Patents by Inventor Douglas Byrd

Douglas Byrd 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: 8783007
    Abstract: The present application provides a liquid fuel system for use with a flow of a liquid fuel and a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The liquid fuel system may include a number of fuel lines in communication with the combustor, a purge air inlet positioned about each of the fuel lines, a number of drain lines with each drain line in communication with a respective fuel line, and a number of drain valves with each drain valve in communication with a respective drain line so as to drain the flow of liquid fuel in the fuel lines via a flow of purge air through the purge air inlet and opening the drain valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Julio Enrique Mestroni, Douglas Byrd, Charles Steber, Rahul J. Chillar, Robert R. Reed
  • Patent number: 8163072
    Abstract: A filter system for an air inlet of a gas turbine engine. The filter system may include a number of filters positioned about the air inlet and a water spray system positioned to spray the filters. The filters may include a hydrophobic or an oleophobic filter media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brad Kippel, Douglas Byrd
  • Publication number: 20110271679
    Abstract: The present application provides a liquid fuel system for use with a flow of a liquid fuel and a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The liquid fuel system may include a number of fuel lines in communication with the combustor, a purge air inlet positioned about each of the fuel lines, a number of drain lines with each drain line in communication with a respective fuel line, and a number of drain valves with each drain valve in communication with a respective drain line so as to drain the flow of liquid fuel in the fuel lines via a flow of purge air through the purge air inlet and opening the drain valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Julio Enrique Mestroni, Douglas Byrd, Charles Steber, Rahul J. Chillar, Robert R. Reed
  • Publication number: 20100263541
    Abstract: A filter system for an air inlet of a gas turbine engine. The filter system may include a number of filters positioned about the air inlet and a water spray system positioned to spray the filters. The filters may include a hydrophobic or an oleophobic filter media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brad Kippel, Douglas Byrd
  • Publication number: 20060230829
    Abstract: The accelerometer includes an inertial mass, a fixed base and at least one or more supports/sensors for supporting the mass from the base rendering the support system statically indeterminate. The supports/sensors are preferably double-ended dual beam tuning forks suspended between mounting pads and vibrated by an oscillator. By adding one or more supports/sensors beyond those supports/sensors necessary for a statically determinate support system, the support system is rendered statically indeterminate and therefore sensitive in one or more directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Douglas Byrd
  • Patent number: 5882271
    Abstract: A basketball court is disclosed, having a circle on the floor under each goal hoop to clearly designate the area under the hoop. This is a critical matter in the playing and refereeing of the game, in the determination by players and referees whether or not the defensive player is directly under the hoop, and therefore may be subject to being call for a foul in the case of contact between offensive and defensive players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Inventor: Douglas Byrd