Patents by Inventor Erica Elizabeth Sampson

Erica Elizabeth Sampson 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: 11555413
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a component of an installed and assembled gas turbine engine are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly to an annular inlet of a core gas turbine engine. A portion of treating fluid is atomized with the delivery assembly to develop a treating mist having a plurality of atomized droplets. The atomized droplets are suspended within any path of the core gas turbine engine from the annular inlet to an axial position downstream of a compressor of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of the treating mist is impacted or precipitated onto the component so as to wet the component, and a portion of the deposits on the component is dissolved by the treating mist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: General Electric Company, Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
    Inventors: Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Keith Anthony Lauria, Erica Elizabeth Sampson, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Michael Robert Millhaem, William Francis Navojosky, Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Gongguan Wang, Andrew Crispin Graham
  • Publication number: 20220389834
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a component of an installed and assembled gas turbine engine are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly to an annular inlet of a core gas turbine engine. A portion of treating fluid is atomized with the delivery assembly to develop a treating mist having a plurality of atomized droplets. The atomized droplets are suspended within any path of the core gas turbine engine from the annular inlet to an axial position downstream of a compressor of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of the treating mist is impacted or precipitated onto the component so as to wet the component, and a portion of the deposits on the component is dissolved by the treating mist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Byron Andrew Pritchard, JR., Keith Anthony Lauria, Erica Elizabeth Sampson, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Michael Robert Millhaem, William Francis Navojosky, Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Gongguan Wang, Andrew Crispin Graham
  • Patent number: 11371425
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning deposits from a component of an assembled, on-wing gas turbine engine are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly to an annular inlet of a core gas turbine engine. A portion of cleaning fluid is atomized with the delivery assembly to develop a cleaning mist having a plurality of atomized droplets. The atomized droplets are suspended within any path of the core gas turbine engine from the annular inlet to an axial position downstream of a compressor of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of the cleaning mist is impacted or precipitated onto the component so as to wet the component, and a portion of the deposits on the component is dissolved by the cleaning mist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Erica Elizabeth Sampson, William Francis Navojosky, Keith Anthony Lauria, Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Michael Robert Millhaem, Gongguan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220090516
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a component of an installed and assembled gas turbine engine are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly to an annular inlet of a core gas turbine engine. A portion of treating fluid is atomized with the delivery assembly to develop a treating mist having a plurality of atomized droplets. The atomized droplets are suspended within any path of the core gas turbine engine from the annular inlet to an axial position downstream of a compressor of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of the treating mist is impacted or precipitated onto the component so as to wet the component, and a portion of the deposits on the component is dissolved by the treating mist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Byron Andrew Pritchard, JR., Keith Anthony Lauria, Erica Elizabeth Sampson, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Michael Robert Millhaem, William Francis Navojosky, Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Gongguan Wang, Andrew Crispin Graham
  • Publication number: 20220090537
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning deposits from a component of an assembled, on-wing gas turbine engine are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly to an annular inlet of a core gas turbine engine. A portion of cleaning fluid is atomized with the delivery assembly to develop a cleaning mist having a plurality of atomized droplets. The atomized droplets are suspended within any path of the core gas turbine engine from the annular inlet to an axial position downstream of a compressor of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of the cleaning mist is impacted or precipitated onto the component so as to wet the component, and a portion of the deposits on the component is dissolved by the cleaning mist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Byron Andrew Pritchard, JR., Erica Elizabeth Sampson, William Francis Navojosky, Keith Anthony Lauria, Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Michael Robert Millhaem, Gongguan Wang
  • Patent number: 10365192
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for rapid screening of material properties in a plurality of additively manufactured test specimens. The apparatus includes a build plate having the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens disposed on a first substantially planar surface. The plurality of additively manufactured test specimens are coupled to at least one actuator to one of individually or simultaneously translationally displace each of the test specimens along an axis ā€œzā€, and perpendicular to the build plane of the build plate to test material properties of each of the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens. A sensor is coupled to each of the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens. Load vs. displacement data may be used to monitor the progression of monotonic and/or cyclic tests of the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew David Deal, Timothy Hanlon, Vipul Kumar Gupta, Erica Elizabeth Sampson, Justin John Gambone, Jr., Scott Michael Oppenheimer, Laura Cerully Dial
  • Publication number: 20180188144
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for rapid screening of material properties in a plurality of additively manufactured test specimens. The apparatus includes a build plate having the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens disposed on a first substantially planar surface. The plurality of additively manufactured test specimens are coupled to at least one actuator to one of individually or simultaneously translationally displace each of the test specimens along an axis ā€œzā€, and perpendicular to the build plane of the build plate to test material properties of each of the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens. A sensor is coupled to each of the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens. Load vs. displacement data may be used to monitor the progression of monotonic and/or cyclic tests of the plurality of additively manufactured test specimens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew David Deal, Timothy Hanlon, Vipul Kumar Gupta, Erica Elizabeth Sampson, Justin John Gambone, JR., Scott Michael Oppenheimer, Laura Cerully Dial