Patents by Inventor John Wesley Grant
John Wesley Grant 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: 11115295Abstract: A method for online monitoring of a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate is implemented by a computing device. The method includes sampling, at the computing device, at least one data set using at least one sampling rate. The method also includes processing the at least one data set with condition assessment rules. The method further includes determining whether the at least one data set indicates a change in state of the physical environment. The method additionally includes updating the at least one sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Olga Malakhova, John Wesley Grant, Mel Gabriel Maalouf
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Publication number: 20200259725Abstract: A method for online monitoring of a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate is implemented by a computing device. The method includes sampling, at the computing device, at least one data set using at least one sampling rate. The method also includes processing the at least one data set with condition assessment rules. The method further includes determining whether the at least one data set indicates a change in state of the physical environment. The method additionally includes updating the at least one sampling rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Olga Malakhova, John Wesley Grant, Mel Gabriel Maalouf
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Patent number: 10637751Abstract: A method for online monitoring of a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate is implemented by a computing device. The method includes sampling, at the computing device, at least one data set using at least one sampling rate. The method also includes processing the at least one data set with condition assessment rules. The method further includes determining whether the at least one data set indicates a change in state of the physical environment. The method additionally includes updating the at least one sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Olga Malakhova, John Wesley Grant, Mel Maalouf
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Publication number: 20190288925Abstract: A method for online monitoring of a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate is implemented by a computing device. The method includes sampling, at the computing device, at least one data set using at least one sampling rate. The method also includes processing the at least one data set with condition assessment rules. The method further includes determining whether the at least one data set indicates a change in state of the physical environment. The method additionally includes updating the at least one sampling rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Olga Malakhova, John Wesley Grant, Mel Maalouf
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Patent number: 10250463Abstract: A method for online monitoring of a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate is implemented by a computing device. The method includes sampling, at the computing device, at least one data set using at least one sampling rate. The method also includes processing the at least one data set with condition assessment rules. The method further includes determining whether the at least one data set indicates a change in state of the physical environment. The method additionally includes updating the at least one sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Olga Malakhova, John Wesley Grant, Mel Gabriel Maalouf
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Patent number: 9212946Abstract: Methods and systems for creating Campbell diagram displays for illustrating vibration characteristics of a moving apparatus, such as a rotary machine, are provided. Data, representing vibration amplitudes and frequencies are recorded against rotational speeds of an apparatus. The data is used to create waveforms representing the forward and/or reverse vibration frequencies of the apparatus. The waveforms in turn are used to create spectral line envelopes to provide enhanced two dimensional images indicating the amplitudes of the vibrations of the apparatus at particular rotational speeds. The spectral line envelopes may be empty, filled with one or more colors, or other illustration features to impart solidity to the envelopes to enhance visibility.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: John Wesley Grant, Charles T. Hatch
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Patent number: 8912766Abstract: A generator airgap monitoring system includes a first proximity sensor disposed in a first location of a stator and configured to transmit a first signal representative of a first distance between the first proximity sensor and a plurality of rotor poles of a rotor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the first proximity sensor. The controller is configured to derive a first plurality of instantaneous airgaps based on the first signal and to determine a difference between a first instantaneous airgap of the first plurality of instantaneous airgaps and a second instantaneous airgap of the first plurality of instantaneous airgaps. The first plurality of instantaneous airgaps includes a first plurality of measurements of airgaps between the stator and the plurality of rotor poles when the rotor is rotating. The first instantaneous airgap and the second instantaneous airgaps include measurements for respective rotor poles.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: John Wesley Grant, Raymond Verle Jensen
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Patent number: 8807959Abstract: A condition monitoring system for use with a reciprocating device. The condition monitoring system includes at least one pressure sensor that is configured to sense a pressure within the reciprocating device. At least one vibration sensor is configured to sense a vibration of the reciprocating device. A protection system is communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and the vibration sensor. The protection system is configured to calculate a stiffness value of the reciprocating device based on the sensed pressure within the reciprocating device and the sensed vibration of the reciprocating device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: John Wesley Grant, Brian Francis Howard
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Publication number: 20140225576Abstract: A system includes a first proximity sensor and a controller. The first proximity sensor is disposed in a first location of a stator and configured to transmit a first signal representative of a first distance between the first proximity sensor and a plurality of rotor poles. The controller is communicatively coupled to the first proximity sensor. The controller is configured to derive a first plurality of instantaneous airgaps based on the first signal and to determine a difference between a first instantaneous airgap of the first plurality of airgaps and a second instantaneous airgap of the first plurality of airgaps. The first plurality of instantaneous airgaps includes a first plurality of measurements of gaps between the stator and the plurality of rotor poles when the rotor is rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: John Wesley Grant, Raymond Verle Jensen
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Publication number: 20140215056Abstract: A method for online monitoring of a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate is implemented by a computing device. The method includes sampling, at the computing device, at least one data set using at least one sampling rate. The method also includes processing the at least one data set with condition assessment rules. The method further includes determining whether the at least one data set indicates a change in state of the physical environment. The method additionally includes updating the at least one sampling rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Olga Malakhova, John Wesley Grant, Mel Gabriel Maalouf
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Patent number: 8676387Abstract: Embodiments of methods and systems for monitoring of pumps are provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a method for determining operating states of pumps. The method may include receiving, by a controller from a first sensor communicating with a first pump, a first vibration measurement. Further, the method may include receiving, by the controller from a second sensor communicating with a second pump, a second vibration measurement. Operating states of the first pump and the second pump may be thus determined based at least in part on comparing the first vibration measurement to a first operating condition and comparing the second vibration measurement to a second operating condition. A control action may be transmitted responsive to determining the respective operating states of the first pump and the second pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Olga Malakhova, John Wesley Grant
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Publication number: 20130328901Abstract: Methods and systems for creating Campbell diagram displays for illustrating vibration characteristics of a moving apparatus, such as a rotary machine, are provided. Data, representing vibration amplitudes and frequencies are recorded against rotational speeds of an apparatus. The data is used to create waveforms representing the forward and/or reverse vibration frequencies of the apparatus. The waveforms in turn are used to create spectral line envelopes to provide enhanced two dimensional images indicating the amplitudes of the vibrations of the apparatus at particular rotational speeds. The spectral line envelopes may be empty, filled with one or more colors, or other illustration features to impart solidity to the envelopes to enhance visibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: John Wesley Grant, Charles T. Hatch
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Publication number: 20130261987Abstract: A computing device includes a communication interface for receiving a plurality of signals from a first probe positioned on a first observation plane of a machine component and a second probe that is positioned on a second observation plane of the machine component, wherein the plurality of signals are representative of data from the machine component. A processor coupled to the communication interface is programmed to combine the signals received from the first and second probes to generate a plurality of displacement responses that correspond to a plurality of frequencies of a speed of the machine component. The processor is also programmed to transform the signals to eliminate a plurality of split resonance effects. The processor may also generate data representative of an output of the data received from the signals to identify a type of at least one fault within the machine component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: John Wesley Grant, Charles Terrance Hatch
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Patent number: 8502554Abstract: A current transformer assembly for use in an electrical monitoring system is described herein. The current transformer assembly includes a housing including a plurality of shielding members that at least partially define a cavity therein. The housing further includes an inner surface that defines an opening that extends therethough. A first current transformer is positioned within the housing. A second current transformer is positioned within the housing and is spaced a distance from the first current transformer to facilitate reducing electronic noise interference between the first and second current transformers.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ronald Wayne Wilson, John Wesley Grant, Charles David Whitefield, II, Karim Younsi, Prabhakar Neti
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Publication number: 20130076389Abstract: A current transformer assembly for use in an electrical monitoring system is described herein. The current transformer assembly includes a housing including a plurality of shielding members that at least partially define a cavity therein. The housing further includes an inner surface that defines an opening that extends therethough. A first current transformer is positioned within the housing. A second current transformer is positioned within the housing and is spaced a distance from the first current transformer to facilitate reducing electronic noise interference between the first and second current transformers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Ronald Wayne Wilson, John Wesley Grant, Charles David Whitefield, II, Karim Younsi, Prabhakar Neti
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Publication number: 20120209578Abstract: A simulation system includes a display, a processor coupled to the display, and a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor. The computer-readable medium includes at least one monitor module configured to receive at least one input signal and to generate at least one monitor signal based on each input signal received, and a backplane module coupled to the at least one monitor module for generating at least one backplane signal based on each monitor signal received.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: David Victor Stevens, John Wesley Grant, Sunil Mandhan, Abhishek Janardan Bajare, Sajith Nair, Lloyd Michel Rottmann, Sean Afshar Tabrizi
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Publication number: 20120134850Abstract: A condition monitoring system for use with a reciprocating device. The condition monitoring system includes at least one pressure sensor that is configured to sense a pressure within the reciprocating device. At least one vibration sensor is configured to sense a vibration of the reciprocating device. A protection system is communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and the vibration sensor. The protection system is configured to calculate a stiffness value of the reciprocating device based on the sensed pressure within the reciprocating device and the sensed vibration of the reciprocating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: JOHN WESLEY GRANT, Brian Francis Howard
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Patent number: 7890276Abstract: A pressure relief valve monitoring system and method is disclosed. In one aspect there is an online pressure relief valve monitoring system that includes at least one acoustic sensor located about a pressure relief valve that obtains ultrasonic measurements therefrom. One or more temperature sensors located about the pressure relief valve obtain temperature measurements therefrom. A data acquisition system receives the ultrasonic measurements from the at least one acoustic sensor and the temperature measurements from the one or more temperature sensors. An online monitor monitors the measurements received by the data acquisition system for detection of a leak about the pressure relief valve. The online monitor detects the presence of the leak as a function of the ultrasonic measurements and temperature measurements.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Lane Thomas Killion, John Wesley Grant, William Charles Jost, Michael Lee Whaley, Jr.
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Patent number: 7831704Abstract: A method of managing a machinery monitoring system is provided. The machinery monitoring system includes a database of at least one rule set, the rule set including at least one rule expressed as a relational expression of a real-time data output relative to a real-time data input, the relational expression being specific to a plant asset. The method includes importing data representative of a rule set into the machinery monitoring system, applying the at least one rule set to a specific plant asset wherein the at least one rule set is configured to locate the data input using at least a portion of the relative path information, determining a data output of the at least one rule set using the at least one relational expression and the data input, and transmitting the data output to at least one of the machinery monitoring system and the plant monitoring and control system.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2004Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alan Thomas Schachtely, John Wesley Grant, Richard Lewis Gomer, Bradley Ted Kelly, Chad Eric Knodle, Patrick Louis Pfrehm, James Joseph Schmid
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Publication number: 20100250195Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for providing dynamic segmental signal analysis. According to one embodiment, a method can include acquiring a first signal array and a second signal array, defining at least one event characteristic corresponding to the first signal array, and identifying at least one index in the first signal array that displays the event characteristic. The method can further include analyzing at least one segment from the second signal array corresponding to the index identified in the first signal array, and determining that at least one system condition exists based on analyzing the segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Michael Lee Whaley, John Wesley Grant, Olga Malakhova, Brian F. Howard