Patents by Inventor James Patrick Francis Lyons
James Patrick Francis Lyons 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: 9074152Abstract: A plasma-assisted waste gasification system and process for converting waste stream reaction residues into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) is disclosed. The feedstock is fed into a reactor roughly one-third from the bottom through the use of a feed mechanism. The reactor has three zones; a bottom zone where melting occurs, a middle zone where gasification takes place, and a top zone with integrated plasma torches to control the temperature and polish the syngas. The residence times in the three zones are selected to optimize the syngas composition and melted products. The syngas leaves the reactor and is partially quenched with relatively cooler synthesis gas. The partially quenched syngas is further cooled to recover heat for steam generation and/or preheating the waste stream to the reactor. The cold syngas is then processed to remove pollutants. The clean synthesis gas is combusted in power generation equipment to generate electricity, or converted to other fuels by chemical processes.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Matthew Christian Nielsen, Richard Anthony DePuy, Aditya Kumar, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Vitali Lissianski, Ruijie Shi, Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Kenneth Brakeley Welles, Vladimir Zamansky
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Patent number: 7839048Abstract: A machine useful for ship propulsion purposes includes a ship propulsion motor with two concentric air gaps. In one embodiment, the machine includes a rotor with an inner rotor core and an outer rotor core; and a double-sided stator with an inner stator side and an outer stator side. The double-sided stator is concentrically disposed between the inner rotor core and the outer rotor core.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patrick Lee Jansen, James Michael Fogarty, Ralph James Carl, Jr., James Patrick Francis Lyons, Ronghai Qu
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Patent number: 7830063Abstract: A machine useful for ship propulsion purposes include a double-sided generator or motor with two concentric air gaps. In one embodiment, the machine includes a double-sided rotor with an inner rotor side and an outer rotor side; and a stator with an inner stator core and an outer stator core, wherein the double-sided rotor is concentrically disposed between the inner stator core and the outer stator core.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patrick Lee Jansen, James Michael Fogarty, Ralph James Carl, Jr., James Patrick Francis Lyons, Ronghai Qu
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Patent number: 7608939Abstract: A method and apparatus of assembling a rotary machine includes providing at least one component. The component is at least one of a rotating member and a stationary member. The method and apparatus also includes coupling the component to a monocoque nacelle structure. The monocoque nacelle structure includes an outer shell that extends over at least a portion of the component.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Peter Rogall, James Patrick Francis Lyons
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Patent number: 7581921Abstract: A control system for a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine has at least one rotating member and at least one substantially stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the rotating member and a portion of the substantially stationary member. The control system includes at least one clearance gap dimension measurement apparatus and at least one clearance gap adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly is coupled in electronic data communication with the measurement apparatus. The control system is configured to process a clearance gap dimension signal and modulate the clearance gap dimension.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Patrick Lee Jansen, Gary R. Barnes, Thomas Frank Fric, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Kirk Gee Pierce, William Edwin Holley, Corneliu Barbu
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Patent number: 7548008Abstract: The machine includes a rotor with an inner rotor core and an outer rotor core and a double-sided stator with an inner stator side and an outer stator side. The double-sided stator is concentrically disposed between the inner rotor core and the outer rotor core of the wind turbine generator. The double-sided stator is configured to enable at least a portion of magnetic flux to be shared between the inner stator side and the outer stator side. An example of a particularly useful embodiment for the machine includes a ship propulsion motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patrick Lee Jansen, James Michael Fogarty, Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Aniruddha Dattatraya Gadre, Ralph James Carl, Jr., James Patrick Francis Lyons, Jivtesh Garg, Ronghai Qu, Fulton Jose Lopez
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Publication number: 20090064581Abstract: A plasma-assisted waste gasification system and process for converting waste stream reaction residues into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) is disclosed. The feedstock is fed into a reactor roughly one-third from the bottom through the use of a feed mechanism. The reactor has three zones; a bottom zone where melting occurs, a middle zone where gasification takes place, and a top zone with integrated plasma torches to control the temperature and polish the syngas. The residence times in the three zones are selected to optimize the syngas composition and melted products. The syngas leaves the reactor and is partially quenched with relatively cooler synthesis gas. The partially quenched syngas is further cooled to recover heat for steam generation and/or preheating the waste stream to the reactor. The cold syngas is then processed to remove pollutants. The clean synthesis gas is combusted in power generation equipment to generate electricity, or converted to other fuels by chemical processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Matthew Christian Nielsen, Richard Anthony DePuy, Aditya Kumar, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Vitali Lissianski, Ruijie Shi, Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Kenneth Brakeley Welles, Vladimir Zamansky
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Publication number: 20080164700Abstract: A method and apparatus of assembling a rotary machine includes providing at least one component. The component is at least one of a rotating member and a stationary member. The method and apparatus also includes coupling the component to a monocoque nacelle structure. The monocoque nacelle structure includes an outer shell that extends over at least a portion of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Peter Rogall, James Patrick Francis Lyons
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Patent number: 7342323Abstract: A method for controlling power output of a wind turbine generator in response to an anticipated change in wind speed is provided. The method includes sensing wind speed at a desired distance from the wind turbine generator in a direction of the wind. The method further includes controlling pitch of a blade of the wind turbine generator based upon sensed transient wind speed in advance of a change in wind speed at the wind turbine generator.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Aaron Avagliano, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Corneliu Barbu, Shashikanth Suryanarayanan
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Publication number: 20070292260Abstract: A control system for a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine has at least one rotating member and at least one substantially stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the rotating member and a portion of the substantially stationary member. The control system includes at least one clearance gap dimension measurement apparatus and at least one clearance gap adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly is coupled in electronic data communication with the measurement apparatus. The control system is configured to process a clearance gap dimension signal and modulate the clearance gap dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2006Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Patrick Lee Jansen, Gary R. Barnes, Thomas Frank Fric, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Kirk Gee Pierce, William Edwin Holley, Corneliu Barbu
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Publication number: 20070281558Abstract: A machine useful for ship propulsion purposes include a double-sided generator or motor with two concentric air gaps. In one embodiment, the machine includes a double-sided rotor with an inner rotor side and an outer rotor side; and a stator with an inner stator core and an outer stator core, wherein the double-sided rotor is concentrically disposed between the inner stator core and the outer stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Patrick Jansen, James Michael Fogarty, Ralph James Carl, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Ronghai Qu
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Publication number: 20070274838Abstract: A wind turbine generator includes at least one rotating member and a semi-monocoque nacelle structure that includes at least one stationary member extending over at least a portion of the rotating member. A method of operating the wind turbine generator includes transmitting loads to the semi-monocoque nacelle structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Peter Rogall
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Publication number: 20070108865Abstract: A machine useful for ship propulsion purposes includes a ship propulsion motor with two concentric air gaps. In one embodiment, the machine includes a rotor with an inner rotor core and an outer rotor core; and a double-sided stator with an inner stator side and an outer stator side. The double-sided stator is concentrically disposed between the inner rotor core and the outer rotor core.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Patrick Jansen, James Michael Fogarty, Ralph James Carl, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Ronghai Qu
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Publication number: 20070103027Abstract: The machine includes a rotor with an inner rotor core and an outer rotor core and a double-sided stator with an inner stator side and an outer stator side. The double-sided stator is concentrically disposed between the inner rotor core and the outer rotor core of the wind turbine generator. The double-sided stator is configured to enable at least a portion of magnetic flux to be shared between the inner stator side and the outer stator side. An example of a particularly useful embodiment for the machine includes a ship propulsion motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Patrick Jansen, James Michael Fogarty, Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Aniruddha Dattatraya Gadre, Ralph James Carl, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Jivtesh Garg, Ronghai Qu, Fulton Jose Lopez
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Patent number: 6915220Abstract: An integrated battery monitoring device includes a pair of input leads for coupling across the terminals of a battery cell to be monitored and a sensor for sensing a desired battery cell parameter. A self-contained power supply has the voltage across the battery cell terminals as an input thereto, the self-contained power supply being configured for providing power to the sensor. A pair of output leads communicates data generated by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark E. Cardinal, Robert Dean King, James Patrick Francis Lyons
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Publication number: 20040199343Abstract: An integrated battery monitoring device includes a pair of input leads for coupling across the terminals of a battery cell to be monitored and a sensor for sensing a desired battery cell parameter. A self-contained power supply has the voltage across the battery cell terminals as an input thereto, the self-contained power supply being configured for providing power to the sensor. A pair of output leads communicates data generated by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2003Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Mark E. Cardinal, Robert Dean King, James Patrick Francis Lyons