Patents by Inventor William L. Gazzola

William L. Gazzola 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).

  • Control system and method for controlling a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 5197280
    Abstract: A control system for a gas turbine engine receives a signal representative of a first target engine operating condition and also receives a signal representative of an actual engine condition. The system produces an error signal representative of the difference between the target signal and the actual engine condition signal. A gain means adjusts the gain of the error signal to be equal to the desired change in the controlled engine parameter. The output of the gain means is then coupled to an activator of the engine which controls the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: R. Sheldon Carpenter, William L. Gazzola
  • Gas turbine engine control
    Patent number: 4581889
    Abstract: In one form of the present invention, the thrust of a gas turbine engine is inferred. If a droop in thrust is predicted, components of the engine are modulated in response to restore thrust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald S. Carpenter, William L. Gazzola, Frederick J. Pineo