Patents by Inventor Brant Wilhelm

Brant Wilhelm 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: 11193839
    Abstract: A system for measuring torque on a component having a residually magnetized region is provided. The system includes a torque sensor for sensing an electromagnetic characteristic of the component and transmitting a plurality of signals that are indicative of the electromagnetic characteristic. The system also includes a computer communicatively coupled to the torque sensor for receiving the signals. The computer includes a processor and a memory. The processor is programmed to determine, using the signals, that the torque sensor is affected by the residually magnetized region of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Tho Lu, Brant Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20200209080
    Abstract: A system for measuring torque on a component having a residually magnetized region is provided. The system includes a torque sensor for sensing an electromagnetic characteristic of the component and transmitting a plurality of signals that are indicative of the electromagnetic characteristic. The system also includes a computer communicatively coupled to the torque sensor for receiving the signals. The computer includes a processor and a memory. The processor is programmed to determine, using the signals, that the torque sensor is affected by the residually magnetized region of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dan Tho Lu, Brant Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 10663363
    Abstract: A system for measuring torque on a component having a residually magnetized region is provided. The system includes a torque sensor for sensing an electromagnetic characteristic of the component and transmitting a plurality of signals that are indicative of the electromagnetic characteristic. The system also includes a computer communicatively coupled to the torque sensor for receiving the signals. The computer includes a processor and a memory. The processor is programmed to determine, using the signals, that the torque sensor is affected by the residually magnetized region of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dan Tho Lu, Brant Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20190310147
    Abstract: A system for measuring torque on a component having a residually magnetized region is provided. The system includes a torque sensor for sensing an electromagnetic characteristic of the component and transmitting a plurality of signals that are indicative of the electromagnetic characteristic. The system also includes a computer communicatively coupled to the torque sensor for receiving the signals. The computer includes a processor and a memory. The processor is programmed to determine, using the signals, that the torque sensor is affected by the residually magnetized region of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dan Tho Lu, Brant Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 10267693
    Abstract: A system for measuring torque on a component having a residually magnetized region is provided. The system includes a torque sensor for sensing an electromagnetic characteristic of the component and transmitting a plurality of signals that are indicative of the electromagnetic characteristic. The system also includes a computer communicatively coupled to the torque sensor for receiving the signals. The computer includes a processor and a memory. The processor is programmed to determine, using the signals, that the torque sensor is affected by the residually magnetized region of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dan Tho Lu, Brant Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20180058957
    Abstract: A system for measuring torque on a component having a residually magnetized region is provided. The system includes a torque sensor for sensing an electromagnetic characteristic of the component and transmitting a plurality of signals that are indicative of the electromagnetic characteristic. The system also includes a computer communicatively coupled to the torque sensor for receiving the signals. The computer includes a processor and a memory. The processor is programmed to determine, using the signals, that the torque sensor is affected by the residually magnetized region of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Dan Tho Lu, Brant Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20030072336
    Abstract: A laser system is provided comprising of a laser source including a laser stabilizing control loop and a laser housing, the laser source producing an output beam. The laser system includes a wavelength selective optical member positioned in the laser housing, the wavelength selective optical member adjusting wavelength and output power of the output beam in response to wavelength or power fluctuations of the laser source due to intrinsic aging of the laser source or due to extrinsic local environmental changes. In some embodiments, the laser system is miniaturized and the wavelength selective optical members supports a zero beam path offset configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc.
    Inventors: Udayan Senapati, Brant Wilhelm