Patents by Inventor Kori Unhee Macdonald

Kori Unhee Macdonald 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).

  • Patent number: 11608756
    Abstract: A service apparatus for use in maintaining a machine including a stator and a rotor is provided. The service apparatus includes a carriage assembly configured to couple to the rotor. The service apparatus is selectively transitionable between a stowed position in which the service apparatus is rotatable with the rotor and an extended position in which the service apparatus is extended toward the stator. The service apparatus also includes at least one maintenance device coupled to the carriage assembly. The at least one maintenance device is operable to perform a maintenance operation on a surface of the stator with the service apparatus in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Todd William Danko, Ramvineeth Nitta, Kori Unhee Macdonald, Yakov Polishchuk, Robert Edward Huth, Don Mark Lipkin
  • Patent number: 11168581
    Abstract: A service apparatus for use in maintaining a turbine assembly (100) includes a carriage (132, 304) configured to move through a cavity of the turbine assembly (100), a motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800) coupled to the carriage (132, 304), and a maintenance device (128, 400) coupled to the motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800). The motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800) is configured to move the maintenance device (128, 400) relative to the carriage (132, 304). The motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800) includes a first motor (710, 720, 805) configured to move the maintenance device (128, 400) in a first direction (324) and a second motor (710, 720, 805) configured to move the maintenance device (128, 400) in a second direction (324).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Don Mark Lipkin, Todd William Danko, Mark John Zajkowski, Scott Michael Oppenheimer, Kori Unhee Macdonald
  • Publication number: 20200102850
    Abstract: A service apparatus for use in maintaining a turbine assembly (100) includes a carriage (132, 304) configured to move through a cavity of the turbine assembly (100), a motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800) coupled to the carriage (132, 304), and a maintenance device (128, 400) coupled to the motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800). The motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800) is configured to move the maintenance device (128, 400) relative to the carriage (132, 304). The motorized system (218, 500, 600, 700, 800) includes a first motor (710, 720, 805) configured to move the maintenance device (128, 400) in a first direction (324) and a second motor (710, 720, 805) configured to move the maintenance device (128, 400) in a second direction (324).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Don Mark LIPKIN, Todd William DANKO, Mark John ZAJKOWSKI, Scott Michael OPPENHEIMER, Kori Unhee MACDONALD
  • Publication number: 20200025039
    Abstract: A service apparatus for use in maintaining a machine including a stator and a rotor is provided. The service apparatus includes a carriage assembly configured to couple to the rotor. The service apparatus is selectively transitionable between a stowed position in which the service apparatus is rotatable with the rotor and an extended position in which the service apparatus is extended toward the stator. The service apparatus also includes at least one maintenance device coupled to the carriage assembly. The at least one maintenance device is operable to perform a maintenance operation on a surface of the stator with the service apparatus in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Todd William Danko, Ramvineeth Nitta, Kori Unhee Macdonald, Yakov Polishchuk, Robert Edward Huth, Don Mark Lipkin