Patents by Inventor Charles Sedman

Charles Sedman 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).

  • Systems and methods for removal of particulate matter in a filtration system
    Patent number: 7815714
    Abstract: A particulate filtration system for removing particulates suspended in a fluid that includes: 1) a filter element; 2) a pre-collector body component operably connected to the filter element and capable of receiving an electrical charge to attract and remove particles suspended in the fluid; and 3) means for cooling the pre-collector body component. The means for cooling the pre-collector body component may include a convective cooling channel through which a coolant flows. The system may further include a discharge electrode spaced apart from the pre-collector body component. The discharge electrode may be capable of receiving an electrical charge causing a difference in the electronic potential between the pre-collector body component and the discharge electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Taylor, Charles Sedman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN A FILTRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090158926
    Abstract: A particulate filtration system for removing particulates suspended in a fluid that includes: 1) a filter element; 2) a pre-collector body component operably connected to the filter element and capable of receiving an electrical charge to attract and remove particles suspended in the fluid; and 3) means for cooling the pre-collector body component. The means for cooling the pre-collector body component may include a convective cooling channel through which a coolant flows. The system may further include a discharge electrode spaced apart from the pre-collector body component. The discharge electrode may be capable of receiving an electrical charge causing a difference in the electronic potential between the pre-collector body component and the discharge electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Taylor, Charles Sedman
  • Apparatus and method for the removal of particulate matter in a filtration system
    Publication number: 20060174768
    Abstract: A particulate filtration system for removing particulates suspended in a fluid include, in an exemplary embodiment, a filter element and a pre-collector body component operably connected to the filter element. The pre-collector body component is capable of receiving an electrical charge to attract and remove particles suspended in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Taylor, Charles Sedman