Patents by Inventor Edward Dee
Edward Dee 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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Publication number: 20240118140Abstract: A method of imaging a turbine engine test component with a first surface and a second surface that is spaced from the first surface. The turbine engine test component includes a plurality of film holes with inlets formed in the second surface or interior that are fluidly coupled to outlets formed in the first surface or exterior. The method includes flowing airflow through the plurality of film holes of the turbine engine test component, obtaining thermographic data, determining a test dataset, and calculating a performance score.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Bryon Edward Knight, Andrew Lee Trimmer, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Sean Robert Farrell
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Patent number: 11885688Abstract: A method of imaging a turbine engine component with a first surface and a second surface that is spaced from the first surface. The turbine engine component includes a plurality of holes with inlets formed in the second surface or interior that are fluidly coupled to outlets formed in the first surface or exterior. The method includes determining at least one fluid frequency, determining at least one sampling frequency, and pulsing fluid through at least a portion of the interior of turbine engine component while imaging the turbine engine component.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guanghua Wang, Bryon Edward Knight, Andrew Lee Trimmer, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Sean Robert Farrell
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Patent number: 11692871Abstract: An imaging device includes a plurality of electronic components, a phase change material, and a heat transfer structure. The plurality of electronic components is configured to collect data and have a predetermined temperature parameter. The plurality of electronic components is disposed within the phase change material. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material is configured to absorb heat through changing from the first material phase to the second material phase. The heat transfer structure is disposed within the phase change material. The heat transfer structure is configured to conduct heat within the phase change material. The phase change material and the heat transfer structure are further configured to regulate a temperature of the electronic components below the predetermined temperature parameter.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guanghua Wang, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Todd Garrett Wetzel, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay
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Patent number: 11492913Abstract: An inspection system includes a thermographic sensor configured to capture thermographic data of a component having holes as a fluid is pulsed toward the holes, and one or more processors configured to temporally process the thermographic data to calculate temporal scores and spatial scores for the corresponding holes. The scores can be used to obtain a reference dataset and a test dataset. A performance score can be assigned to the component based on the difference between the datasets.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guanghua Wang, Bryon Edward Knight, Andrew Lee Trimmer, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Sean Robert Farrell
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Patent number: 11397112Abstract: An infrared imaging device includes a case, a plurality of electronic components, and a heat transfer structure. The plurality of electronic components is configured to collect data and have a predetermined temperature parameter. The plurality of electronic components is disposed within the case. The heat transfer structure is disposed within the case. The heat transfer structure is configured to conduct heat away from the plurality of electronic components. The heat transfer structure is further configured to regulate a temperature of the electronic components below the predetermined temperature parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Guanghua Wang, Jason Edward Dees, Scott Michael Oppenheimer, Naveenan Thiagarajan
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Publication number: 20220074790Abstract: An imaging device includes a plurality of electronic components, a phase change material, and a heat transfer structure. The plurality of electronic components is configured to collect data and have a predetermined temperature parameter. The plurality of electronic components is disposed within the phase change material. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material is configured to absorb heat through changing from the first material phase to the second material phase. The heat transfer structure is disposed within the phase change material. The heat transfer structure is configured to conduct heat within the phase change material. The phase change material and the heat transfer structure are further configured to regulate a temperature of the electronic components below the predetermined temperature parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Todd Garrett Wetzel, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay
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Publication number: 20220025770Abstract: An inspection system includes a thermographic sensor configured to capture thermographic data of a component having holes as a fluid is pulsed toward the holes, and one or more processors configured to temporally process the thermographic data to calculate temporal scores and spatial scores for the corresponding holes. The scores can be used to obtain a reference dataset and a test dataset. A performance score can be assigned to the component based on the difference between the datasets.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Bryon Edward Knight, Andrew Lee Trimmer, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Sean Robert Farrell
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Publication number: 20220026278Abstract: A method of imaging a turbine engine component with a first surface and a second surface that is spaced from the first surface. The turbine engine component includes a plurality of holes with inlets formed in the second surface or interior that are fluidly coupled to outlets formed in the first surface or exterior. The method includes determining at least one fluid frequency, determining at least one sampling frequency, and pulsing fluid through at least a portion of the interior of turbine engine component while imaging the turbine engine component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Bryon Edward Knight, Andrew Lee Trimmer, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Sean Robert Farrell
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Patent number: 11199105Abstract: An optical monitoring system includes a controller configured to determine a predicted status of a component based on an operational time of a rotary machine and an individual model. The controller is also configured to receive a first signal indicative of an infrared spectrum image of the component from one or more cameras. Further, the controller is configured to determine a current status of the component based on the first signal and compare the current status to the predicted status of the component. Additionally, the controller is configured to update the predicted status of the component such that the predicted status matches the current status of the component and update at least one parameter of the individual model of the component based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guanghua Wang, Daniel Endecott Osgood, William Stewart, Jason Edward Dees, Eric John Ruggiero
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Patent number: 11193820Abstract: An infrared imaging device includes a plurality of electronic components, a phase change material, and a heat transfer structure. The plurality of electronic components is configured to collect data and have a predetermined temperature parameter. The plurality of electronic components is disposed within the phase change material. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material is configured to absorb heat through changing from the first material phase to the second material phase. The heat transfer structure is disposed within the phase change material. The heat transfer structure is configured to conduct heat within the phase change material. The phase change material and the heat transfer structure are further configured to regulate a temperature of the electronic components below the predetermined temperature parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guanghua Wang, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Todd Garrett Wetzel, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay
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Patent number: 10830132Abstract: A turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor section fluidly coupled to the compressor section, a turbine section fluidly coupled to the combustor section, and a drive shaft coupled to the turbine section and the compressor section. The turbine engine also includes a plurality of internal components coupled to one of the compressor section, the combustor section, the turbine section, and the drive shaft. The turbine engine also includes at least one micro infrared sensor coupled to at least one of the plurality of internal components. The micro infrared sensor is configured to detect a surface temperature of the plurality of internal components.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guanghua Wang, Todd Garrett Wetzel, Jason Edward Dees
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Patent number: 10533901Abstract: An imaging system includes a sight tube extending along a longitudinal axis of the imaging system and configured to extend through an access port. The sight tube includes a wall extending about the longitudinal axis and defining a cavity. The imaging system also includes a plurality of cooling channels extending through the sight tube. The plurality of cooling channels are configured to direct cooling fluid through the sight tube for cooling the imaging system. The plurality of cooling channels are formed in the sight tube such that at least one cooling channel of the plurality of cooling channels extends in a direction oblique to the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Guanghua Wang, Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan, Mohamed Sakami, Thomas Charles Adcock, Jeffrey Jay Porubcan, James William Sears, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Bernard Bewlay, Jason Edward Dees, James DeLancey
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Publication number: 20190032508Abstract: An optical monitoring system includes a controller configured to determine a predicted status of a component based on an operational time of a rotary machine and an individual model. The controller is also configured to receive a first signal indicative of an infrared spectrum image of the component from one or more cameras. Further, the controller is configured to determine a current status of the component based on the first signal and compare the current status to the predicted status of the component. Additionally, the controller is configured to update the predicted status of the component such that the predicted status matches the current status of the component and update at least one parameter of the individual model of the component based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Daniel Endecott Osgood, William Stewart, Jason Edward Dees, Eric John Ruggiero
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Publication number: 20180348070Abstract: An imaging system includes a sight tube extending along a longitudinal axis of the imaging system and configured to extend through an access port. The sight tube includes a wall extending about the longitudinal axis and defining a cavity. The imaging system also includes a plurality of cooling channels extending through the sight tube. The plurality of cooling channels are configured to direct cooling fluid through the sight tube for cooling the imaging system. The plurality of cooling channels are formed in the sight tube such that at least one cooling channel of the plurality of cooling channels extends in a direction oblique to the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan, Mohamed Sakami, Thomas Charles Adcock, Jeffrey Jay Porubcan, James William Sears, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Bernard Bewlay, Jason Edward Dees, James DeLancey
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Publication number: 20180195906Abstract: An infrared imaging device includes a case, a plurality of electronic components, and a heat transfer structure. The plurality of electronic components is configured to collect data and have a predetermined temperature parameter. The plurality of electronic components is disposed within the case. The heat transfer structure is disposed within the case. The heat transfer structure is configured to conduct heat away from the plurality of electronic components. The heat transfer structure is further configured to regulate a temperature of the electronic components below the predetermined temperature parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Jason Edward Dees, Scott Michael Oppenheimer, Naveenan Thiagarajan
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Publication number: 20180195896Abstract: An infrared imaging device includes a plurality of electronic components, a phase change material, and a heat transfer structure. The plurality of electronic components is configured to collect data and have a predetermined temperature parameter. The plurality of electronic components is disposed within the phase change material. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material is configured to absorb heat through changing from the first material phase to the second material phase. The heat transfer structure is disposed within the phase change material. The heat transfer structure is configured to conduct heat within the phase change material. The phase change material and the heat transfer structure are further configured to regulate a temperature of the electronic components below the predetermined temperature parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Naveenan Thiagarajan, Todd Garrett Wetzel, Jason Edward Dees, Bernard Patrick Bewlay
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Publication number: 20170314464Abstract: A turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor section fluidly coupled to the compressor section, a turbine section fluidly coupled to the combustor section, and a drive shaft coupled to the turbine section and the compressor section. The turbine engine also includes a plurality of internal components coupled to one of the compressor section, the combustor section, the turbine section, and the drive shaft. The turbine engine also includes at least one micro infrared sensor coupled to at least one of the plurality of internal components. The micro infrared sensor is configured to detect a surface temperature of the plurality of internal components.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Guanghua Wang, Todd Garrett Wetzel, Jason Edward Dees
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Patent number: 4018902Abstract: A combination confection and holder providing a confectionary slab with a concavity and a holder therefore; the holder has bifurcated resilient arms having opposed convexities which snap fit into the concavities in the confectionary slab, which the arms seize and hold.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1976Date of Patent: April 19, 1977Inventor: Edward Dee
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Patent number: D246206Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1976Date of Patent: November 1, 1977Inventor: Edward Dee
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Patent number: D246207Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1976Date of Patent: November 1, 1977Inventor: Edward Dee