Inventor
FOSTER GREGORY THOMAS
US53 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
40 patentsUS7094026B2Aug 22, 2006
System for sealing an inner retainer segment and support ring in a gas turbine and methods therefor
GEN ELECTRIC63 citations96
US10605090B2Mar 31, 2020
Intermediate central passage spanning outer walls aft of airfoil leading edge passage
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations84
US9995149B2Jun 12, 2018
Structural configurations and cooling circuits in turbine blades
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations84
US9938836B2Apr 10, 2018
Turbine airfoil with trailing edge cooling circuit
GEN ELECTRIC9 citations84
US10233761B2Mar 19, 2019
Turbine airfoil trailing edge coolant passage created by cover
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations83
US11199098B2Dec 14, 2021
Flared central cavity aft of airfoil leading edge
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10605096B2Mar 31, 2020
Flared central cavity aft of airfoil leading edge
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10598028B2Mar 24, 2020
Edge coupon including cooling circuit for airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10352176B2Jul 16, 2019
Cooling circuits for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10060269B2Aug 28, 2018
Cooling circuits for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10053989B2Aug 21, 2018
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US9879547B2Jan 30, 2018
Interior cooling circuits in turbine blades
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US9562439B2Feb 7, 2017
Turbine nozzle and method for cooling a turbine nozzle of a gas turbine engine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10094569B2Oct 9, 2018
Injecting apparatus with reheat combustor and turbomachine
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US10094571B2Oct 9, 2018
Injector apparatus with reheat combustor and turbomachine
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US10053990B2Aug 21, 2018
Internal rib with defined concave surface curvature for airfoil
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations72
US9669458B2Jun 6, 2017
Micro channel and methods of manufacturing a micro channel
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations72
US10240465B2Mar 26, 2019
Cooling circuits for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations71
US10119406B2Nov 6, 2018
Blade with stress-reducing bulbous projection at turn opening of coolant passages
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations71
US9695696B2Jul 4, 2017
Turbine blade with sectioned pins
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations71
US9638045B2May 2, 2017
Cooling structure for stationary blade
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations71
US11098596B2Aug 24, 2021
System and method for near wall cooling for turbine component
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations69
US10221719B2Mar 5, 2019
System and method for cooling turbine shroud
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations69
US9518475B2Dec 13, 2016
Re-use of internal cooling by medium in turbine hot gas path components
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations63
US11732593B2Aug 22, 2023
Flared central cavity aft of airfoil leading edge
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US10465521B2Nov 5, 2019
Turbine airfoil coolant passage created in cover
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations62
US10781698B2Sep 22, 2020
Cooling circuits for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US10619491B2Apr 14, 2020
Turbine airfoil with trailing edge cooling circuit
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US9932838B2Apr 3, 2018
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US9926788B2Mar 27, 2018
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US9909427B2Mar 6, 2018
Turbine airfoil with trailing edge cooling circuit
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US10052683B2Aug 21, 2018
Center plenum support for a multiwall turbine airfoil casting
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations51
US10465527B2Nov 5, 2019
Support for a multi-wall core
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations50
US9249917B2Feb 2, 2016
Active sealing member
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations46
US9759081B2Sep 12, 2017
Method and system to facilitate sealing in gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations42
US10208607B2Feb 19, 2019
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations41
US10208608B2Feb 19, 2019
Cooling circuit for a multi-wall blade
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations41
US10107498B2Oct 23, 2018
Injection systems for fuel and gas
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations41
US10094570B2Oct 9, 2018
Injector apparatus and reheat combustor
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations41
US9416670B2Aug 16, 2016
Locking spacer assembly
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations41
FOSTER GREGORY THOMAS
5 patentsUS8303245B2Nov 6, 2012
Shroud assembly with discourager
FOSTER GREGORY THOMAS41 citations91
US8998565B2Apr 7, 2015
Apparatus to seal with a turbine blade stage in a gas turbine
FOSTER GREGORY THOMAS18 citations83
US8647055B2Feb 11, 2014
Ceramic matrix composite shroud attachment system
FOSTER GREGORY THOMAS10 citations79
US9096472B2Aug 4, 2015
Methods of forming a ceramic component and a high temperature mold component for use therewith
FOSTER GREGORY THOMAS3 citations61
US9316109B2Apr 19, 2016
Turbine shroud assembly and method of forming
FOSTER GREGORY THOMAS0 citations41
COIGN ROBERT WALTER
1 patentBRUNT THOMAS JAMES
1 patentWEBER DAVID WAYNE
1 patentWINN AARON GREGORY
1 patentDILLARD DANIEL JACKSON
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