Patents by Inventor John Carl Davies
John Carl Davies 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: 9114347Abstract: An air treatment system and method that uses inertial moisture separators in two stages for removing moisture present in intake air entering the air treatment system, thereby increasing the effectiveness and lifespan of high efficiency filters that otherwise may become clogged by accumulating moisture.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: BHA Altair, LLCInventors: William Keith Albert Eyers, John Carl Davies
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Publication number: 20140360370Abstract: An air treatment system and method that uses inertial moisture separators in two stages for removing moisture present in intake air entering the air treatment system, thereby increasing the effectiveness and lifespan of high efficiency filters that otherwise may become clogged by accumulating moisture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: BHA Altair, LLCInventors: William Keith Albert Eyers, John Carl Davies
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Patent number: 8721755Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes an inlet, including a peripheral wall formed to define a pathway along which gaseous, fluidic and particulate matter flow and two or more nets sequentially disposed in the pathway, the two or more nets being suspended on the peripheral wall with substantially no clearance between each of the two or more nets and the peripheral wall and held sufficiently loosely to permit relative movement of each of the two or more nets such that an effective pore size of the two or more nets is variable over time to encourage fluidic condensation at the two or more nets and to permit a relatively substantial portion of the gaseous and particulate matter to continue to flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: BHA Altair, LLCInventors: Paul Sherwood Bryant, Alan Edwin Baigent, Paul Christopher James Bissett, John Carl Davies, Evdokia Ivanovna Huddlestone, Etienne Rene Jarrier, Ian Hugh Sutherland
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Publication number: 20130315711Abstract: This disclosure describes embodiments of a vane conditioning apparatus for use in power generating systems. These embodiments generate one or more fluid streams, which impinge on vane separators in the power generating system to change the temperature of the vane separators. In one embodiment, the vane conditioning apparatus comprises a vortex tube to convert pressurized supply air to a hot fluid stream and a cold fluid stream. A flow control device couples with the vortex tube to regulates flow of the hot fluid stream and the cold fluid stream to the vane separators.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Paul Sherwood Bryant, Richard Michael Ashley Mann, John Carl Davies
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Patent number: 8419844Abstract: A moisture removal system for removing water moisture from an air stream and an associated method are provided. The moisture removal system includes one or more packed beds that include a water-entry surface at which liquid water is received and an air-entry surface that is located substantially opposite the water-entry surface and at which the air stream is received. The air stream passes through the one or more packed beds in a direction substantially counter-current to the passage of the liquid water and the liquid water and the air stream contact one another in the one or more packed beds resulting in the removal of at least a portion of the water moisture from the air stream. The moisture removal system can be located upstream of and be operably connected to the inlet of a gas turbine system to which the air stream is delivered from the moisture removal system.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Inventors: Abhijeet Madhukar Kulkarni, Richard Michael Ashley Mass, John Carl Davies
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Publication number: 20130081538Abstract: A moisture removal system for removing water moisture from an air stream and an associated method are provided. The moisture removal system includes one or more packed beds that include a water-entry surface at which liquid water is received and an air-entry surface that is located substantially opposite the water-entry surface and at which the air stream is received. The air stream passes through the one or more packed beds in a direction substantially counter-current to the passage of the liquid water and the liquid water and the air stream contact one another in the one or more packed beds resulting in the removal of at least a portion of the water moisture from the air stream. The moisture removal system can be located upstream of and be operably connected to the inlet of a gas turbine system to which the air stream is delivered from the moisture removal system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Abhijeet Madhukar Kulkarni, Richard Michael Ashley Mann, John Carl Davies
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Patent number: 8372181Abstract: A filter bag assembly and an associated method. The assembly has a filter bag that includes at least two sidewalls of filter material spaced from each other at an open end and connected to provide a closed end of the filter bag assembly. At least one of the sidewalls includes at least one folded pleat. In one specific example, the folded pleat extends perpendicular relative to a direction extending from the open end to the closed end.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: John Carl Davies
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Publication number: 20120037005Abstract: A system for fluid filtration and for providing an indication of filtration operation. The system uses a filtration media for permitting flow of fluid there through and for filtering at least one material from the fluid. The filtration media has an upstream side and a downstream side. The system includes a member located adjacent to the downstream side of the filtration media and permitting flow of the fluid there through. The member retains at least some of the at least one material not filtered from the fluid by the filtration media. The member is contrast to the at least one material so that an indication of locality of reduced filtration of the at least one material is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Etienne René Jarrier, John Carl Davies
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Publication number: 20120005997Abstract: A filter bag assembly and an associated method. The assembly has a filter bag that includes at least two sidewalls of filter material spaced from each other at an open end and connected to provide a closed end of the filter bag assembly. At least one of the sidewalls includes at least one folded pleat. In one specific example, the folded pleat extends perpendicular relative to a direction extending from the open end to the closed end.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventor: John Carl Davies
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Publication number: 20120000176Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes an inlet, including a peripheral wall formed to define a pathway along which gaseous, fluidic and particulate matter flow and two or more nets sequentially disposed in the pathway, the two or more nets being suspended on the peripheral wall with substantially no clearance between each of the two or more nets and the peripheral wall and held sufficiently loosely to permit relative movement of each of the two or more nets such that an effective pore size of the two or more nets is variable over time to encourage fluidic condensation at the two or more nets and to permit a relatively substantial portion of the gaseous and particulate matter to continue to flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Paul Sherwood Bryant, Alan Edwin Baigent, Paul Christopher James Bissett, John Carl Davies, Evdokia Ivanovna Huddlestone, Etienne René Jarrier, Ian Hugh Sutherland