Patents by Inventor Brian William Pfeiffer

Brian William Pfeiffer 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).

  • Turbine component cleaning system and method having detergent recovery and regeneration
    Patent number: 11053813
    Abstract: A turbine engine cleaning system includes a foam generator configured to generate foam, from a liquid detergent, to clean a turbine engine. The turbine engine cleaning system also includes an effluent capture and detergent regeneration sub-system having an inlet configured to receive an effluent from the turbine engine, processing components configured to process the effluent to regenerate a liquid detergent, and an outlet fluidly coupled with the foam generator to enable transport of the liquid detergent from the effluent capture and detergent regeneration sub-system to the foam generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Rob Ray Anthony, Brian William Pfeiffer, Michael Edward Eriksen, Keith Anthony Lauria, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni
  • TURBINE COMPONENT CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING DETERGENT RECOVERY AND REGENERATION
    Publication number: 20180298781
    Abstract: A turbine engine cleaning system includes a foam generator configured to generate foam, from a liquid detergent, to clean a turbine engine. The turbine engine cleaning system also includes an effluent capture and detergent regeneration sub-system having an inlet configured to receive an effluent from the turbine engine, processing components configured to process the effluent to regenerate a liquid detergent, and an outlet fluidly coupled with the foam generator to enable transport of the liquid detergent from the effluent capture and detergent regeneration sub-system to the foam generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Rob Ray Anthony, Brian William Pfeiffer, Michael Edward Eriksen, Keith Anthony Lauria, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni
  • ENGINE PERFORMANCE MODELING BASED ON WASH EVENTS
    Publication number: 20180010481
    Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for measuring engine performance. The method includes receiving a plurality of parameters related to engine performance. The method includes receiving an indication of an engine wash event. The method includes determining an effectiveness of the engine wash event based on the plurality of parameters. The method includes performing a comparison of the effectiveness of the engine wash event with an expected effectiveness of the engine wash event. The method includes performing a control action based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: David Geoffrey Dauenhauer, Ronald Matthew DiMuro, Brian William Pfeiffer, Rob Anthony, Adam Joseph Schroeder, Will Munnerlyn
  • ENGINE PERFORMANCE MODELING BASED ON WASH EVENTS
    Publication number: 20180010982
    Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for measuring engine performance. The method includes receiving first parameters related to engine performance prior to an engine wash event. The method includes receiving second parameters related to engine performance after the engine wash event. The method includes determining an engine performance prior to the engine wash event based on the first parameters. The method includes determining an engine performance after the engine wash event based on the second parameters. The method includes determining an effectiveness of the engine wash event based on the engine performance prior to the engine wash event and the engine performance after the engine wash event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: David Geoffrey Dauenhauer, Ronald Matthew DiMuro, Brian William Pfeiffer, Rob Anthony, Adam Joseph Schroeder