Patents by Inventor Charles W. Dowdell

Charles W. Dowdell 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).

  • Patent number: 11946421
    Abstract: A system includes one or more debris sensors or particulate sensors are used to sense engine inlet debris or particulate matter which are drawn into the engine during flight, in real-time. The system employs that information, in conjunction with other engine health and module health techniques, to identify which gas-path modules of the aircraft engine may require maintenance or repair. In one embodiment, existing engine health technique may be based on various engine operational parameters for a new engine or an average engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jacques Paul, Charles W. Dowdell, James R. Noel
  • Publication number: 20230250762
    Abstract: A system includes one or more debris sensors or particulate sensors are used to sense engine inlet debris or particulate matter which are drawn into the engine during flight, in real-time. The system employs that information, in conjunction with other engine health and module health techniques, to identify which gas-path modules of the aircraft engine may require maintenance or repair. In one embodiment, existing engine health technique may be based on various engine operational parameters for a new engine or an average engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jacques Paul, Charles W. Dowdell, James R. Noel
  • Publication number: 20230237384
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to implement a random forest are disclosed. An example apparatus includes logic circuitry to, for a first cycle, identify a feature value corresponding to an initial node identifier of a data structure, the feature value including in an input feature array. The apparatus further includes a comparator to compare the feature value to a threshold corresponding to the initial node identifier. The apparatus further includes a register to store an updated node identifier, the updated node identifier being (a) a first updated node identifier when the feature value exceeds the threshold or (b) a second updated node identifier when the feature value is below the threshold, the logic circuitry to use the updated node identifier for a second cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Charles W. Dowdell, David Anthony Mercer