Patents by Inventor Colin Scott Riley

Colin Scott Riley 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).

  • STEAM TURBINE SYSTEM WITH STEAM TURBINE CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20150082791
    Abstract: A steam turbine system and method of operating a steam turbine system including a steam generator coupled to a high pressure section and a low pressure section. The steam turbine system may further include to a first portion of a drive shaft coupled to the high pressure section and a clutching device for releasably coupling to a power generator coupled to the first portion of the drive shaft. The steam turbine system may also include a second portion of the drive shaft for coupling to the power generator coupled to the low pressure section. The method may be implemented using a controller of the steam turbine system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Colin Scott Riley, Tad Russel Ripley