Patents by Inventor Dustin Delany Hess
Dustin Delany Hess 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).
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Patent number: 10496775Abstract: A data acquisition system (DAS) includes a plurality of processors comprising at least one first processor and a plurality of second processors. The at least one first processor is configured to receive at least one configuration file and generate at least one measurement data application from the at least one configuration file. The DAS also includes a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the plurality of processors. The FPGA is configured to receive the at least one measurement data application and allocate at least a portion of one of the FPGA and at least one second processor of the plurality of second processors to calculate measurement data at least partially based on the at least one measurement data application and an availability of the at least a portion of the FPGA.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Dustin Delany Hess, Adam Anthony Weiss, Jeremy David Fox
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Patent number: 9618933Abstract: System and method for verifying a monitoring and protection system's (MPS) configuration and installation are disclosed. The MPS includes a plurality of input/output (I/O) channels configured to couple to at least one sensor sensing machinery operations, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) communicatively coupled to the plurality of I/O channels, where the ADC is configured to receive at least one signal from the plurality of I/O channels communicated by the sensor and is configured to convert the signal to a digital data. The MPS also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the ADC, where the processor is configured to derive a state based on the digital data, and an excitation system communicatively coupled to the ADC, where the excitation system is configured to excite an excitation signal for a selected system state as a replacement for the signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Aaron Roe Hampton, Dustin Delany Hess
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Publication number: 20150227117Abstract: System and method for verifying a monitoring and protection system's (MPS) configuration and installation are disclosed. The MPS includes a plurality of input/output (I/O) channels configured to couple to at least one sensor sensing machinery operations, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) communicatively coupled to the plurality of I/O channels, where the ADC is configured to receive at least one signal from the plurality of I/O channels communicated by the sensor and is configured to convert the signal to a digital data. The MPS also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the ADC, where the processor is configured to derive a state based on the digital data, and an excitation system communicatively coupled to the ADC, where the excitation system is configured to excite an excitation signal for a selected system state as a replacement for the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Aaron Roe Hampton, Dustin Delany Hess
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Publication number: 20140214356Abstract: A data acquisition system (DAS) includes a plurality of processors comprising at least one first processor and a plurality of second processors. The at least one first processor is configured to receive at least one configuration file and generate at least one measurement data application from the at least one configuration file. The DAS also includes a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the plurality of processors. The FPGA is configured to receive the at least one measurement data application and allocate at least a portion of one of the FPGA and at least one second processor of the plurality of second processors to calculate measurement data at least partially based on the at least one measurement data application and an availability of the at least a portion of the FPGA.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Dustin Delany Hess, Adam Anthony Weiss, Jeremy David Fox
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Publication number: 20140081593Abstract: A monitoring system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device includes a first monitor including a first processor. The first monitor is configured to receive a phase reference signal from a rotation sensor, wherein the phase reference signal is indicative of a phase of rotation of the rotating device, generate a timestamp indicative of a time at which the phase reference signal was received, and generate a synchronization message including the timestamp and an indication that the phase reference signal was received. The monitoring system also includes a second monitor operatively coupled to the first monitor and comprising a second processor. The second monitor is configured to receive the synchronization message from the first monitor and synchronously sample at least one measurement based on the synchronization message.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Inventors: Dustin Delany Hess, Joseph Donald Robert, James Merrill Roylance, Paul Foster Richetta, Michael Lee Kidd
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Patent number: 8612182Abstract: A method of isolating a frequency in a rotating machine having at least one sensor includes receiving, from the at least one sensor, a sensor signal that includes at least one frequency, converting the sensor signal to a digital vibration signal, modifying the vibration signal to generate an envelope signal, synchronously oversampling the envelope signal to generate a synchronous envelope signal, and transforming the synchronous envelope signal into a frequency spectrum to isolate the frequency.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Dustin Delany Hess, Charles Terrance Hatch
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Patent number: 8171797Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing deterioration in a gearbox. Data is obtained from an operating gearbox regarding harmonic frequencies and their related sidebands generated as a consequence of the gearbox operation. In a first embodiment, a Sideband Energy Ratio (SER) is calculated by dividing the amplitude of the sum of sideband signals associated with a harmonic to the amplitude of the harmonic. In a second embodiment, a SER is calculated based on sideband amplitudes associated with adjacent harmonics. The ratio may be monitored over time or compared to one or more values to provide an indication of deterioration.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Charles Terrance Hatch, Dustin Delany Hess, Adam Anthony Weiss, Summer Woodson, Matthew Benjamin Kalb
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Patent number: 8175850Abstract: A monitoring system with dynamically configurable non-interfering signal processing is disclosed. In one aspect, data relating to the management of the operation of a machine and data relating to the safety protection of the machine are combined in a non-interfering manner.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Matthew Allen Nelson, Dustin Delany Hess, Summer Woodson
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Publication number: 20120073364Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing deterioration in a gearbox. Data is obtained from an operating gearbox regarding harmonic frequencies and their related sidebands generated as a consequence of the gearbox operation. In a first embodiment, a Sideband Energy Ratio (SER) is calculated by dividing the amplitude of the sum of sideband signals associated with a harmonic to the amplitude of the harmonic. In a second embodiment, a SER is calculated based on sideband amplitudes associated with adjacent harmonics. The ratio may be monitored over time or compared to one or more values to provide an indication of deterioration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Charles Terrance Hatch, Dustin Delany Hess, Adam Anthony Weiss, Summer Woodson, Matthew Benjamin Kalb
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Publication number: 20110251804Abstract: A method of isolating a frequency in a rotating machine having at least one sensor includes receiving, from the at least one sensor, a sensor signal that includes at least one frequency, converting the sensor signal to a digital vibration signal, modifying the vibration signal to generate an envelope signal, synchronously oversampling the envelope signal to generate a synchronous envelope signal, and transforming the synchronous envelope signal into a frequency spectrum to isolate the frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Dustin Delany Hess, Charles Terrance Hatch
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Publication number: 20100131242Abstract: A monitoring system with dynamically configurable non-interfering signal processing is disclosed. In one aspect, data relating to the management of the operation of a machine and data relating to the safety protection of the machine are combined in a non-interfering manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Matthew Allen Nelson, Dustin Delany Hess, Summer Woodson
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Publication number: 20080183863Abstract: Disclosed is a monitoring system implementing a network including at least one source of dynamic data, the source being in communication with a machine, a monitoring module configured for communication with the source, receiving the dynamic data, and converting the dynamic data to output data for transmittal over the network, a computing resource configured for communication with the network and receiving the output data, a rule implementer in the monitoring module, the rule implementer implementing at least one system rule that is applicable to the output data to determine optimal setpoints for at least one machine variable, and a controller configured for communication with the monitoring module and the network and receiving the output data to which the at least one system rule has been applied, the controller being configured to control the at least one machine variable according to the optimal setpoints.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Dustin Delany Hess, Chad Eric Knodle, Matthew Allen Nelson, Stephen Robert Schmid, Marc Steven Tompkins