Patents by Inventor Scott William Blackwell

Scott William Blackwell 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).

  • UNITARY SUPPORT FRAME FOR USE IN WIND TURBINES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME
    Publication number: 20120025538
    Abstract: A support frame for use in a wind turbine including a tower and a rotor that is rotatably coupled to a rotor shaft. The support frame includes an upper portion including an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one bearing housing that is sized to receive the rotor shaft therethrough. A lower portion is integrally formed with the upper portion and extends from the upper portion. The lower portion includes a support flange that is configured to be coupled to the tower to support the rotor shaft and the rotor from the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Michael James Luneau, John Paul Davis, Scott William Blackwell, Raja Narasinga Rao
  • Methods and apparatus for assembling turbine engines
    Patent number: 6854954
    Abstract: A method for assembling a power system is provided. The method includes coupling a first turbine and second turbine together with a coupling that extends between a first rotor of a first turbine and a second rotor of the second turbine, and such that the first turbine has fluid flow along a first flow path, and the second turbine has fluid flow along a second flow path. The method further includes fixedly coupling an outer wall to the first turbine that directs fluid flow from the first flow path towards the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas Carl Hofer, Daniel Mark Brown, Scott William Blackwell, Norman Douglas Lathrop, Edward John Sharrow
  • Methods and apparatus for assembling turbine engines
    Publication number: 20040175267
    Abstract: A method for assembling a power system is provided. The method includes coupling a first turbine and second turbine together with a coupling that extends between a first rotor of a first turbine and a second rotor of the second turbine, and such that the first turbine has fluid flow along a first flow path, and the second turbine has fluid flow along a second flow path. The method further includes fixedly coupling an outer wall to the first turbine that directs fluid flow from the first flow path towards the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas Carl Hofer, Daniel Mark Brown, Scott William Blackwell, Norman Douglas Lathrop, Edward John Sharrow