Patents by Inventor Eric Hongzhao Weng

Eric Hongzhao Weng 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).

  • System and method for expanding a compressor bleed flow
    Patent number: 9347380
    Abstract: A system includes a bleed system configured to direct a bleed flow from a high pressure region to a low pressure region. The bleed system includes a valve configured to control the bleed flow through the bleed system and a staged bleed conduit configured to incrementally depressurize the bleed flow. The staged bleed conduit includes an inlet coupled to the valve, a first stage configured to depressurize the bleed flow that is coupled to the inlet, a second stage configured to depressurize the bleed flow that is coupled to the first stage, and an outlet coupled to the second stage. The outlet is configured to direct the bleed flow to the low pressure region. The inlet, the first stage, the second stage, and the outlet are disposed along parallel axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Balakrishnan Ponnuraj, Eric Hongzhao Weng, Tu Duc Nguyen, Fernando Lopez-Parra, Pawel Jan Jablecki
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING A COMPRESSOR BLEED FLOW
    Publication number: 20140182307
    Abstract: A system includes a bleed system configured to direct a bleed flow from a high pressure region to a low pressure region. The bleed system includes a valve configured to control the bleed flow through the bleed system and a staged bleed conduit configured to incrementally depressurize the bleed flow. The staged bleed conduit includes an inlet coupled to the valve, a first stage configured to depressurize the bleed flow that is coupled to the inlet, a second stage configured to depressurize the bleed flow that is coupled to the first stage, and an outlet coupled to the second stage. The outlet is configured to direct the bleed flow to the low pressure region. The inlet, the first stage, the second stage, and the outlet are disposed along parallel axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Balakrishnan Ponnuraj, Eric Hongzhao Weng, Tu Duc Nguyen, Fernando Lopez-Parra, Pawel Jan Jablecki