Inventor
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS
US25 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
12 patentsUS8052380B2Nov 8, 2011
Thermally-activated clearance reduction for a steam turbine
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations92
US9394801B2Jul 19, 2016
Adjustable turbine seal and method of assembling same
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations84
US9441501B2Sep 13, 2016
Turbine shell with pin support
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations83
US9587511B2Mar 7, 2017
Turbomachine cold clearance adjustment
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations81
US9194244B2Nov 24, 2015
Drum rotor dovetail component and related drum rotor system
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10344599B2Jul 9, 2019
Cooling passage for gas turbine rotor blade
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations62
US8021103B2Sep 20, 2011
Pressure activated flow path seal for a steam turbine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations62
US8376687B2Feb 19, 2013
System and method for cooling steam turbine rotors
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations59
US10156142B2Dec 18, 2018
Systems and methods for producing one or more cooling holes in an airfoil for a gas turbine engine
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US10066485B2Sep 4, 2018
Turbomachine blade cover plate having radial cooling groove
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations51
US9435217B2Sep 6, 2016
Swirl interruption seal teeth for seal assembly
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations50
US10099276B2Oct 16, 2018
Method and assembly for forming components having an internal passage defined therein
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations39
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS
9 patentsUS8414265B2Apr 9, 2013
Turbines and turbine blade winglets
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS31 citations92
US8662826B2Mar 4, 2014
Cooling circuit for a drum rotor
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS7 citations83
US8894372B2Nov 25, 2014
Turbine rotor insert and related method of installation
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS12 citations81
US9037434B2May 19, 2015
Method and apparatus for obtaining discrete axial clearance data using radial clearance sensors
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS4 citations73
US8876460B2Nov 4, 2014
Method and apparatus for measuring turbine shell clearance
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS5 citations72
US8784056B2Jul 22, 2014
System and turbine including creep indicating member
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS4 citations72
US8746049B2Jun 10, 2014
Creep indication system and method for determining creep amount
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS4 citations72
US8668439B2Mar 11, 2014
Inserts for turbine cooling circuit
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS2 citations62
US10215033B2Feb 26, 2019
Stator seal for turbine rub avoidance
WILLETT JR FRED THOMAS0 citations39