Patents by Inventor Dennis Michael Clapperton

Dennis Michael Clapperton 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).

  • Temperature sensor assembly for swirling flows
    Patent number: 10371585
    Abstract: A temperature sensor assembly includes a bluff body, and a first member spaced apart from the bluff body that defines a first flow channel in relation to the bluff body. The temperature sensor assembly also includes a second member spaced apart from the bluff body that defines a second flow channel in relation to the bluff body. The first member and the second member further define a third flow channel in fluid communication with and downstream of the first flow channel and the second flow channel. The temperature sensor assembly also includes a sensor element spaced apart from the bluff body and disposed at least partially within the third flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Chiong Siew Tan, John Patrick Parsons, Dennis Michael Clapperton
  • TEMPERATURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR SWIRLING FLOWS
    Publication number: 20180348068
    Abstract: A temperature sensor assembly includes a bluff body, and a first member spaced apart from the bluff body that defines a first flow channel in relation to the bluff body. The temperature sensor assembly also includes a second member spaced apart from the bluff body that defines a second flow channel in relation to the bluff body. The first member and the second member further define a third flow channel in fluid communication with and downstream of the first flow channel and the second flow channel. The temperature sensor assembly also includes a sensor element spaced apart from the bluff body and disposed at least partially within the third flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Chiong Siew Tan, John Patrick Parsons, Dennis Michael Clapperton