrick Murphy