Anurag Kumar

Title: Anurag Kumar and His Gas Turbine Matter-Extraction Patent.

Introduction

Anurag Kumar is an inventor based in Clifton Park, New York, whose patent work includes a system designed to extract foreign matter from a gas turbine. He is associated with General Electric Company.

Latest Patents

Kumar is credited with 1 patent: “System for Extracting Matter Through Variable Bleed Valves in Turbines.” The invention describes a gas-turbine system that uses variable bleed valve doors to direct part of the core airflow into the bypass flow path, helping remove foreign matter. Its outlet guide vane assembly includes guide vanes with trimmed trailing edges configured to direct airflow toward the bleed valves.

Career Highlights

Kumar’s patent reflects work on turbine airflow management and the design of components that support foreign-matter extraction. The disclosed system positions variable bleed valve doors between support struts downstream of the outlet guide vanes.

Collaborations

Kumar’s listed coworkers include Chiong Siew Tan and Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr. The available information identifies these professional connections but does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Anurag Kumar’s patent documents an approach to extracting foreign matter from gas turbines by coordinating variable bleed valves with the outlet guide vane assembly.