Inventor
ITZEL GARY MICHAEL
US78 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
42 patentsUS6398489B1Jun 4, 2002
Airfoil shape for a turbine nozzle
GEN ELECTRIC215 citations96
US6543993B2Apr 8, 2003
Apparatus and methods for localized cooling of gas turbine nozzle walls
GEN ELECTRIC27 citations93
US7163376B2Jan 16, 2007
Controlled leakage pin and vibration damper for active cooling and purge of bucket slash faces
GEN ELECTRIC30 citations92
US6637753B2Oct 28, 2003
Supplemental seal for the chordal hinge seals in a gas turbine
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations92
US6506013B1Jan 14, 2003
Film cooling for a closed loop cooled airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC44 citations92
US6742984B1Jun 1, 2004
Divided insert for steam cooled nozzles and method for supporting and separating divided insert
GEN ELECTRIC29 citations91
US7367123B2May 6, 2008
Coated bucket damper pin and related method
GEN ELECTRIC21 citations90
US7309212B2Dec 18, 2007
Gas turbine bucket with cooled platform leading edge and method of cooling platform leading edge
GEN ELECTRIC42 citations90
US6589010B2Jul 8, 2003
Method for controlling coolant flow in airfoil, flow control structure and airfoil incorporating the same
GEN ELECTRIC28 citations90
US6468031B1Oct 22, 2002
Nozzle cavity impingement/area reduction insert
GEN ELECTRIC39 citations90
US6435814B1Aug 20, 2002
Film cooling air pocket in a closed loop cooled airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC44 citations89
US10385727B2Aug 20, 2019
Turbine nozzle with cooling channel coolant distribution plenum
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations84
US10208614B2Feb 19, 2019
Apparatus, turbine nozzle and turbine shroud
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US10024171B2Jul 17, 2018
Article and method of cooling an article
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US9976441B2May 22, 2018
Article, component, and method of forming an article
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations84
US9970302B2May 15, 2018
Hot gas path component trailing edge having near wall cooling features
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations84
US9297267B2Mar 29, 2016
System and method for removing heat from a turbine
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US8376706B2Feb 19, 2013
Turbine airfoil concave cooling passage using dual-swirl flow mechanism and method
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations84
US9850763B2Dec 26, 2017
Article, airfoil component and method for forming article
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations83
US9366194B2Jun 14, 2016
Method and system for controlling gas turbine performance with a variable backflow margin
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations83
US7922455B2Apr 12, 2011
Steam-cooled gas turbine bucker for reduced tip leakage loss
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations83
US7837440B2Nov 23, 2010
Turbine bucket tip cap
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations83
US9869194B2Jan 16, 2018
Seal assembly to seal corner leaks in gas turbine
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations82
US9464538B2Oct 11, 2016
Shroud block segment for a gas turbine
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations82
US7513738B2Apr 7, 2009
Methods and apparatus for cooling gas turbine rotor blades
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations82
US6773229B1Aug 10, 2004
Turbine nozzle having angel wing seal lands and associated welding method
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations82
US6413040B1Jul 2, 2002
Support pedestals for interconnecting a cover and nozzle band wall in a gas turbine nozzle segment
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations82
US7628588B2Dec 8, 2009
Coated bucket damper pin
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations81
US7811054B2Oct 12, 2010
Shroud configuration having sloped seal
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations79
US6331096B1Dec 18, 2001
Apparatus and methods for impingement cooling of an undercut region adjacent a side wall of a turbine nozzle segment
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations74
US10995621B2May 4, 2021
Turbine airfoil with multiple walls and internal thermal barrier coating
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10590776B2Mar 17, 2020
Turbine component and methods of making and cooling a turbine component
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10570750B2Feb 25, 2020
Turbine component with tip rail cooling passage
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10550721B2Feb 4, 2020
Apparatus, turbine nozzle and turbine shroud
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10472980B2Nov 12, 2019
Gas turbine seals
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US10053989B2Aug 21, 2018
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10053988B2Aug 21, 2018
Article and method of forming an article
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US9995172B2Jun 12, 2018
Turbine nozzle with cooling channel coolant discharge plenum
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US9464536B2Oct 11, 2016
Sealing arrangement for a turbine system and method of sealing between two turbine components
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations73
US6394749B2May 28, 2002
Apparatus and methods for relieving thermally induced stresses in inner and outer bands of thermally cooled turbine nozzle stages
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations73
US6386827B2May 14, 2002
Nozzle airfoil having movable nozzle ribs
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations73
US10774656B2Sep 15, 2020
Turbine airfoil multilayer exterior wall
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations72
LACY BENJAMIN PAUL
2 patents(unassigned)
2 patentsAMARAL SERGIO DANIEL MARQUES
1 patentBULGRIN CHARLES ALAN
1 patentITZEL GARY MICHAEL
1 patentBENSON ADEBUKOLA OLUWASEUN
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