Patents by Inventor William Francis Lopes

William Francis Lopes 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).

  • Patent number: 6990432
    Abstract: A system for performing gas turbine system adjustments includes a server installed on a computer, the server coupled to a gas turbine engine control system and configured to transmit data indicative of an operating state of a gas turbine engine, and a client application including a database, the client application configured to receive the gas turbine operating state data transmitted by the server, and enable a user to analyze the gas turbine operating data to determine a desired gas turbine operating state, wherein the desired operating state is communicated to the gas turbine engine control system to facilitate adjusting at least one gas turbine combustion control system operating parameter based on the desired gas turbine operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Patrick McCarthy, IV, Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Andrew Joseph Travaly, William Francis Lopes
  • Patent number: 6883527
    Abstract: The compressor cleaning system includes a track mounted about the inlet of the compressor. A circumferential position assembly mounts an insertion drive assembly which is driven about the track into selected circumferential positions. The insertion drive assembly carries a manipulator arm assembly mounting at its distal end a cleaning head. By using pairs of control cables, the proximal yaw, pitch and distal yaw sections of the manipulator arm can be moved to weave the cleaning head past the multiple stages of blading to locate the cleaning head adjacent a selected blade. By repeated extension and retraction of the cleaning head relative to the compressor inlet and about the compressor blades, each blade can be cleaned without disassembly of the compressor casing or removal of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Travaly, William Francis Lopes, Kathleen Lynne Bentzel
  • Publication number: 20040016449
    Abstract: The compressor cleaning system includes a track mounted about the inlet of the compressor. A circumferential position assembly mounts an insertion drive assembly which is driven about the track into selected circumferential positions. The insertion drive assembly carries a manipulator arm assembly mounting at its distal end a cleaning head. By using pairs of control cables, the proximal yaw, pitch and distal yaw sections of the manipulator arm can be moved to weave the cleaning head past the multiple stages of blading to locate the cleaning head adjacent a selected blade. By repeated extension and retraction of the cleaning head relative to the compressor inlet and about the compressor blades, each blade can be cleaned without disassembly of the compressor casing or removal of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Travaly, William Francis Lopes, Kathleen Lynne Bentzel