Patents by Inventor Erin Bauknight

Erin Bauknight 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).

  • Method and systems for measuring blade deformation in turbines
    Patent number: 7762153
    Abstract: A method for determining the radial deformation of a blade in a turbine that includes: 1) taking an initial measurement of the blade with one or more proximity sensors disposed around the circumference of a stage of blades; 2) after the initial measurement, taking a second measurement of the blade with the one or more proximity sensors; 3) making a determination of the radial deformation of the blade by comparing the initial measurement to the second measurement. The initial measurement and the second measurement may be taken while the turbine is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Hoyte, Eric Gebhardt, Erin Bauknight, Samuel Draper, John Grant
  • Method and systems for measuring blade deformation in turbines
    Publication number: 20080295604
    Abstract: A method for determining the radial deformation of a blade in a turbine that includes: 1) taking an initial measurement of the blade with one or more proximity sensors disposed around the circumference of a stage of blades; 2) after the initial measurement, taking a second measurement of the blade with the one or more proximity sensors; 3) making a determination of the radial deformation of the blade by comparing the initial measurement to the second measurement. The initial measurement and the second measurement may be taken while the turbine is operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Scott Hoyte, Eric Gebhardt, Erin Bauknight, Samuel Draper, John Grant