Patents by Inventor Zachary James Taylor
Zachary James Taylor 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).
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Patent number: 11933595Abstract: A method and apparatus for igniting a power charge in downhole wellbore using an ignition propellant mixed with a main propellant.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.Inventors: Ty Edgar Stovall, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, Johnny Covalt, Zachary James Taylor
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Publication number: 20230313708Abstract: A system includes a casing alignment system configured to align an inner wall with an outer wall of a multi-wall casing of a turbomachine having a rotor. The casing alignment system includes a first alignment positioner configured to bias a first lip of the inner wall in a direction of rotation of the rotor disposed within the multi-wall casing. The alignment positioner may include a spring, a fluid-driven alignment positioner, an electric-driven alignment positioner, or a combination thereof. The alignment positioner may be configured to bias the first lip within a first recess adjacent a first flanged coupling between first and second wall sections of the outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Kyle Vanceton Mote, Zachary James Taylor, Maruthi Prasad Manchikanti, Kyle Eric Benson, Kenneth Damon Black
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Publication number: 20220282960Abstract: A method and apparatus for igniting a power charge in downhole wellbore using an ignition propellant mixed with a main propellant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.Inventors: Ty Edgar Stovall, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, Johnny Covalt, Zachary James Taylor
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Patent number: 11078797Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to base and extending radially outward from base, blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing pressure side; a leading edge between pressure side and suction side; and a trailing edge between pressure side and suction side on a side opposing leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and a shroud coupled to blade radially outboard of blade, shroud including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Rohit Chouhan, Shashwat Swami Jaiswal, Gunnar Leif Siden, Zachary James Taylor
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Patent number: 10774654Abstract: A rotor blade for a turbine of a gas turbine includes an airfoil. The airfoil may have a leading edge, a trailing edge, an outboard, and an inboard end that attaches to a root configured to couple the rotor blade to a rotor disc. The airfoil may have a cooling configuration that includes elongated cooling channels for receiving and directing a coolant through the airfoil. The rotor blade may further include: a tip shroud connected to the airfoil; outlet ports formed through an outboard surface of the tip shroud that fluidly communicate with the cooling channels; and flow directing structure formed on the outboard surface of the tip shroud. The flow directing structure may be positioned relative to the outlet ports and configured for directing the flow of coolant discharged from the outlet ports. The rotor blade may be useful to reduce local tip shroud temperature as well as improved stage aerodynamic efficiency by reducing the coolant supply needed to maintain the component at desired temperature levels.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary James Taylor, Ying Zhou, Ankit Rajesh Surti, Hiteshkumar Rameshchandra Mistry
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Patent number: 10697308Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include turbine buckets and systems employing such buckets. Various particular embodiments include a turbine bucket having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; a base connected with a first end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge; and a tip shroud connected with a second end of the airfoil along the suction side, the pressure side, the trailing edge and the leading edge, the tip shroud including a tip shroud fillet connecting the airfoil and the tip shroud and having a non-uniform thickness across an axial length of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Neil Ristau, Zachary James Taylor, David Wayne Weber
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Patent number: 10605099Abstract: A rotor blade (16) for a turbine of a gas turbine that includes an airfoil (25). The airfoil may have a leading edge, a trailing edge, an outboard tip, and an inboard end where the airfoil attaches to a root configured to couple the turbine blade to a rotor disc. The airfoil (25) may include a tip shroud (55) at an outboard tip. The rotor blade may have a cooling configuration that includes: elongated cooling channels (33) for receiving and directing a coolant through the airfoil (25); and branching passages (75) formed through the tip shroud (55), each of which elongates between a connection with one of the cooling channels (33) and an outlet port (37) formed on a surface of the tip shroud (55). The branching passages (75) may have a canted orientation relative the outboard surface of the tip shroud (55).Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary James Taylor, Lucas Seth Wedmore, Hiteshkumar Rameshchandra Mistry
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Publication number: 20200095871Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to base and extending radially outward from base, blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing pressure side; a leading edge between pressure side and suction side; and a trailing edge between pressure side and suction side on a side opposing leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and a shroud coupled to blade radially outboard of blade, shroud including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Rohit Chouhan, Shashwat Swami Jaiswal, Gunnar Leif Siden, Zachary James Taylor
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Patent number: 10508554Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to base and extending radially outward from base, blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing pressure side; a leading edge between pressure side and suction side; and a trailing edge between pressure side and suction side on a side opposing leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and a shroud coupled to blade radially outboard of blade, shroud including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Rohit Chouhan, Shashwat Swami Jaiswal, Gunnar Leif Siden, Zachary James Taylor
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Patent number: 10422227Abstract: A turbine rotor blade is provided including an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances in inches by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the airfoil profile sections at Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Craig Allen Bielek, Zachary James Taylor, Charles Wesley Wells
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Publication number: 20190063231Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include turbine buckets and systems employing such buckets. Various particular embodiments include a turbine bucket having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; a base connected with a first end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge; and a tip shroud connected with a second end of the airfoil along the suction side, the pressure side, the trailing edge and the leading edge, the tip shroud including a tip shroud fillet connecting the airfoil and the tip shroud and having a non-uniform thickness across an axial length of the airfoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Neil Ristau, Zachary James Taylor, David Wayne Weber
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Patent number: 10190421Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include turbine buckets and systems employing such buckets. Various particular embodiments include a turbine bucket having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; a base connected with a first end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge; and a tip shroud connected with a second end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge, the tip shroud including a tip shroud fillet connecting the airfoil and the tip shroud and having a non-uniform thickness across an axial length of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Neil Ristau, Zachary James Taylor, David Wayne Weber
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Publication number: 20180320528Abstract: A turbine rotor blade is provided including an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances in inches by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the airfoil profile sections at Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Craig Allen Bielek, Zachary James Taylor, Charles Wesley Wells
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Publication number: 20180223674Abstract: A rotor blade for a turbine of a gas turbine includes an airfoil. The airfoil may have a leading edge, a trailing edge, an outboard, and an inboard end that attaches to a root configured to couple the rotor blade to a rotor disc. The airfoil may have a cooling configuration that includes elongated cooling channels for receiving and directing a coolant through the airfoil. The rotor blade may further include: a tip shroud connected to the airfoil; outlet ports formed through an outboard face of the tip shroud that fluidly communicate with the cooling channels; and flow directing structure formed on the outboard surface of the tip shroud. The flow directing structure may be positioned relative to the outlet ports and configured for directing the flow of coolant discharged from the outlet ports. The rotor blade may be useful to reduce local tip shroud temperature as well as improved stage aerodynamic efficiency by reducing the coolant supply needed to maintain the component at desired temperature levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Zachary James Taylor, Ying Zhou, Ankit Rajesh Surti, Hiteshkumar Rameshchandra Mistry
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Publication number: 20180209278Abstract: A rotor blade (16) for a turbine of a gas turbine that includes an airfoil (25). The airfoil may have a leading edge, a trailing edge, an outboard tip, and an inboard end where the airfoil attaches to a root configured to couple the turbine blade to a rotor disc. The airfoil (25) may include a tip shroud (55) at an outboard tip. The rotor blade may have a cooling configuration that includes: elongated cooling channels (33) for receiving and directing a coolant through the airfoil (25); and branching passages (75) formed through the tip shroud (55), each of which elongates between a connection with one of the cooling channels (33) and an outlet port (37) formed on a surface of the tip shroud (55). The branching passages (75) may have a canted orientation relative the outboard surface of the tip shroud (55).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Zachary James TAYLOR, Lucas Seth WEDMORE, Hiteshkumar Rameshchandra MISTRY
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Patent number: 9890648Abstract: A retention device for maintaining a first rotary machine component axially loaded onto a second rotary machine component in a fixed axial position includes a lock block sized and configured to move between first and second aligned recesses in the first and second rotary machine components. The aligned recesses are shaped to prevent rotation of the lock block, and the lock block has a threaded bore extending therethrough. An actuator is threadably mounted in the bore, such that rotation of the actuator will, in use, move the lock block from the first aligned recess at least partially into the second aligned recess.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Randolph Spracher, John Wesley Harris, Jr., Zachary James Taylor, Ryan Zane Ziegler, Bruce John Badding
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Patent number: 9885243Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to the base, extending radially outward from the base, and including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing the pressure side; a leading edge between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge between the pressure side and the suction side on a side opposing the leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body; and a shroud coupled to the blade radially outboard of the blade, including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through the shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Rohit Chouhan, Shashwat Swami Jaiswal, Zachary James Taylor
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Publication number: 20170226870Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include turbine buckets and systems employing such buckets. Various particular embodiments include a turbine bucket having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; a base connected with a first end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge; and a tip shroud connected with a second end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge, the tip shroud including a tip shroud fillet connecting the airfoil and the tip shroud and having a non-uniform thickness across an axial length of the airfoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Neil Ristau, Zachary James Taylor, David Wayne Weber
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Publication number: 20170114647Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to base and extending radially outward from base, blade including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing pressure side; a leading edge between pressure side and suction side; and a trailing edge between pressure side and suction side on a side opposing leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and a shroud coupled to blade radially outboard of blade, shroud including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Rohit Chouhan, Shashwat Swami Jaiswal, Gunnar Leif Siden, Zachary James Taylor
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Publication number: 20170114645Abstract: A turbine bucket according to embodiments includes: a base; a blade coupled to the base, extending radially outward from the base, and including: a body having: a pressure side; a suction side opposing the pressure side; a leading edge between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge between the pressure side and the suction side on a side opposing the leading edge; and a plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body; and a shroud coupled to the blade radially outboard of the blade, including: a plurality of radially extending outlet passageways fluidly connected with a first set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body; and an outlet path extending at least partially circumferentially through the shroud and fluidly connected with all of a second, distinct set of the plurality of radially extending cooling passageways within the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Rohit Chouhan, Shashwat Swami Jaiswal, Zachary James Taylor