Patents by Inventor Thomas Bradley Beddard
Thomas Bradley Beddard 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: 9569397Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a condition based replacement life (CBRL) approval system configured to receive a turbomachinery component data and to approve a turbomachinery component for CBRL based on the turbomachinery component data. The system further includes a CBRL validation system configured to repair the turbomachinery component into a repaired turbomachinery component, wherein the repaired turbomachinery component is configured to operate in a turbomachinery beyond a service time of the turbomachinery component.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Christopher Dean Higgins, Thomas Bradley Beddard, David Stephen Muench, Michael Edward Bernard, Patrick Clinton Bowling
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Publication number: 20140019091Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system may include a condition based replacement life (CBRL) approval system configured to receive a turbomachinery component data and to approve a turbomachinery component for CBRL based on the turbomachinery component data. The system further includes a CBRL validation system configured to repair the turbomachinery component into a repaired turbomachinery component, wherein the repaired turbomachinery component is configured to operate in a turbomachinery beyond a service time of the turbomachinery component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Christopher Dean Higgins, Thomas Bradley Beddard, David Stephen Muench, Michael Edward Bernard, Patrick Clinton Bowling
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Patent number: 8532956Abstract: Disclosed is a method for tracking rotation of a turbomachine component including locating at least one tilt sensor at the turbomachine component and rotating the turbomachine component about a central axis to observe a portion of interest on the turbomachine component. The at least one tilt sensor detects an angle of rotation of the turbomachine component and transmits the angle of rotation from the at least one tilt sensor to a device which converts the angle of rotation to an indicia of the portion of interest. Further disclosed is a rotor including at least one tilt sensor and a system for tracking rotation of a turbomachine component including at least one tilt sensor and a device.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Anandraj Sengupta, Paul Stephen DiMascio, Thomas Bradley Beddard
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Publication number: 20130179356Abstract: A method and a system for analysis of turbomachinery are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a request initiation system configured to initiate a departure request for a turbomachinery. The system further includes a commercial screening system configured to receive the departure request and to derive a commercial evaluation based on the departure request. The system also includes a technical evaluation system configured to derive a technical evaluation profile based on the departure request. The system additionally includes a request acceptance system configured to derive at maintenance action based on the commercial evaluation and the technical evaluation profile, wherein the technical evaluation profile comprises a technical analysis of the turbomachinery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Thomas Bradley Beddard, Birenda Kumar Nayak, Christopher Dean Higgins, Krishnakumar Pallikkara Gopalan
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Publication number: 20120191496Abstract: A method of determining component repair activities includes providing a computer-based component workscope routing system. The method also includes making a first determination of eligibility of a component for one of a standardized repair workscope that includes a plurality of predetermined standardized repair workscope activities, and an enhanced repair workscope. The enhanced repair workscope includes at least one of a number of enhanced repair workscope activities that is less than a predetermined number of standardized repair workscope activities, and inspection and repair activities that are different in scope from the plurality of standardized repair workscope activities. The method further includes making a second determination of eligibility of the component for the standardized repair workscope or the enhanced repair workscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: David Stephen Muench, Michael Edward Bernard, Christopher Dean Higgins, Thomas Bradley Beddard
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Publication number: 20100106454Abstract: Disclosed is a method for tracking rotation of a turbomachine component including locating at least one tilt sensor at the turbomachine component and rotating the turbomachine component about a central axis to observe a portion of interest on the turbomachine component. The at least one tilt sensor detects an angle of rotation of the turbomachine component and transmits the angle of rotation from the at least one tilt sensor to a device which converts the angle of rotation to an indicia of the portion of interest. Further disclosed is a rotor including at least one tilt sensor and a system for tracking rotation of a turbomachine component including at least one tilt sensor and a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Anandraj Sengupta, Paul Stephen DiMascio, Thomas Bradley Beddard
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Patent number: 6923623Abstract: A turbine stage one bucket has an airfoil having a plurality of cooling holes passing through the airfoil from 0% span to 100% span whereby cooling air exits the airfoil tip into the hot gas path. X and Y coordinate values are given in Table I, locating the holes relative to the airfoil profile at airfoil profile sections of 5%, 50% and 90% span, Table I also giving the hole diameters. In this manner, cooling hole optimization for this turbine bucket airfoil is achieved. The cooling holes are also located in relation to the profile of the bucket airfoil given by the X, Y and Z coordinate values of Table II, the two coordinate systems having the same origin.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Peter Gaines Cleveland, Thomas Bradley Beddard
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Patent number: 6881038Abstract: Second stage turbine buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and the Z values are non-dimensional values, from 0.05 to 0.95 convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by the height of the airfoil in inches. The X and Y values are distances which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape. The X and Y distances may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down airfoil section for the bucket. The nominal airfoil given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelop of ±0.160 inches in directions normal to the surface of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Thomas Bradley Beddard, David Samuel Pesetsky
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Patent number: 6769879Abstract: First stage turbine buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table I wherein X and Y values are in inches and the Z values are non-dimensional values from 0.05 span to 0.95 span convertible to Z distances in inches by multiplying the Z values by the height of the airfoil in inches. The X and Y values are distances which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape. The X, Y and Z distances may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down airfoil section for the bucket. The nominal airfoil given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelope of ±0.150 inches in directions normal to the surface of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Peter Gaines Cleveland, Thomas Bradley Beddard, Scott Matthew Sparks, Joseph Anthony Weber, James Bernard Fehlberg