Patents by Inventor Adrian Adam Klejc
Adrian Adam Klejc 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: 11331760Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a tool and method for alignment adjustment of machinery. The tool may include a bottom plate, a top plate oriented in parallel planes, a low friction intermediate element between bottom plate and top plate, and a hydraulic actuator or electro-mechanic actuator arranged between the bottom plate and the top plate and capable of moving the top plate relative to the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Piotr Krzysztof Dzieciol, Adrian Adam Klejc, Sean Cornelius O'Meara, Szymon Perkowski
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Publication number: 20210340883Abstract: A support member for supporting a turbine assembly during installation includes a platform having a plurality of modular platform components oriented to define an upper surface of the platform. The support member also includes a linear actuator selectively positionable on the upper surface of the platform. The support member further includes a column selectively positionable on the linear actuator. The platform, the linear actuator, and the column are sized to support the turbine assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Piotr Krzysztof DZIECIOL, Sean Cornelius O'MEARA, Adrian Adam KLEJC, Szymon PERKOWSKI
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Patent number: 11136904Abstract: A method of installing a turbine assembly is provided. The method includes assembling a support member for supporting a turbine assembly during installation. The support member includes a platform having a plurality of modular platform components oriented to define an upper surface of the platform. The method also includes positioning a linear actuator on the upper surface of the platform. The method further includes positioning a column on the linear actuator. The method includes lifting the turbine assembly onto the column. The platform, the linear actuator, and the column are sized to support the turbine assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Piotr Krzysztof Dzieciol, Sean Cornelius O'Meara, Adrian Adam Klejc, Szymon Perkowski
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Patent number: 10954823Abstract: A block assembly for locking a toothed gear housed in a frame includes a body shaped to couple to a portion of the frame adjacent to the gear for translation in a first direction parallel to an axis of the gear, and a locking block coupled to the body that includes at least one locking tooth shaped complementary to at least one gear tooth of the gear. The block assembly further includes an adjustment mechanism operable, when the body is coupled to the frame, to move the locking block in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal the axis of the gear, such that at least one locking tooth is received between a circumferentially spaced pair of the gear teeth to prevent movement of the toothed gear.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Magdalena Ewa Gaca, Chad Duncan Munkres, Sean Cornelius O'Meara, John Matthew Sassatelli, Robert Oliver Perry, Jr., Adrian Adam Klejc, Michal Wojciech Wnuk, Michael Alan Davi
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Patent number: 10934893Abstract: A combustor assembly lift system (200) comprises an exterior lift frame (220) comprising a base portion (222) and an arm portion (224), wherein the arm portion extends away from a base portion to form an interior, and, an interior combustor assembly engagement frame (240) at least partially disposed in the interior of the exterior lift frame and configured to temporarily secure to at least a portion of a combustor assembly. The interior combustor assembly engagement frame is connected to the base portion of the exterior lift frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Jeffrey Scott LeBegue, Ansley Michelle Heard, Jesse Ellis Barton, Paul Robert Fernandez, Adrian Adam Klejc
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Patent number: 10724385Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the installation or removal of turbine blades at a turbine blade base thereof. An apparatus according to the present disclosure can include: an operative head configured to engage an axial sidewall of a turbine blade base; and a mount removably coupled to a portion of a turbomachine assembly by a coupler, wherein the operative head is slidably coupled to the mount such that the operative selectively engages the axial sidewall of the turbine blade base, and wherein the operative head is shaped to impart an axial and a circumferential force against the turbine blade base.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Hubert Karol Wojtowicz, Adrian Adam Klejc, Sandra Beverly Kolvick
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Publication number: 20200189049Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a tool and method for alignment adjustment of machinery. The tool may include a bottom plate, a top plate oriented in parallel planes, a low friction intermediate element between bottom plate and top plate, and a hydraulic actuator or electro-mechanic actuator arranged between the bottom plate and the top plate and capable of moving the top plate relative to the bottom plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Piotr Krzysztof DZIECIOL, Adrian Adam KLEJC, Sean Cornelius O'MEARA, Szymon PERKOWSKI
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Patent number: 10576533Abstract: A staking tool is disclosed. The staking tool may include a main body, at least one punch disposed within the main body, and an actuator in mechanical communication with the at least one punch. The actuator may be configured to drive the at least one punch from a first position to a second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Magdalena Gaca, Adrian Adam Klejc, Mateusz Dolecki
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Patent number: 10533751Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatuses for performing maintenance on a gas turbine (GT) combustion can, along with related methods. One apparatus can include: a mounting plate having at least two fasteners extending therethrough, the mounting plate configured to engage a fixed combustion chamber in the GT; a can adjustment bar configured to engage the can combustor, the can adjustment bar including a set of apertures extending therethrough; a set of guide pins extending through the set of apertures in the can adjustment bar and coupled with the mounting plate, the set of guide pins connecting the mounting plate with the can adjustment bar; and an adjustment member extending between the can adjustment bar and the mounting plate, the adjustment member configured to modify a position of the can adjustment bar relative to the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Adrien Francis Bigotte, Adrian Adam Klejc, Bernard Finbar Shannon
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Publication number: 20190345846Abstract: A block assembly for locking a toothed gear housed in a frame includes a body shaped to couple to a portion of the frame adjacent to the gear for translation in a first direction parallel to an axis of the gear, and a locking block coupled to the body that includes at least one locking tooth shaped complementary to at least one gear tooth of the gear. The block assembly further includes an adjustment mechanism operable, when the body is coupled to the frame, to move the locking block in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal the axis of the gear, such that at least one locking tooth is received between a circumferentially spaced pair of the gear teeth to prevent movement of the toothed gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Magdalena Ewa Gaca, Chad Duncan Munkres, Sean Cornelius O'Meara, John Matthew Sassatelli, Robert Oliver Perry, JR., Adrian Adam Klejc, Michal Wojciech Wnuk, Michael Alan Davi
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Patent number: 10414005Abstract: An apparatus and method for servicing a combustion liner in a combustion case of a turbine is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated bar having a handle at one end and a force applying member at an opposing end of the elongated bar. An attachment member is configured for attachment to a flange of the combustion case. The attachment member is also configured for pivotal attachment to the elongated bar. The apparatus is configured to apply a radially outward force on a downstream portion of the combustion liner when a radially inward force is applied to the handle.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Adrian Adam Klejc, Stuart Craig Hanson, John William Herbold, James Bradford Holmes, Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Thomas Alan Mogle, II, Robert Edward Huth, Lukasz Sajdak
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Publication number: 20190128145Abstract: A support member for supporting a turbine assembly during installation is provided. The support member includes a platform having a plurality of modular platform components oriented to define an upper surface of the platform. The support member also includes a linear actuator selectively positionable on the upper surface of the platform. The support member further includes a column selectively positionable on the linear actuator. The platform, the linear actuator, and the column are sized to support the turbine assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Piotr Krzysztof DZIECIOL, Sean Cornelius O'MEARA, Adrian Adam KLEJC, Szymon PERKOWSKI
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Publication number: 20180306064Abstract: A combustor assembly lift system (200) comprises an exterior lift frame (220) comprising a base portion (222) and an arm portion (224), wherein the arm portion extends away from a base portion to form an interior, and, an interior combustor assembly engagement frame (240) at least partially disposed in the interior of the exterior lift frame and configured to temporarily secure to at least a portion of a combustor assembly. The interior combustor assembly engagement frame is connected to the base portion of the exterior lift frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2015Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Sandra Beverly KOLVICK, Jeffrey Scott LEBEGUE, Ansley Michelle HEARD, Jesse Ellis BARTON, Paul Robert FERNANDEZ, Adrian Adam KLEJC
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Publication number: 20180229291Abstract: A staking tool is disclosed. The staking tool may include a main body, at least one punch disposed within the main body, and an actuator in mechanical communication with the at least one punch. The actuator may be configured to drive the at least one punch from a first position to a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Magdalena Gaca, Adrian Adam Klejc, Mateusz Dolecki
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Publication number: 20180216829Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatuses for performing maintenance on a gas turbine (GT) combustion can, along with related methods. One apparatus can include: a mounting plate having at least two fasteners extending therethrough, the mounting plate configured to engage a fixed combustion chamber in the GT; a can adjustment bar configured to engage the can combustor, the can adjustment bar including a set of apertures extending therethrough; a set of guide pins extending through the set of apertures in the can adjustment bar and coupled with the mounting plate, the set of guide pins connecting the mounting plate with the can adjustment bar; and an adjustment member extending between the can adjustment bar and the mounting plate, the adjustment member configured to modify a position of the can adjustment bar relative to the mounting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Sandra Beverly KOLVICK, Adrien Francis BIGOTTE, Adrian Adam KLEJC, Bernard Finbar SHANNON
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Publication number: 20180142560Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the installation or removal of turbine blades at a turbine blade base thereof. An apparatus according to the present disclosure can include: an operative head configured to engage an axial sidewall of a turbine blade base; and a mount removably coupled to a portion of a turbomachine assembly by a coupler, wherein the operative head is slidably coupled to the mount such that the operative selectively engages the axial sidewall of the turbine blade base, and wherein the operative head is shaped to impart an axial and a circumferential force against the turbine blade base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Hubert Karol Wojtowicz, Adrian Adam Klejc, Sandra Beverly Kolvick
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Measuring relative concentricity deviations in a confined space between two circumferential elements
Patent number: 9810520Abstract: A tool measures relative concentricity deviations in a confined space between two circumferential elements, such as a turbine rotor and a turbine diaphragm. The tool includes a housing, and a sensor coupled with the housing that measures a distance from the housing to one of the two circumferential elements. An axial spring plunger is connected to the housing, and a radial spring plunger is connected to the housing and arranged orthogonal to the axial spring plunger. The tool also includes a sliding or rolling surface on a side of the housing opposite from one of the axial spring plunger and the radial spring plunger.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Piotr Krzysztof Dzięcioł, Paul Howard Davidson, Adrian Adam Klejc, Jean-Marie Deschamps -
MEASURING RELATIVE CONCENTRICITY DEVIATIONS IN A CONFINED SPACE BETWEEN TWO CIRCUMFERENTIAL ELEMENTS
Publication number: 20170097225Abstract: A tool measures relative concentricity deviations in a confined space between two circumferential elements, such as a turbine rotor and a turbine diaphragm. The tool includes a housing, and a sensor coupled with the housing that measures a distance from the housing to one of the two circumferential elements. An axial spring plunger is connected to the housing, and a radial spring plunger is connected to the housing and arranged orthogonal to the axial spring plunger. The tool also includes a sliding or rolling surface on a side of the housing opposite from one of the axial spring plunger and the radial spring plunger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Piotr Krzysztof Dzieciol, Paul Howard Davidson, Adrian Adam Klejc, Jean-Marie Deschamps -
Publication number: 20170028516Abstract: An apparatus and method for servicing a combustion liner in a combustion case of a turbine is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated bar having a handle at one end and a force applying member at an opposing end of the elongated bar. An attachment member is configured for attachment to a flange of the combustion case. The attachment member is also configured for pivotal attachment to the elongated bar. The apparatus is configured to apply a radially outward force on a downstream portion of the combustion liner when a radially inward force is applied to the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Adrian Adam KLEJC, Stuart Craig HANSON, John William HERBOLD, James Bradford HOLMES, Sandra Beverly KOLVICK, Thomas Alan MOGLE, II, Robert Edward HUTH, Lukasz SAJDAK
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Publication number: 20160285348Abstract: A system and an apparatus that can stabilize the rotor in the generator to restrict rotation as the rotor moves longitudinally relative to the generator (and stator) during repair and maintenance. The system and apparatus includes structures that engage one another, thus avoiding potential conditions that can cause the rotor to rotate. The structures also couple a force along the center axis of the rotor to further alleviate imbalances that can arise during the longitudinal movement of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Adrian Adam Klejc, Wiktor Wojciechowski, David Rothwell Burgoon