Patents by Inventor Nicholas Robert Farley

Nicholas Robert Farley 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).

  • Apparatus and system for compressor clearance control
    Patent number: 9708980
    Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatuses and systems for controlling compressor clearances. In one case, an apparatus includes: a material layer sized to fit a case of a gas turbine (GT) compressor in a GT system, the material layer including a heating element for applying heat to the case of the GT compressor; and a control system coupled with the material layer, the control system configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence is occurring in the GT system; and actuate the heating element to apply heat to the case of the GT compressor in response to determining that the shutdown sequence is occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Farley, Joel Russell Cloninger, II, John Fitzgerald Lawler
  • APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSOR CLEARANCE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20150354454
    Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatuses and systems for controlling compressor clearances. In one case, an apparatus includes: a material layer sized to fit a case of a gas turbine (GT) compressor in a GT system, the material layer including a heating element for applying heat to the case of the GT compressor; and a control system coupled with the material layer, the control system configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence is occurring in the GT system; and actuate the heating element to apply heat to the case of the GT compressor in response to determining that the shutdown sequence is occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Farley, Joel Russell Cloninger, II, John Fitzgerald Lawler