Patents by Inventor Diego Quinones

Diego Quinones 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: 8713775
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for servicing a dynamoelectric machine component. The apparatus includes a tool delivery mechanism adapted for delivering a tool to a desired location in the dynamoelectric machine, and a tool support fixture adapted to be secured onto the body of the dynamoelectric machine, where the tool support fixture can be used for supporting and adjusting the tool delivery mechanism. A sleeve mechanism is attached to the tool support fixture, and the sleeve mechanism is disposed around a portion of the tool delivery mechanism. The apparatus is adapted to service the component of the dynamoelectric machine in-situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Zhipeng Zhang, Philip Alexander Shoemaker, Robert Jeffrey Pieciuk, Weston Blaine Griffin, Arvind Rangarajan, Diego Quinones, Prabhjot Singh
  • Publication number: 20130232792
    Abstract: An apparatus adapted for servicing a turbomachine component includes a tool delivery mechanism adapted for delivering a tool to a desired location in a turbomachine. A tool support is adapted to be secured onto the body of the turbomachine, and is also configured to support the tool delivery mechanism. A machining tool is attached to the tool delivery mechanism, and includes an axial slide clamp configured to clamp to the turbomachine component, a radial slide slidably connected to the axial slide clamp, a spring connected to the axial slide clamp and the radial slide, the spring providing axial tension, and a machining bit retained at least partially within the radial slide. The apparatus is adapted to service the component of the turbomachine in-situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Diego Quinones, John Matthew Sassatelli, Francis Alexander Reed
  • Patent number: 8365584
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for inspecting a component of a turbomachine in-situ. The apparatus includes an end effector having a frame defining a stable platform with a curved surface of the component, a spring loaded suspension attached to the frame, and a probe connected to a wedge member, where the probe and wedge member are connected to the spring loaded suspension. The probe is configured to inspect the component by passing signals through the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Diego Quinones, Daniel Lawrence Banowetz, Gareth William David Lewis, Thomas Earnest Moldenhauer
  • Publication number: 20130014571
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for inspecting a component of a turbomachine in-situ. The apparatus includes an end effector having a frame defining a stable platform with a curved surface of the component, a spring loaded suspension attached to the frame, and a probe connected to a wedge member, where the probe and wedge member are connected to the spring loaded suspension. The probe is configured to inspect the component by passing signals through the wedge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Diego Quinones, Daniel Lawrence Banowetz, Gareth William David Lewis, Thomas Earnest Moldenhauer
  • Publication number: 20120317771
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for servicing a dynamoelectric machine component. The apparatus includes a tool delivery mechanism adapted for delivering a tool to a desired location in the dynamoelectric machine, and a tool support fixture adapted to be secured onto the body of the dynamoelectric machine, where the tool support fixture can be used for supporting and adjusting the tool delivery mechanism. A sleeve mechanism is attached to the tool support fixture, and the sleeve mechanism is disposed around a portion of the tool delivery mechanism. The apparatus is adapted to service the component of the dynamoelectric machine in-situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Zhipeng Zhang, Philip Alexander Shoemaker, Robert Jeffrey Pieciuk, Weston Blaine Griffin, Arvind Rangarajan, Diego Quinones, Prabhjot Singh