Patents by Inventor Antonio Ernesto Giannattasio

Antonio Ernesto Giannattasio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Miniature air gap inspection crawler
    Patent number: 9759667
    Abstract: A system for inspecting a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The dynamoelectric machine includes a rotor, a stator and a radial gap existing between the rotor and the stator. The system includes a sled configured for insertion into the radial gap between the rotor and the stator. The sled is configured to transport an optical device along the radial gap. The optical device obtains an image of the radial gap, a portion of the rotor and a portion of the stator. The sled is configured for attachment to a push rod and the push rod is used to move the sled and optical device along the radial gap. The system is configured for entry into a single end of the dynamoelectric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Aleksander Miasnikov, Jason Royal Gammans, Richard Michael Hatley, Sean Michael McDonnell, Antonio Ernesto Giannattasio
  • MINIATURE AIR GAP INSPECTION CRAWLER
    Publication number: 20160131595
    Abstract: A system for inspecting a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The dynamoelectric machine includes a rotor, a stator and a radial gap existing between the rotor and the stator. The system includes a sled configured for insertion into the radial gap between the rotor and the stator. The sled is configured to transport an optical device along the radial gap. The optical device obtains an image of the radial gap, a portion of the rotor and a portion of the stator. The sled is configured for attachment to a push rod and the push rod is used to move the sled and optical device along the radial gap. The system is configured for entry into a single end of the dynamoelectric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas Aleksander Miasnikov, Jason Royal Gammans, Richard Michael Hatley, Sean Michael McDonnell, Antonio Ernesto Giannattasio