Patents by Inventor Early Femiana

Early Femiana 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).

  • Systems and methods for reducing thermal stress in pressure vessels
    Patent number: 10415433
    Abstract: A system includes a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam from a supply of feed water using exhaust gases. The HRSG includes a heater configured to receive a supply of steam and further heat the steam. The heater includes a first manifold and a first set of branch connections circumferentially spaced about a first circumferential axis of the first manifold. Each of the branch connections routes a fluid jet of steam into a lumen of the first manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Van Dang, Denis Robert Bruno, Edward Martin Ortman, Early Femiana
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THERMAL STRESS IN PRESSURE VESSELS
    Publication number: 20180163573
    Abstract: A system includes a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam from a supply of feed water using exhaust gases. The HRSG includes a heater configured to receive a supply of steam and further heat the steam. The heater includes a first manifold and a first set of branch connections circumferentially spaced about a first circumferential axis of the first manifold. Each of the branch connections routes a fluid jet of steam into a lumen of the first manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Van Dang, Denis Robert Bruno, Edward Martin Ortman, Early Femiana