Patents by Inventor Donald Bleasdale

Donald Bleasdale 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: 10227932
    Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating fuel at a power plant are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for regulating fuel at a power plant. The method includes receiving data from an engine. The engine includes an A-ring, a B-ring, and a C-ring. The method includes updating a plurality of models based on the received data. The method includes predicting a plurality of outputs using the plurality of models for a plurality of fuel splits. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the A-ring. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the C-ring. The method includes selecting an actual fuel split based on the plurality of outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Randall Boehm, Ruth Donan, Stephen Bartlett, Donald Bleasdale
  • Publication number: 20180149094
    Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating fuel at a power plant are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for regulating fuel at a power plant. The method includes receiving data from an engine. The engine includes an A-ring, a B-ring, and a C-ring. The method includes updating a plurality of models based on the received data. The method includes predicting a plurality of outputs using the plurality of models for a plurality of fuel splits. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the A-ring. Each fuel split includes a fuel amount associated with the C-ring. The method includes selecting an actual fuel split based on the plurality of outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Randall Boehm, Ruth Donan, Stephen Bartlett, Donald Bleasdale
  • Publication number: 20100257838
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the health of a turbine is provided. The method comprises monitoring a turbine engine having a plurality of engine modules and determining one or more health estimates, which may included trended data, for one or more of the engine modules, based on a plurality of engine parameters. The method further determining and transmitting appropriate notifications that indicate repairs to be made to the turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Maria Cecilia Mazzaro, Michael Evans Graham, Harry Kirk Mathews, JR., Kevin Thomas McCarthy, Donald Bleasdale, Dhiraj Arora, Mohammad Waseem Adhami, Adriana Elizabeth Trejo