Inventor

RAVINDRA SHANKAR GANIGER

Inventor

IN

Overview

2021–2026

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 172 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F05Dprimary

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants21%

F02CGas-turbine plants18%

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines18%

F04DNon-positive-displacement pumps7%

F23RGenerating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity, e.g. gas-turbine combustion chambers7%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation5%

F16CShafts3%

F02KJet-propulsion plants3%

B64DEquipment for fitting in or to aircraft2%

F16HGearing2%

PatentTitleYear

12,595,745Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2026 12,584,415Turbine engine seal for turbine engines2026 12,577,882Compliant shroud designs with variable stiffness2026 12,578,095Combustor for a gas turbine engine2026 12,577,883Blade tip clearance control using material with negative thermal expansion coefficients2026 12,580,453Conical motors for use with pumps2026 12,571,411Methods and apparatus to remove liquid from a housing2026 12,571,538Combustion liner assembly2026 12,571,325Thermoelectric generator for a turbine engine2026 12,560,178Methods, systems, and apparatus to control a fluid provided to components in a fluid pump of a closed loop system2026 12,546,255Sensor assembly to detect propeller whirl in a turbine engine2026 12,546,231High-pressure rotor control system2026 12,546,472Dome-deflector joint cooling arrangement2026 12,540,562Methods and apparatus to improve fan operability control using smart materials2026 12,516,724Systems and methods for heating a gearbox prior to fan rotation2026 12,504,168—2025 12,497,999Bearing lubricant drain2025 12,497,908Turbine engine including a fan assembly having a damper2025 12,497,681Coatings and coated component2025 12,492,821Combustor for a gas turbine engine2025 12,486,779Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,480,511Compressor bleed slots with variable wall structures2025 12,460,647Integrated bearing systems for dynamically supporting shafts in pump systems2025 12,449,030Mounting assembly for a gearbox assembly2025 12,429,086Bearings with grooves and methods of producing the same2025 12,421,968Axial flux motor driven pump systems for pressurizing fluid in closed loop systems2025 12,421,904Mounting assembly for a gearbox assembly2025 12,421,871Bearing support assembly2025 12,421,861Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,422,140Combustor deflector assembly2025 12,416,238Shaft for a turbomachine2025 12,416,243Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,410,835Lubricant draining bearing assemblies2025 12,398,652Seal assembly for a turbomachine2025 12,392,371Air turbine starter with fluid damping assembly2025 12,392,286Pump systems having dual-function heat exchangers and related methods2025 12,392,374Methods and apparatus for thermal management of sumps using oleophilic and oleophobic coatings2025 12,385,443Mounting assembly for a gearbox assembly2025 12,385,525Magnetic thrust bearing systems2025 12,378,898Windage cover that covers fasteners coupling a ring gear assembly to an output shaft2025 12,372,002Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,366,172Seal assembly for a rotary machine having a flexible joint2025 12,352,214Differential gearbox assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,352,314Air turbine starter with bearing support structure2025 12,352,208Method of controlling rotor thrust loading in a turbine engine2025 12,345,279Oil lubricated fluid pumps with oil separators2025 12,338,738Variable flowpath casings for blade tip clearance control2025 12,331,781Dual thrust bearing systems and methods for operating the same2025 12,326,255Dome-deflector for a combustor of a gas turbine2025 12,326,089Seal assembly for a gas turbine engine2025 12,311,330Self-cleaning conduits for hydrocarbon fluids2025 12,313,264Coupling assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,313,006Turbine engine including an air turbine starter2025 12,297,743Gas turbine engine having a sensor assembly to detect torsional vibration2025 12,286,889Methods and apparatus to improve fan operability control using smart materials2025 12,281,577Variable flowpath casings for blade tip clearance control2025 12,281,618Mounting assembly for a gearbox assembly2025 12,270,308Variable flowpath casings for blade tip clearance control2025 12,270,303Seal assembly for a turbomachine2025 12,270,546Dome-deflector assembly for a combustor of a gas turbine2025 12,258,909Gearbox assembly2025 12,253,155Gearbox assembly2025 12,241,375Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,241,372Seal assembly for a rotor shaft of a gas turbine2025 12,241,379Cooling system for seal assemblies2025 12,234,987Liner assembly for a combustor2025 12,234,748Gas turbine engine having outlet guide vanes2025 12,221,899Methods and apparatuses for blade locking2025 12,221,892Compliant shroud designs with variable stiffness2025 12,215,588Seal assembly for a gas turbine engine2025 12,215,627Separators for use with gas turbine engines2025 12,215,587Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,209,507Thrust bearings to support axial thrust in pumps2025 12,209,540Bowed-rotor mitigation system for a gas turbine2025 12,203,418Mounting assembly for a gearbox assembly2025 12,203,375Seal assemblies for turbine engines having wear detection features2025 12,196,086Seal for a gas turbine engine2025 12,188,358Seal assembly for a rotary machine2025 12,180,897Aero-acoustically dampened bleed valve2024 12,180,890Variable bleed valve assemblies2024 12,173,845Bearing lubrication systems and methods for operating the same2024 12,168,960Gas turbine engine2024 12,152,777Combustor for a gas turbine engine2024 12,146,660Combustor for a gas turbine engine2024 12,146,441Methods and apparatus to maintain a state of a fluid in a system2024 12,140,034Turbine engine with a rotor seal retraction mechanism2024 12,134,986Acoustic damping device2024 12,123,595Combustor liner having shaped dilution openings2024 12,116,896Seal support assembly for a turbine engine2024 12,110,805Fan blade with intrinsic damping characteristics2024 12,110,800Clearance control of fan blades in a gas turbine engine2024 12,104,531Cooling system for a turbine engine2024 12,104,795Combustor with a variable primary zone combustion chamber2024 12,090,462Self-cleaning conduits for hydrocarbon fluids2024 12,085,283Combustor for a gas turbine engine2024 12,071,858Fire retardant engine casing apparatus2024 12,066,187Plank hanger structure for durable combustor liner2024 12,065,947Inner shroud damper for vibration reduction2024 12,060,798Surface treatment for seal assemblies2024 12,055,046Curved beams stacked structures-compliant shrouds2024 12,055,059Windage cover that covers fasteners coupling a ring gear assembly to an output shaft2024 12,055,293Combustor having dilution cooled liner2024 12,049,845Variable bleed valves with struts for aerodynamic stability2024 12,049,828Active clearance control of fan blade tip closure using a variable sleeve system2024 12,025,011Blade tip clearance control using material with negative thermal expansion coefficients2024 12,025,266Self-cleaning conduits for hydrocarbon fluids2024 12,018,586Airfoil assembly with tensioned blade segments2024 12,018,722Methods and apparatus for thermal management of sumps using oleophilic and oleophobic coatings2024 12,012,859Variable flowpath casings for blade tip clearance control2024 12,007,011Gearbox assembly2024 12,006,833Shaft for a turbomachine2024 12,006,829Seal member support system for a gas turbine engine2024 11,994,294Combustor liner2024 11,994,291Performance factor for a combustion liner2024 11,988,096Seal assemblies for turbine engines and related methods2024 11,976,593Bearing assembly2024 11,959,643Combustor for a gas turbine engine2024 11,933,227Air starter with offset interface2024 11,927,105Thrust bearings to support axial thrust in pumps2024 11,927,349Combustor deflector assembly2024 11,913,376Pressurized airflow to rotate compressor during engine shutdown2024 11,905,890Differential gearbox assembly for a turbine engine2024 11,898,752Thermo-acoustic damper in a combustor liner2024 11,898,755Combustor with a variable volume primary zone combustion chamber2024 11,891,905Bearing support assembly2024 11,885,495Combustor for a gas turbine engine including a liner having a looped feature2024 11,884,410Dual function links for gas turbine engine mounts2024 11,879,411System and method for mitigating bowed rotor in a gas turbine engine2024 11,867,398Hollow plank design and construction for combustor liner2024 11,859,824Combustor with a dilution hole structure2024 11,859,823Combustor chamber mesh structure2024 11,852,272Check valve assembly2023 11,852,027Shape memory alloy sleeve support assembly for a bearing2023 11,846,419Dome-deflector joint cooling arrangement2023 11,835,236Combustor with reverse dilution air introduction2023 11,821,371Bowed-rotor mitigation system for a gas turbine2023 11,815,267Combustor liner having cooling dispersing member for localized liner cooling2023 11,808,157Variable flowpath casings for blade tip clearance control2023 11,788,724Acoustic damper for combustor2023 11,781,753Combustor dome-deflector and liner having flexible connections2023 11,774,098Combustor for a gas turbine engine2023 11,773,741Compliant shroud designs with variable stiffness2023 11,761,631Integral dome-deflector member for a dome of a combustor2023 11,753,965Variable bleed valves with inner wall controlled-flow circuits2023 11,753,942Frangible airfoils2023 11,747,019Aerodynamic combustor liner design for emissions reductions2023 11,739,698Aero-acoustically dampened bleed valve2023 11,732,750Bearing system with independent adaptive stifness support2023 11,725,817Combustor assembly with moveable interface dilution opening2023 11,702,940Fan blade with intrinsic damping characteristics2023 11,703,225Swirler opposed dilution with shaped and cooled fence2023 11,674,399Airfoil arrangement for a gas turbine engine utilizing a shape memory alloy2023 11,674,397Variable stiffness damper system2023 11,668,462Method of operating a combustor with a variable combustion chamber2023 11,668,317Airfoil arrangement for a gas turbine engine utilizing a shape memory alloy2023 11,661,891Surface with shape memory alloy particles2023 11,655,724Clearance control of fan blades in a gas turbine engine2023 11,639,688Mounting for planetary gear systems2023 11,624,324Air starter with offset interface2023 11,608,747Split shroud for vibration reduction2023 11,603,799Combustor for a gas turbine engine2023 11,591,932Shape memory alloy reinforced casing2023 11,572,794Inner shroud damper for vibration reduction2023 11,499,448Composite fan containment case2022 11,466,583Seal for a gas turbine engine2022 11,428,113Variable stator vanes with anti-lock trunnions2022 11,421,551Turbine bearing support2022 11,420,755Shape memory alloy isolator for a gas turbine engine2022 11,365,636Fan blade with intrinsic damping characteristics2022 11,261,787Aircraft anti-icing system2022 11,242,150Anti-icing system for an aircraft2022 11,193,390Spring finger ring support assembly for a bearing2021

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2021–2026Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (166)· patent assignee history

2021–2026Based in IN· patent location history

2023–2025Patents assigned to GE AVIO SRL (10)· patent assignee history

2023–2025Patents assigned to UNISON IND LLC (5)· patent assignee history

2025–2026Patents assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLSKA SP ZOO (5)· patent assignee history

2026Patents assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	166	2021–2026
GE AVIO SRL	10	2023–2025
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLSKA SP ZOO	5	2025–2026
UNISON IND LLC	5	2023–2025
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	1	2026

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
IN	172	2021–2026