Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Fleming

Ronald J. Fleming 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).

  • Flow stabilizer for flow bench
    Patent number: 7024929
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for airflow testing, especially for air testing of gas turbine components on an airflow test bench. Various embodiments of the present invention include the use of a flow-stabilizing member downstream of the component being tested. Since the flow through or over the component is subsonic, a flow-stabilizing member placed down stream of the component can have an effect on the flow conditions in or around the component being tested. In one embodiment, the flow-stabilizing member provides more consistent results during the testing of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald J. Fleming, August E. Fleming
  • Flow vector analyzer for flow bench
    Patent number: 6923051
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for airflow testing, especially for air testing of gas turbine components on an airflow test bench. Various embodiments of the present invention include the use of a measurement section downstream of the component being tested. The measurement section, in one embodiment, includes apparatus for measurement of gas properties at a plurality of spaced-apart radial locations and/or a plurality of spaced-apart circumferential locations. In another embodiment, the invention includes a method for testing a component including a comparison of gas properties measured in both forward and reverse flow directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventor: Ronald J. Fleming
  • Flow vector analyzer for flow bench
    Publication number: 20040187563
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for airflow testing, especially for air testing of gas turbine components on an airflow test bench. Various embodiments of the present invention include the use of a measurement section downstream of the component being tested. The measurement section, in one embodiment, includes apparatus for measurement of gas properties at a plurality of spaced-apart radial locations and/or a plurality of spaced-apart circumferential locations. In another embodiment, the invention includes a method for testing a component including a comparison of gas properties measured in both forward and reverse flow directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald J. Fleming
  • Flow vector analyzer for flow bench
    Patent number: 6772627
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for airflow testing, especially for air testing of gas turbine components on an airflow test bench. Various embodiments of the present invention include the use of a measurement section downstream of the component being tested. The measurement section, in one embodiment, includes apparatus for measurement of gas properties at a plurality of spaced-apart radial locations and/or a plurality of spaced-apart circumferential locations. In another embodiment, the invention includes a method for testing a component including a comparison of gas properties measured in both forward and reverse flow directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald J. Fleming
  • Flow vector analyzer for flow bench
    Publication number: 20030209084
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for airflow testing, especially for air testing of gas turbine components on an airflow test bench. Various embodiments of the present invention include the use of a measurement section downstream of the component being tested. The measurement section, in one embodiment, includes apparatus for measurement of gas properties at a plurality of spaced-apart radial locations and/or a plurality of spaced-apart circumferential locations. In another embodiment, the invention includes a method for testing a component including a comparison of gas properties measured in both forward and reverse flow directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald J. Fleming