Inventor
CARUSO DAVID ALAN
US18 patents
Patents
18 patentsUS6558118B1May 6, 2003
Bucket dovetail bridge member and method for eliminating thermal bowing of steam turbine rotors
GEN ELECTRIC56 citations96
US6030178AFeb 29, 2000
Axial entry dovetail segment for securing a closure bucket to a turbine wheel and methods of installation
GEN ELECTRIC49 citations92
US6821086B1Nov 23, 2004
Turbomachine seal assembly and method therefor
GEN ELECTRIC20 citations91
US6517314B1Feb 11, 2003
Method and apparatus for eliminating thermal bowing and axial thrust loads of steam turbine rotors
GEN ELECTRIC48 citations90
US6416286B1Jul 9, 2002
System and method for securing a radially inserted integral closure bucket to a turbine rotor wheel assembly having axially inserted buckets
GEN ELECTRIC33 citations89
US6181978B1Jan 30, 2001
System and method for generating a smooth blending fillet surface
GEN ELECTRIC30 citations89
US6669443B2Dec 30, 2003
Rotor platform modification and methods using brush seals in diaphragm packing area of steam turbines to eliminate rotor bowing
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations84
US6589012B2Jul 8, 2003
Method and apparatus for eliminating thermal bowing using brush seals in the diaphragm packing area of steam turbines
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations84
US6811375B2Nov 2, 2004
Raised sealing surface platform with external breech ring locking system for a brush seal in a turbine and methods of installation
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations83
US6752589B2Jun 22, 2004
Method and apparatus for retrofitting a steam turbine and a retrofitted steam turbine
GEN ELECTRIC15 citations82
US7318699B2Jan 15, 2008
Moisture removal grooves on steam turbine buckets and covers and methods of manufacture
GEN ELECTRIC9 citations81
US6363612B1Apr 2, 2002
Method of reducing burr formation during turbine bucket cover machining
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations80
US6811374B2Nov 2, 2004
Raised rotor platform with an internal breech ring locking mechanism for brush seal application in a turbine and methods of installation
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations73
US6827554B2Dec 7, 2004
Axial entry turbine bucket dovetail with integral anti-rotation key
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations71
US6428279B1Aug 6, 2002
Low windage loss, light weight closure bucket design and related method
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations69
US7713023B2May 11, 2010
Steam turbine nozzle box and methods of fabricating
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations60
US7547192B2Jun 16, 2009
Torque-tuned, integrally-covered bucket and related method
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations60
US7517195B2Apr 14, 2009
Nested turbine bucket closure group
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations60