Patents by Inventor Bradford Foulkes

Bradford Foulkes 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).

  • Patent number: 11098724
    Abstract: A control system and method utilizing one or more processors that are configured to determine contaminant loading of blades of a turbomachinery compressor based on one or more environmental conditions to which the turbomachinery compressor is exposed and one or more atmospheric air inlet conditions of the turbomachinery compressor. The one or more processors then determine a corrosion contaminant concentration on the blades of the turbomachinery compressor based on the contaminant loading that is determined and determine an upper limit on or a distribution of potential corrosion of the blades of the turbomachinery based on the corrosion contaminant concentration, at least one of the environmental conditions to which the turbomachinery compressor is exposed, and the corrosion contaminant concentration that is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Guruprasad Sundararajan, Prashanth Pillai, Muralikrishan R., Rebecca Hefner, Bradford Foulkes, Anbarasan Viswanathan, Robert G. Kelly
  • Publication number: 20190102750
    Abstract: Upon application of first inputs and for a first proposed maintenance event, a lifing model responsively produces a cost of an unplanned failure for an asset. Upon application of second inputs, a performance analysis model responsively produces a cost of degradation of performance of the asset over time. A projected revenue for the asset is based upon third inputs. A profitability of the asset is determined for the first proposed maintenance event. Subsequently, one or more of the first inputs, the second inputs, or the third inputs are adjusted based upon a second proposed maintenance event, and an adjusted profitability determined for the proposed second maintenance event. The adjusted profitability is displayed at the display. One of the proposed maintenance events is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Janet Convery, Eran Rae Diokno Del Castillo, Maria Maenza, Ezgi Caliskan, Alen Korjenic, Thomas Billheimer, Carlos Hein, Bradford Foulkes, Benjamin Lagrange
  • Publication number: 20180340542
    Abstract: A control system and method utilizing one or more processors that are configured to determine contaminant loading of blades of a turbomachinery compressor based on one or more environmental conditions to which the turbomachinery compressor is exposed and one or more atmospheric air inlet conditions of the turbomachinery compressor. The one or more processors then determine a corrosion contaminant concentration on the blades of the turbomachinery compressor based on the contaminant loading that is determined and determine an upper limit on or a distribution of potential corrosion of the blades of the turbomachinery based on the corrosion contaminant concentration, at least one of the environmental conditions to which the turbomachinery compressor is exposed, and the corrosion contaminant concentration that is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Guruprasad Sundararajan, Prashanth Pillai, Muralikrishan R., Rebecca Hefner, Bradford Foulkes, Anbarasan Viswanathan, Robert G. Kelly