US Patent Issued to GE Infrastructure Technology on Sept. 30 for "Cooling passage exit opening cross-sectional area reduction for turbine system component" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,964, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Cooling passage exit opening cross-sectional area reduction for turbine system component" was invented by Kyle J. Lewis (Simpsonville, S.C.), Caitlin Shea Lucking (Mauldin, S.C.), Daniel J. Dorriety (Travelers Rest, S.C.) and Patrick Yerkes (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbine system component includes a body having an exterior surface, and a cooling passage defined in the body. The cooling passage has a first cross-sectional area in the body. The component also includes a hollow member defining a first exit opening a...