Patents by Inventor Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar
Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar 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: 9612211Abstract: A computer-implemented system for enhanced tip-tracking and navigation of visual inspection devices includes a visual inspection device. The system further includes a plurality of spatially sensitive fibers. The system includes a computing device. The computing device includes a memory device and a processor. The system includes a storage device. The storage device includes an engineering model representing the physical asset. The computing device is configured receive an insertion location from the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to receive fiber information associated with the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to determine the real-time location of the visual inspection device using the fiber information. The computing device is configured to identify the real-time location of the visual inspection device with respect to the engineering model.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guiju Song, Kevin George Harding, Thomas James Batzinger, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Kelles Jay Fleming
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Patent number: 9251582Abstract: A computer-implemented system for enhanced automated visual inspection of a physical asset includes a visual inspection device capable of generating images of the physical asset and a computing device including a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor. The computing device includes a storage device coupled to the memory device and coupled to the processor. The storage device includes at least one historic image of the physical asset and at least one engineering model substantially representing the physical asset. The computing device is configured to receive, from a present image source, at least one present image of the physical asset captured by the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to identify at least one matching historic image corresponding to the at least one present image. The computing device is configured to identify at least one matching engineering model corresponding to the at least one present image.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ser Nam Lim, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Russell Robert Irving, John Brandon Laflen, Li Guan, Shubao Liu, Xingwei Yang
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Publication number: 20140278211Abstract: A computer-implemented system for enhanced tip-tracking and navigation of visual inspection devices includes a visual inspection device. The system further includes a plurality of spatially sensitive fibers. The system includes a computing device. The computing device includes a memory device and a processor. The system includes a storage device. The storage device includes an engineering model representing the physical asset. The computing device is configured receive an insertion location from the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to receive fiber information associated with the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to determine the real-time location of the visual inspection device using the fiber information. The computing device is configured to identify the real-time location of the visual inspection device with respect to the engineering model.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Guiju Song, Kevin George Harding, Thomas James Batzinger, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Kelles Jay Fleming
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Publication number: 20140185912Abstract: A computer-implemented system for enhanced automated visual inspection of a physical asset includes a visual inspection device capable of generating images of the physical asset and a computing device including a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor. The computing device includes a storage device coupled to the memory device and coupled to the processor. The storage device includes at least one historic image of the physical asset and at least one engineering model substantially representing the physical asset. The computing device is configured to receive, from a present image source, at least one present image of the physical asset captured by the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to identify at least one matching historic image corresponding to the at least one present image. The computing device is configured to identify at least one matching engineering model corresponding to the at least one present image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Ser Nam Lim, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Russell Robert Irving, John Brandon Laflen, Li Guan, Shubao Liu, Xingwei Yang
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Patent number: 8602722Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an inspection system to inspect internal components of a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inspection system includes an image recording assembly having one or more image recording devices, light sources, storage devices, and power supplies. The image recording assembly may be inserted into a compressor without removal of the compressor housing or disassembly of the compressor. The image recording assembly may be removably coupled to a rotary component of the compressor, e.g., a rotor blade, and used to record images of stationary components, e.g., stator vanes, of the compressor. The images may be inspected to identify wear and/or defects in the stationary components, e.g., stator vanes.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sheri George, Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Chayan Mitra, Kunal Ravindra Goray, Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Ravi Yoganatha Babu, Bhasker Rao Keely, Munish Vishwas Inamdar
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Patent number: 8587660Abstract: A system is disclosed that includes an image recording assembly for recording images of a stator vane of a compressor and a mechanism configured to magnetically couple the image recording assembly to a rotor blade of a compressor. Additional systems are provided that include image recording assemblies. Methods implementing the disclosed systems are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Chayan Mitra, Munish Vishwas Inamdar, Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Kunal Ravindra Goray, Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Ravi Yoganatha Babu, Sheri George, Bhasker Rao Keely
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Patent number: 8485038Abstract: A 3D tracking system is provided. The 3D tracking system includes at least one acoustic emission sensor disposed around an object. The acoustic emission sensor is configured to identify location of a probe inserted into the object based upon time of arrival of an acoustic signature emitted from a location on or near the probe. The 3D tracking system also includes a first sensor configured to detect an elevation of the probe. The 3D tracking system further includes a second sensor configured to detect an azimuth of the probe.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Anandraj Sengupta, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Shivappa Ningappa Goravar
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Publication number: 20120136630Abstract: A method and system for inspecting a wind turbine is provided. The method includes providing at least one remotely operated aerial platform (ROAP), providing at least one non-destructive evaluation (NDE) device attached to the ROAP, and providing at least one distance measuring system attached to the ROAP. The distance measuring system is used for determining the distance between the ROAP and at least a portion of the wind turbine. The method also includes positioning the ROAP so that the at least one non-destructive evaluation device captures data used for inspecting the wind turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: John Thomas Murphy, Debasish Mishra, George Rowan Silliman, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Shyamsunder Tondanur Mandayam, Prafull Sharma
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Publication number: 20120026306Abstract: A system is disclosed that includes an image recording assembly for recording images of a stator vane of a compressor and a mechanism configured to magnetically couple the image recording assembly to a rotor blade of a compressor. Additional systems are provided that include image recording assemblies. Methods implementing the disclosed systems are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Chayan Mitra, Munish Vishwas Inamdar, Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Kunal Ravindra Goray, Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Ravi Yoganatha Babu, Sheri George, Bhasker Rao Keely
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Publication number: 20110211940Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an inspection system to inspect internal components of a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inspection system includes an image recording assembly having one or more image recording devices, light sources, storage devices, and power supplies. The image recording assembly may be inserted into a compressor without removal of the compressor housing or disassembly of the compressor. The image recording assembly may be removably coupled to a rotary component of the compressor, e.g., a rotor blade, and used to record images of stationary components, e.g., stator vanes, of the compressor. The images may be inspected to identify wear and/or defects in the stationary components, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sheri George, Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Chayan Mitra, Kunal Ravindra Goray, Achalesh Kumar Pandey, Ravi Yoganatha Babu, Bhasker Rao Keely, Munish Vishwas Inamdar
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Publication number: 20090154293Abstract: A 3D tracking system is provided. The 3D tracking system includes at least one acoustic emission sensor disposed around an object. The acoustic emission sensor is configured to identify location of a probe inserted into the object based upon time of arrival of an acoustic signature emitted from a location on or near the probe. The 3D tracking system also includes a first sensor configured to detect an elevation of the probe. The 3D tracking system further includes a second sensor configured to detect an azimuth of the probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Anandraj SENGUPTA, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Shivappa Ningappa Goravar
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Patent number: 7272463Abstract: A method of determining a tool geometry and tool orientation for any prescribed path along a workpiece of a cutting tool is described. A parameter set is provided, where parameters of the parameter set include tool geometry and tool orientation relative to a surface of the workpiece. Values of the parameters in the parameter set are determined such that no local interference or global interference occurs, where local interference occurs when a portion of the tool immediately adjacent a cutting edge of the tool contacts a sidewall of a groove already cut by the cutting edge, and global interference occurs when a portion of the tool away from the cutting edge contacts a sidewall of a groove already cut by the cutting edge.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Erwin Wenti Liang, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar
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Patent number: 7219043Abstract: A method of re-engineering a part includes generating a parametric master model for the part from an editable geometry for the part and generating a manufacturing context model from a design master model. The design master model includes the parametric master model, and the manufacturing context model includes a number of tooling features. The method further includes creating a tooling master model from the manufacturing context model. The tooling master model includes a tooling geometry for the part. A system for re-engineering a part includes a part design master model module configured to generate the parametric master model from the editable geometry and a tooling master model module configured to receive the parametric master model, to generate the manufacturing context model from the parametric master model, and to create the tooling master model from the manufacturing context model.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2002Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alexander Bernard Flavian Rebello, Michael Charles Ostrowski, Kena Kimi Yokoyama, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Dean Michael Robinson
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Patent number: 6856842Abstract: A method of creating a tooling master model for a manufacturing process for a part includes generating a manufacturing context model from a parametric model for the part. The tooling master model includes a tooling geometry for the part, and the manufacturing context model includes a number of tooling features. A system for generating the tooling master model includes a computer aided design (CAD) system configured to receive the parametric model and to generate the manufacturing context model from the parametric model.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alexander Bernard Flavian Rebello, Michael Charles Ostrowski, Kena Kimi Yokoyama, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Dean Michael Robinson
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Publication number: 20030149502Abstract: A method of creating a tooling master model for a manufacturing process for a part includes generating a manufacturing context model from a parametric model for the part. The tooling master model includes a tooling geometry for the part, and the manufacturing context model includes a number of tooling features. A system for generating the tooling master model includes a computer aided design (CAD) system configured to receive the parametric model and to generate the manufacturing context model from the parametric model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alexander Bernard Flavian Rebello, Michael Charles Ostrowski, Kena Kimi Yokoyama, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Dean Michael Robinson
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Publication number: 20030149498Abstract: A method of re-engineering a part includes generating a parametric master model for the part from an editable geometry for the part and generating a manufacturing context model from a design master model. The design master model includes the parametric master model, and the manufacturing context model includes a number of tooling features. The method further includes creating a tooling master model from the manufacturing context model. The tooling master model includes a tooling geometry for the part. A system for re-engineering a part includes a part design master model module configured to generate the parametric master model from the editable geometry and a tooling master model module configured to receive the parametric master model, to generate the manufacturing context model from the parametric master model, and to create the tooling master model from the manufacturing context model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Applicant: General Electric CRDInventors: Alexander Bernard Flavian Rebello, Michael Charles Ostrowski, Kena Kimi Yokoyama, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Dean Michael Robinson