Patents by Inventor Alan Marfin

Alan Marfin 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: 9252647
    Abstract: A connection device includes a body having a first and a second end, a first connector set at the first end, and a pin type connector set at the second end. The first connector set includes a first strip element and a second strip element, which form an electrical interface of the connection device. The pin type connector set includes a first element and a second element, and thus forms another electrical interface of the connection device, different from the electrical interface formed by the first connector set. The pin type connector may be projecting pins or hollows that receive pins. The first connector set is electrically connected to the pin type connector set. Thus, the connection device is adapted for electrically connecting a generator with an exciter having incompatible electrical interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Geary W. Angermeier, Amit Bhardwaj, Joshua R. Brown, Roopa Rani Gangisetty, Robert E. Jobe, Alan A. Marfin, Jatin Mehra, Terrell H. Yon, III
  • Publication number: 20140319943
    Abstract: A connection device includes a body having a first and a second end, a first connector set at the first end, and a pin type connector set at the second end. The first connector set includes a first strip element and a second strip element, which form an electrical interface of the connection device. The pin type connector set includes a first element and a second element, and thus forms another electrical interface of the connection device, different from the electrical interface formed by the first connector set. The pin type connector may be projecting pins or hollows that receive pins. The first connector set is electrically connected to the pin type connector set. Thus, the connection device is adapted for electrically connecting a generator with an exciter having incompatible electrical interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Geary W. ANGERMEIER, Amit BHARDWAJ, Joshua R. BROWN, Roopa Rani GANGISETTY, Robert E. JOBE, Alan A. MARFIN, Jatin MEHRA, Terrell H. YON, III
  • Patent number: 7872384
    Abstract: A shaft cover structure for use in an exciter is provided. The shaft cover structure comprises at least two sections located about a selected portion of a rotatable shaft. The sections are positioned such that adjacent circumferential ends of the at least two sections are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween. A recess extends from each circumferential end such that adjacent recesses define a slot. A spanning member is disposed in each of the slots such that the sections and the spanning members cooperate to form a continuous cover member that surrounds the selected portion of the shaft. A first holding structure secures the continuous member on the selected portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Brown, Robert Jobe, Alan Marfin, Edward Tevis
  • Publication number: 20100066186
    Abstract: A shaft cover structure for use in an exciter is provided. The shaft cover structure comprises at least two sections located about a selected portion of a rotatable shaft. The sections are positioned such that adjacent circumferential ends of the at least two sections are spaced apart to define gaps therebetween. A recess extends from each circumferential end such that adjacent recesses define a slot. A spanning member is disposed in each of the slots such that the sections and the spanning members cooperate to form a continuous cover member that surrounds the selected portion of the shaft. A first holding structure secures the continuous member on the selected portion of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Joshua Brown, Robert Jobe, Alan Marfin, Edward Tevis
  • Patent number: 5341095
    Abstract: A stator testing device for a dynamoelectric machine formed from a plurality of laminations defining a plurality of substantially parallel stator teeth each extending over a preselected length of the stator. The stator testing device includes a housing having a bottom face adapted to be disposed adjacent the stator teeth and a face cover extending outwardly from said bottom face. A chattock coil for detecting stator axial currents is disposed within said housing. The chattock coil has a pair of end portions with bottom surfaces each extending to the bottom face of said housing. A pair of brackets are removably attached to the face cover of said housing, and a magnet is removably attached to each bracket. The magnets are located on the brackets so that the bottom surfaces of the pair of magnets are positioned adjacent to selected corners of adjacent stator teeth and remain in positional relationship to the selected corners as the housing is moved over a preselected length of said stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Shelton, Alan A. Marfin, George F. Dailey
  • Patent number: 5133220
    Abstract: Apparatus for examining an elongated cylindrical body having an axial bore, such a rotor shaft, which apparatus includes an energy transducer which is supported by a drive rod to be advanced within the bore while obtaining readings indicative of the physical condition of the body, a drive unit supporting the rod, and a fixture for supporting the drive unit in order to center the drive rod within the bore, the fixture being supported by the body and including a mechanism for adjusting the fixture in order to establish the desired axial alignment of the drive rod. The fixture is provided with an arrangement for supporting a calibration block which is used for calibration of the apparatus, the arrangement being adjustable relative to the fixture to bring the calibration block into a desired position relative to the transducer when the drive unit is mounted on the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: James W. Alford, Mark W. Fischer, Patricia A. Bosco, Alan A. Marfin, Vincent Berryman, Jr., Paul Guenther, William B. Lutz, Wilbert B. Rethage