US Patent Issued to GE Infrastructure Technology on Dec. 16 for "Gas turbine aerodynamic component cyclonic particle separator with multiple particle traps" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,920, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Gas turbine aerodynamic component cyclonic particle separator with multiple particle traps" was invented by Brad Wilson Vantassel (Greenville, S.C.) and Zachary John Snider (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cyclonic particle separator may include a housing including a cylindrical sidewall having a plurality of flow entry ports. A cover member closes a first end of the cylindrical sidewall, and a mounting member having a flow exit opening defined therethrough is at a second end of the cylindrical sidewall. At least one partic...