Patents by Inventor Brandon W. STEIN

Brandon W. STEIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230304664
    Abstract: It is important to accurately measure the emissions of a turbomachine for a variety of reasons. However, continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) can be expensive to install and maintain. Accordingly, a digital platform is disclosed that hosts physics-based and/or statistical models that can be tailored to specific turbomachines and calibrated over the life of the turbomachine. The model for a turbomachine can be applied to data collected from the turbomachine to predict the emissions of the turbomachine. This enables monitoring of emissions, remotely and without the need of a CEMS. In addition, the platform may utilize the predicted emissions for alerts, compliance monitoring, health monitoring, control of the turbomachine, reporting, and/or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Henry P. SEPULVEDA, Brandon W. STEIN, Jamaal A. SANDERS, Stephen E. THERON, Nathan J. KIRKSEY, Ivan R. CARLOS, Christian DI NORSCIA, Karunakaran Thirumangalam NADADUR
  • Publication number: 20230259892
    Abstract: An owner or operator of a turbomachine, such as a gas turbine engine, may wish to extend a service interval for the turbomachine. A framework is disclosed that enables automation of various aspects of the review process, including the generation of a risk assessment for the service interval extension. Data, including equipment data, may be aggregated from a plurality of different data silos. A physics-based model may be applied to the equipment data to calculate a remaining useful life of the equipment, which may then be used to generate the risk assessment. In addition, the framework may facilitate multiple levels of evaluation of the risk assessment to increase confidence in a final approval or denial of the service interval extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott M. LINDNER, Lindsay JONES TSUJI, Matthew P. HARVEY, Brandon W. STEIN, Fabrice M. MURGIA, Chad Vincent PALMER