Patents by Inventor Bradley Willis Fintel

Bradley Willis Fintel 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).

  • Modular louver system
    Patent number: 9399951
    Abstract: Louver systems for gas turbine bleed air systems are disclosed. An example louver system may include a bleed system discharge opening arranged to vent bleed air from a bleed flow conduit and a plurality of pivotable louvers disposed proximate the discharge opening, the pivotable louvers being pivotable between a shut position and an open position. In the shut position, individual louvers may at least partially obstruct the discharge opening. In the open position, individual louvers may at least partially control a direction of flow of the bleed air exiting the discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christina Granger Morrissey Haugen, Bradley Willis Fintel, Brian Richard Green, Kevin Samuel Klasing
  • MODULAR LOUVER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130269366
    Abstract: Louver systems for gas turbine bleed air systems are disclosed. An example louver system may include a bleed system discharge opening arranged to vent bleed air from a bleed flow conduit and a plurality of pivotable louvers disposed proximate the discharge opening, the pivotable louvers being pivotable between a shut position and an open position. In the shut position, individual louvers may at least partially obstruct the discharge opening. In the open position, individual louvers may at least partially control a direction of flow of the bleed air exiting the discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Christina Granger Morrissey HAUGEN, Bradley Willis Fintel, Brian Richard Green, Kevin Samuel Klasing
  • High pressure drop muffling system
    Patent number: 8307943
    Abstract: A system for venting a high-pressure flow stream is disclosed, the system comprising a device having a plurality of orifice plates, each orifice plate having a plurality of orifices, wherein the plurality of orifice plates are oriented relative to each other such that the pressure of the flow stream substantially drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Samuel Klasing, Bradley Willis Fintel, John Carl Glessner, Jeffrey Lee Mason, Christopher Jon Potokar, Robert Proctor
  • HIGH PRESSURE DROP MUFFLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120006615
    Abstract: A system for venting a high-pressure flow stream is disclosed, the system comprising a device having a plurality of orifice plates, each orifice plate having a plurality of orifices, wherein the plurality of orifice plates are oriented relative to each other such that the pressure of the flow stream substantially drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Samuel Klasing, Bradley Willis Fintel, John Carl Glessner, Jeffrey Lee Mason, Christopher Jon Potokar, Robert Proctor
  • FLOW MIXING VENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110265490
    Abstract: A vent system is disclosed having a first flow stream flowing over a first surface in a flow path, a conduit that channels a second flow stream and an aero-chimney that is in flow communication with the conduit and located near the first surface wherein the aero-chimney has a body having an aerodynamic shape having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion such that the first flow stream flows around the aero-chimney near the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Samuel Klasing, Robert Proctor, Bradley Willis Fintel