Patents by Inventor Charles Perry
Charles Perry 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: 11942244Abstract: A surge protection apparatus is disclosed. The surge protection apparatus includes a housing; electronics contained in the housing; and a plurality of metal tabs electrically connected to the electronics, the metal tabs being configured to connect to a terminal block of a relay panel in a substation, the metal tabs electrically connecting the terminal block to the electronics to provide EMP surge protection to the relay panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Electric Power Research Institutem Inc.Inventors: Randy Horton, Andrew John Phillips, Charles Perry
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Patent number: 11912447Abstract: An automated syringe handling system that will safely, securely, and quickly assemble syringes or other medical devices under controlled/sterile conditions while maintaining the syringes in a stable orientation and eliminating unnecessary operator contact with the syringes and working area.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: University of South Carolina, Nephron PhaInventors: John Michael Cutler, John Perry Diamond, Ramy Harik, William Sickinger, Jr., Jon Alan Burgess, Luther Joey Vann, Jr., Charles Gainey, Jr.
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Patent number: 11629601Abstract: A rotor blade for a turbomachine is provided. The rotor blade includes a platform, an airfoil extending from the platform, and a cooling circuit extending within the platform and the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes a plurality of cooling passages defined by a plurality of ribs. The plurality of ribs includes an offset rib.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Steven Honkomp, William Scott Zemitis, Melbourne James Myers, Jacob Charles Perry, II
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Publication number: 20220328216Abstract: A surge protection apparatus is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Randy Horton, Andrew John Phillips, Charles Perry
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Publication number: 20210301667Abstract: A rotor blade for a turbomachine is provided. The rotor blade includes a platform, an airfoil extending from the platform, and a cooling circuit extending within the platform and the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes a plurality of cooling passages defined by a plurality of ribs. The plurality of ribs includes an offset rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Mark Steven Honkomp, William Scott Zemitis, Melbourne James Myers, Jacob Charles Perry, II
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Patent number: 10820138Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating geofences. One of the methods includes receiving, at a mobile device, a signal emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant. If the signal is emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant and the distance between the mobile device and the merchant device satisfies a threshold, a notification is provided on the mobile device indicating proximity of the merchant associated with the merchant device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: SQUARE, INC.Inventors: Shuvo Chatterjee, William Henderson, Nathan Spindel, Scott Charles Perry
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Patent number: 10704392Abstract: A turbine rotor blade including an airfoil, tip shroud, and fillet formed therebetween. The fillet defines a fillet profile variable about the intersection for connecting the tip shroud and airfoil and facilitating aerodynamic airflow. The fillet includes a pressure side fillet. The pressure side fillet comprises a pressure side fillet profile per points within a first set of points of X, Y and Z coordinate values in a Cartesian coordinate system, as set forth in Table I, where X, Y and Z are distances in inches from an origin and, when the points are connected by smooth, continuing arcs, the points define the pressure side fillet profile of the pressure side fillet. The first set of points includes points between and including point 1 and point 50 of each reference plane between and including a reference plane H and a reference plane W, as set forth in Table I.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Scott Zemitis, Melbourne James Myers, Richard Ryan Pilson, Jacob Charles Perry, II
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Patent number: 10683759Abstract: A turbine rotor blade including an airfoil having a tip shroud, the tip shroud having leading and trailing edges, the leading edge having a leading edge profile including first and second scalloped sections substantially in accordance with X and Y coordinate values in a Cartesian coordinate system at points 1-6 and 11-25, respectively, as set forth in Table I, where X and Y are distances in inches from an origin and, when points 1-6 and points 11-25 are connected by smooth, continuing arcs, the points define the first and second scalloped sections, respectively, of the leading edge profile of the tip shroud.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Scott Zemitis, Jacob Charles Perry, II, Melbourne James Myers, Ajay Gangadhar Patil, Richard Ryan Pilson
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Publication number: 20190292913Abstract: A turbine rotor blade including an airfoil, tip shroud, and fillet formed therebetween. The fillet defines a fillet profile variable about the intersection for connecting the tip shroud and airfoil and facilitating aerodynamic airflow. The fillet includes a pressure side fillet. The pressure side fillet comprises a pressure side fillet profile per points within a first set of points of X, Y and Z coordinate values in a Cartesian coordinate system, as set forth in Table I, where X, Y and Z are distances in inches from an origin and, when the points are connected by smooth, continuing arcs, the points define the pressure side fillet profile of the pressure side fillet. The first set of points includes points between and including point 1 and point 50 of each reference plane between and including a reference plane H and a reference plane W, as set forth in Table I.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Scott Zemitis, Melbourne James Myers, Richard Ryan Pilson, Jacob Charles Perry, II
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Publication number: 20190292914Abstract: A turbine rotor blade including an airfoil having a tip shroud, the tip shroud having leading and trailing edges, the leading edge having a leading edge profile including first and second scalloped sections substantially in accordance with X and Y coordinate values in a Cartesian coordinate system at points 1-6 and 11-25, respectively, as set forth in Table I, where X and Y are distances in inches from an origin and, when points 1-6 and points 11-25 are connected by smooth, continuing arcs, the points define the first and second scalloped sections, respectively, of the leading edge profile of the tip shroud.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: William Scott Zemitis, Jacob Charles Perry, II, Melbourne James Myers, Ajay Gangadhar Patil, Richard Ryan Pilson
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Publication number: 20190245421Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first member that supports a magnetic flux carrying member and a second member that supports a magnetic flux generating member disposed for movement relative to the first member. An air gap control system is coupled to at least one of the first member or the second member and includes an air gap control device that is separate from a primary magnetic flux circuit formed between the first member and the second member. The air gap control device is configured to exert a force on one of the first and second members in response to movement of the other of the first and second members in a direction that reduces a distance between the first and second members to maintain a minimum distance between the first and second members and/or substantially center the one of the first and second members within the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Boulder Wind Power, Inc.Inventors: James S. SMITH, Matthew B. JORE, Michael A. KVAM, David SAMSEL, Charles Perry BUTTERFIELD, JR., Brian J. SULLIVAN, James David DUFORD
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Patent number: 10323520Abstract: A platform cooling arrangement in a turbine rotor blade having a platform at an interface between an airfoil and a root, wherein the rotor blade includes an interior cooling passage formed therein that extends from a connection with a coolant source at the root to at least the approximate radial height of the platform. The platform cooling arrangement includes a platform slot formed through at least one of a pressure side slashface and a suction side slashface, the platform slot being in fluid communication with a high-pressure coolant region of the turbine rotor blade. An insert inserted in the platform slot, the insert having a blind channel extending inside the insert. The insert aligns with the platform slot to fluidly connect the channel to the high-pressure coolant region. At least one passage is in fluid communication with the channel and an exterior region of the turbine rotor blade.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Jacob Charles Perry, II, Sean Gunning, Tyler Barry, Jose Troitino Lopez
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Patent number: 10193429Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first member that supports a magnetic flux carrying member and a second member that supports a magnetic flux generating member disposed for movement relative to the first member. An air gap control system is coupled to at least one of the first member or the second member and includes an air gap control device that is separate from a primary magnetic flux circuit formed between the first member and the second member. The air gap control device is configured to exert a force on one of the first and second members in response to movement of the other of the first and second members in a direction that reduces a distance between the first and second members to maintain a minimum distance between the first and second members and/or substantially center the one of the first and second members within the other.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Boulder Wind Power, Inc.Inventors: James S. Smith, Matthew B. Jore, Michael A. Kvam, David Samsel, Charles Perry Butterfield, Jr., Brian J. Sullivan, James David Duford
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Publication number: 20180355726Abstract: A platform cooling arrangement in a turbine rotor blade having a platform at an interface between an airfoil and a root, wherein the rotor blade includes an interior cooling passage formed therein that extends from a connection with a coolant source at the root to at least the approximate radial height of the platform. The platform cooling arrangement includes a platform slot formed through at least one of a pressure side slashface and a suction side slashface, the platform slot being in fluid communication with a high-pressure coolant region of the turbine rotor blade. An insert inserted in the platform slot, the insert having a blind channel extending inside the insert. The insert aligns with the platform slot to fluidly connect the channel to the high-pressure coolant region. At least one passage is in fluid communication with the channel and an exterior region of the turbine rotor blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Jacob Charles PERRY, II, Sean GUNNING, Tyler BARRY, Jose TROITINO LOPEZ
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Patent number: 10119405Abstract: A cooling system according to an embodiment includes: a forked passage cooling circuit, the forked passage cooling circuit including a first leg and a second leg; and an air feed cavity for supplying cooling air to the first leg and the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit; wherein the first leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers at least one central plenum of a multi-wall blade, and wherein the second leg of the forked passage cooling circuit extends radially outward from and at least partially covers a first set of near wall cooling channels in the multi-wall blade.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: David Wayne Weber, Brendon James Leary, Jacob Charles Perry, II, Joseph Anthony Weber
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Patent number: 10119406Abstract: A blade includes an airfoil defined by a pressure side outer wall and a suction side outer wall connecting along leading and trailing edges and forming a radially extending coolant receiving chamber. A rib partitions the radially extending chamber into a first passage on a first side of the rib and an adjacent second passage on an opposing second side of the rib. Each passage is enclosed at an end of the radially extending chamber by an end member of the radially extending chamber. A turn opening is defined in an end of the rib through which the coolant passes between the first passage and the second passage within the end member of the radially extending chamber. A bulbous projection extends along the end of the rib and on opposing radially extending sides of the turn opening to reduce stress in the rib and/or connecting fillets.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Brendon James Leary, Elisabeth Kraus Black, Gregory Thomas Foster, Michelle Jessica Iduate, Jacob Charles Perry, II
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Publication number: 20180249289Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating geofences. One of the methods includes receiving, at a mobile device, a signal emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant. If the signal is emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant and the distance between the mobile device and the merchant device satisfies a threshold, a notification is provided on the mobile device indicating proximity of the merchant associated with the merchant device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Shuvo Chatterjee, William Henderson, Nathan Spindel, Scott Charles Perry
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Patent number: 10053990Abstract: An internal rib for a blade airfoil has a concave surface defined to ensure durability and provide desired heat transfer. A concave surface faces a pressure side or suction side outer wall. A width is between a first end and a second end, and a depth is a length of a normal depth line between a midpoint of the concave surface and an intersection point of the depth line with the pressure or suction side outer wall. An irregular arc is defined within an arc angle centered at the intersection point, the irregular arc has a first arc radius equivalent to the depth at the midpoint of the concave surface and a second arc radius where the arc angle intersects the concave surface equivalent to a product of the depth and a shape factor. The shape factor has a substantially linear relationship with the aspect ratio.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Wayne Weber, Gregory Thomas Foster, Michelle Jessica Iduate, Brendon James Leary, Jacob Charles Perry, II
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Patent number: 10030526Abstract: A cooling system for a turbine bucket including a multi-wall blade and a platform. A cooling circuit for the multi-wall blade includes: an outer cavity circuit and a central cavity for collecting cooling air from the outer cavity circuit; a platform core air feed for receiving the cooling air from the central cavity; and an air passage for fluidly connecting the platform core air feed to a platform core of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gregory Thomas Foster, Elisabeth Kraus Black, Michelle Jessica Iduate, Brendon James Leary, Jacob Charles Perry, II, David Wayne Weber
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Patent number: 9976425Abstract: A turbine blade cooling system according to an embodiment includes: a first turn for redirecting a first flow of gas flowing through a first channel of a turbine blade into a central plenum of the turbine blade; and a second turn for redirecting a second flow of gas flowing through a second channel of the turbine blade into the central plenum; wherein the first turn is offset from the second turn to reduce impingement of the first flow of gas and the second flow of gas in the central plenum.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Wayne Weber, Mehmet Suleyman Ciray, Jacob Charles Perry, II