Patents by Inventor Francisco Zul

Francisco Zul 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).

  • Apparatus for measuring bearing thrust load
    Patent number: 7707902
    Abstract: A bearing rotor thrust sensor assembly is provided for being secured to a bearing housing having a plurality of fingers extending between a pair of opposite portions of the housing. The assembly includes a first anchor member including a first cleat and configured to couple to a first housing portion of the pair of opposite housing portions, a second anchor member including a second cleat and configured to couple to a second of the pair of opposite housing portions, and a head sensor bracket positioned at least partially between the first and second anchor members. The head sensor bracket includes a load cell including a bridge circuit for producing a signal representative of forces on said cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederic Gardner Haaser, Boris Kamentser, Francisco Zul, Eugenia Kamentser
  • APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BEARING THRUST LOAD
    Publication number: 20080307898
    Abstract: A bearing rotor thrust sensor assembly is provided for being secured to a bearing housing having a plurality of fingers extending between a pair of opposite portions of the housing. The assembly includes a first anchor member including a first cleat and configured to couple to a first housing portion of the pair of opposite housing portions, a second anchor member including a second cleat and configured to couple to a second of the pair of opposite housing portions, and a head sensor bracket positioned at least partially between the first and second anchor members. The head sensor bracket includes a load cell including a bridge circuit for producing a signal representative of forces on said cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Frederic Gardner Haaser, Boris Kamentser, Francisco Zul, Eugenia Kamentser
  • Apparatus for measuring bearing thrust load
    Patent number: 7430926
    Abstract: A bearing rotor thrust sensor assembly is provided for being secured to a bearing housing having a plurality of fingers extending between a pair of opposite portions of the housing. The assembly includes a first anchor member including a first cleat and configured to couple to a first housing portion of the pair of opposite housing portions, a second anchor member including a second cleat and configured to couple to a second of the pair of opposite housing portions, and a head sensor bracket positioned at least partially between the first and second anchor members. The head sensor bracket includes a load cell including a bridge circuit for producing a signal representative of forces on said cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederic Gardner Haaser, Boris Kamentser, Francisco Zul, Eugenia Kamentser
  • Apparatus for measuring bearing thrust load
    Publication number: 20070186687
    Abstract: A bearing rotor thrust sensor assembly is provided for being secured to a bearing housing having a plurality of fingers extending between a pair of opposite portions of the housing. The assembly includes a first anchor member including a first cleat and configured to couple to a first housing portion of the pair of opposite housing portions, a second anchor member including a second cleat and configured to couple to a second of the pair of opposite housing portions, and a head sensor bracket positioned at least partially between the first and second anchor members. The head sensor bracket includes a load cell including a bridge circuit for producing a signal representative of forces on said cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Frederic Haaser, Boris Kamentser, Francisco Zul, Eugenia Kamentser