Patents by Inventor Daniel Roy
Daniel Roy 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).
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Patent number: 10502139Abstract: A method of starting a gas turbine engine having a rotor comprising at least a shaft-mounted compressor and turbine, with a casing surrounding the rotor includes an acceleration phase, a bowed-rotor cooling phase, during the acceleration, and a combustion phase. The bowed-rotor cooling phase comprises a time where the rotational speed of the rotor is maintained below a bowed-rotor threshold speed until a non-bowed condition is satisfied, wherein the air forced through the gas turbine engine cools the rotor. The combustion phase occurs after the bowed-rotor cooling phase and upon reaching the combustion speed, wherein fuel is supplied to the gas turbine engine.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Steven Alan Ross, Mark Edward Linz, Joseph Daniel Garrett, III, Amid Ansari, Joseph Roger Broda, Thomas Earl Gillingham, Kevin Richard Graziano, Robert Charles Hon, Kenneth Kirchmayer, Daniel Roy Kiracofe, Andrew Todd Lehmann, Michael Scott McCambridge, Tod Robert Steen, Thomas Charles Swager
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Publication number: 20190352980Abstract: A rod positioning device for aligning a drilling rod with a rod string having complementary mating threads, comprising a base, an arm mounted to the base about a first rotation axis, and a rod-gripping device mounted on the arm. The arm is for displacement about the first rotation axis between a rod loading position and a rod alignment position. The rod-gripping device is for operating between a rod-gripping configuration and a rod-releasing configuration. The rod-gripping device comprises jaws for gripping the drilling rod while the rod-gripping device is in the rod-gripping configuration and the arm is in the rod loading position, and guiding elements mounted on the jaws, the guiding elements aligning the drilling rod with the rod string and enabling longitudinal displacement of the drilling rod to contact the rod string.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: DR FABRICATION INC.Inventor: Daniel ROY
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Patent number: 10400525Abstract: A rod positioning device for aligning a drilling rod with a rod string having complementary mating threads, comprising a base, an arm mounted to the base about a first rotation axis, and a rod-gripping device mounted on the arm. The arm is for displacement about the first rotation axis between a rod loading position and a rod alignment position. The rod-gripping device is for operating between a rod-gripping configuration and a rod-releasing configuration. The rod-gripping device comprises jaws for gripping the drilling rod while the rod-gripping device is in the rod-gripping configuration and the arm is in the rod loading position, and guiding elements mounted on the jaws, the guiding elements aligning the drilling rod with the rod string and enabling longitudinal displacement of the drilling rod to contact the rod string.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: DR FABRICATION INC.Inventor: Daniel Roy
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PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A POLYMER-COATED METAL STRIP AND A POLYMER-COATED METAL STRIP PRODUCED THEREBY
Publication number: 20190091969Abstract: A process for producing a laminate in a coating line including the subsequent steps of: —providing a metal strip; —pre-heating the metal strip to a temperature of at least 100° C.; —producing a laminate by adhering a first thermoplastic polymer coating layer on one major surface of the strip and a second thermoplastic polymer coating layer on the other major surface of the strip wherein the first thermoplastic polymer coating layer includes a polymer with a melting point below 200° C.; —heating the laminate in a non-oxidising gas atmosphere in a post-heating step to at least the melting point of the polymer or polymers in the second polymer coating layer, and at least 220° C.; —rapidly cooling or quenching the laminate to a temperature of below 50° C. Also, a polymer coated metal strip produced thereby, or a can produced therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: TATA STEEL IJMUIDEN B.V.Inventors: Jan Paul PENNING, Daniel Roy OOSTERMAN -
Publication number: 20180347817Abstract: A combination grill and fire pit heating device. The combination heating device having a grilling mode that is easily converted into a fire pit mode by adjustment of an orientation of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Daniel Roy, David Roy, Norm Roy
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Patent number: 10125690Abstract: A start-up system including a control system controlling a partial opening of an air intake valve of a start-up turbine during a first phase of the start-up. The start-up turbine is capable of turning a rotor of the turbomachine for the purpose of the start-up, so as to prevent the rotor from encountering critical frequencies of the turbomachine.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS, AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Patrick Zaccaria, Philippe Chareyre, Pio Fernandez-Lopez, Carlos Casado-Montero, Amid Ansari, Thomas Earl Gillingham, Robert Charles Hon, Daniel Roy Kiracofe, Kenneth Kirchmayer, Michael Scott McCambridge, Tod Robert Steen
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Patent number: 10060820Abstract: Suspending a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensing element inside a cavity using spring-like corrugations or serpentine crenellations, reduces thermally-mismatched mechanical stress on the sensing element. Overlaying the spring-like structures and the sensing element with a gel further reduces thermally-mismatched stress and vibrational dynamic stress.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Shiuh-Hui Steven Chen, Jen-Huang Albert Chiou, Robert C. Kosberg, Daniel Roy Empen
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Patent number: 10047960Abstract: A combination grill and fire pit heating device. The combination heating device having a grilling mode that is easily converted into a fire pit mode by adjustment of an orientation of the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: STUMP CHUNKS LLCInventors: Daniel Roy, David Roy, Norm Roy
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Publication number: 20180112601Abstract: Systems and methods for indirect monitoring of combustor dynamics in a gas turbine engine include collecting vibration data acquired by a vibration sensor, which is mounted proximate to an operational component positioned relative to a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The vibration data can be transformed into a frequency domain representation at periodic intervals. The relative signal strength of the vibration data can be determined over the one or more identified frequency bands. The relative signal strength can be adjusted with hysteresis at each of the one or more identified frequency bands. Occurrence of a combustor dynamics event at one or more specific resonant frequencies can be determined based at least in part on evaluation of the adjusted relative signal strength relative to one or more event detection threshold levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Hejie Li, Daniel Roy Kiracofe, Inenhe Mohammed Khalid, Jason Scott Dangel
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Publication number: 20170342908Abstract: A method of operating a turbine engine that includes actuating a starter motor of the turbine engine such that a motoring speed of the turbine engine increases, and actuating a plurality of variable stator vanes of the turbine engine such that the plurality of variable stator vanes are at least partially open to control the motoring speed of the turbine engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Robert Charles Hon, Thomas Charles Swager, Andrew Todd Lehmann, Michael Scott McCambridge, Thomas Earl Gillingham, Joseph Roger Broda, Kevin Richard Graziano, Amid Ansari, Kenneth Kirchmayer, Tod Robert Steen, Daniel Roy Kiracofe
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Publication number: 20170328147Abstract: A rod positioning device for aligning a drilling rod with a rod string having complementary mating threads, comprising a base, an arm mounted to the base about a first rotation axis, and a rod-gripping device mounted on the arm. The arm is for displacement about the first rotation axis between a rod loading position and a rod alignment position. The rod-gripping device is for operating between a rod-gripping configuration and a rod-releasing configuration. The rod-gripping device comprises jaws for gripping the drilling rod while the rod-gripping device is in the rod-gripping configuration and the arm is in the rod loading position, and guiding elements mounted on the jaws, the guiding elements aligning the drilling rod with the rod string and enabling longitudinal displacement of the drilling rod to contact the rod string.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: DR FABRICATION INC.Inventor: Daniel ROY
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Patent number: 9785412Abstract: At least one development module in communication with at least one processor and at least one memory may assemble at least one network model comprising at least one of a plurality of classes, the assembling being performed using object oriented modeling, each class comprising at least one property defining at least one network concept for at least one network device. At least one control module in communication with the at least one processor and the at least one memory may generate the at least one network concept from the at least one network model. At least one orchestration module in communication with the at least one processor and the at least one memory may transmit the at least one network concept to the at least one network device corresponding to the at least one class in the at least one network model.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: GLUE NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Olivier Huynh Van, Jacob Enoch Locken, John Alfred Anderson, Daniel Roy Bolar, Lee Kevin Frost
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Publication number: 20170260871Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for monitoring an acoustic signal in a gas turbine engine. The system includes a gas turbine engine component that emits the acoustic signal. A microphone senses the acoustic signal and creates a microphone signal indicative of one or more characteristics of the acoustic signal. A controller receives the microphone signal and is configured to analyze the microphone signal to identify a gearbox event peak. If the gearbox event peak is present, the controller quantifies an amplitude of the gearbox event peak. The controller compares the amplitude of the gearbox event peak to a threshold to determine whether the gas turbine engine component needs maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Richard Schmidt, Joseph Robert Dickman, Daniel Roy Kiracofe
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Publication number: 20170176278Abstract: Suspending a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensing element inside a cavity using spring-like corrugations or serpentine crenellations, reduces thermally-mismatched mechanical stress on the sensing element. Overlaying the spring-like structures and the sensing element with a gel further reduces thermally-mismatched stress and vibrational dynamic stress.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Shiuh-Hui Steven Chen, Jen-Huang Albert Chiou, Robert C. Kosberg, Daniel Roy Empen
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Publication number: 20170037583Abstract: The present invention relates to a grading assembly, a grader vehicle and method for maintaining a dirt or gravel road. The grader assembly is adapted for use with a water truck or truck having water dispersal means to shape and maintain a camber or a crown of a dirt or gravel road. The assembly includes a grading device carried by the truck for shaping and maintaining the camber or the crown of the dirt or gravel road.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: Daniel Roy Gillespie
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Patent number: 9562982Abstract: A coherent sound source is provided for marine seismic surveys. An exemplary underwater sound projector comprises a plurality of pistons actuated by an electromagnetic force generator having components comprising a stator, armatures, electrical coils, and permanent magnets. The pistons and the components are arranged to create mechanical and magnetic symmetry about a geometric center of the projector to reduce reaction loads that occur when the pistons are actuated. The stator and the armatures have magnetic poles that employ a tapered geometry. The projector optionally includes control systems to improve the fidelity of the force generator, provide pressure compensation to the pistons, finely adjust the static position of the pistons, and/or change the depth and roll when the projector is configured as a tow body. A plurality of such projectors can be configured in an array.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Applied Physical Sciences Corp.Inventors: James A. McConnell, Evan F. Berkman, Bruce S. Murray, Bruce M. Abraham, Daniel A. Roy
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Publication number: 20160348588Abstract: A method of starting a gas turbine engine having a rotor comprising at least a shaft mounted compressor and turbine, with a casing surrounding the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Steven Alan Ross, Mark Edward Linz, Joseph Daniel Garrett, III, Amid Ansari, Joseph Roger Broda, Thomas Earl Gillingham, Kevin Richard Graziano, Robert Charles Hon, Kenneth Kirchmayer, Daniel Roy Kiracofe, Andrew Todd Lehmann, Michael Scott McCambrige, Tod Robert Steen, Thomas Charles Swager
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Publication number: 20160290653Abstract: A combination grill and fire pit heating device. The combination heating device having a grilling mode that is easily converted into a fire pit mode by adjustment of an orientation of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Daniel Roy, David Roy, Norm Roy
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Patent number: 9227192Abstract: A chipper striker assembly allowing for the adjustment of the striker blade. The chipper striker assembly having a base capable of attachment to a rotor, an adjustment portion connected to the base, and a striker blade, wherein the adjustment portion is capable of connection to the base in a plurality of adjustment positions.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Inventors: David Roy, Daniel Roy, Norm Roy
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Patent number: 9095854Abstract: A chipper striker assembly allowing for the adjustment of the striker blade. The chipper striker assembly having a base capable of attachment to a rotor, an adjustment portion connected to the base, and a striker blade, wherein the adjustment portion is capable of connection to the base in a plurality of adjustment positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Inventors: David Roy, Daniel Roy, Norm Roy