Patents by Inventor Daniel Joseph Reitz

Daniel Joseph Reitz 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).

  • Method for enhancing power of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 9194249
    Abstract: A method for servicing a gas turbine engine to enhance the power output of the gas turbine engine including a control system, inlet guide vanes, and a third stage power turbine nozzle is disclosed. The control system includes an inlet guide vane module. The method includes increasing an operating range of each inlet guide vane to at least 62 degrees. The method also includes modifying a total flow area of the third stage power turbine nozzle by 2% to 12%, the total flow area including flow areas between adjacent airfoils in the third stage power turbine nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel William Burnes, Daniel Joseph Reitz, Jamaal A. Sanders
  • METHOD FOR ENHANCING POWER OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150030428
    Abstract: A method for servicing a gas turbine engine to enhance the power output of the gas turbine engine including a control system, inlet guide vanes, and a third stage power turbine nozzle is disclosed. The control system includes an inlet guide vane module. The method includes increasing an operating range of each inlet guide vane to at least 62 degrees. The method also includes modifying a total flow area of the third stage power turbine nozzle by 2% to 12%, the total flow area including flow areas between adjacent airfoils in the third stage power turbine nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel William Burnes, Daniel Joseph Reitz, Jamaal A. Sanders