US Patent Issued to GE Infrastructure Technology on July 29 for "Nested damper pin and vibration dampening system for turbine nozzle or blade" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,998, issued on July 29, was assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Nested damper pin and vibration dampening system for turbine nozzle or blade" was invented by Zachary John Snider (Pelzer, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibration dampening system is provided for a turbine nozzle or blade. A body opening extends through the turbine nozzle or blade, e.g., through the airfoil among potentially other parts of the nozzle or blade. A vibration dampening system includes a plurality of stacked damper pins within the body opening. Each damper pin includes an outer body having defined therein an inner opening...