Patents by Inventor William J. Keim

William J. Keim 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: 5080496
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a corrected temperature signal indicative of an actual temperature to be measured. In an exemplary embodiment for a gas turbine engine including a rotor having a plurality of blades for channeling a fluid, a first temperature sensor disposed downstream from the rotor blades for proving a measured temperature signal indicative of temperature of the fluid, and a speed sensor operatively joined to the rotor for providing a speed signal indicative of rotational speed of the rotor, a temperature prediction control system is provided. The control system includes means for modeling the rotor for providing a simulated first temperature signal indicative of temperature of the fluid at the first temperature sensor due to work between the fluid and the rotor blades upon rotation of the rotor at the rotor speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William J. Keim, Michael S. Idelchik