Patents by Inventor General Electric Company

General Electric Company 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).

  • Publication number: 20130173600
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, etc., to generate formlets for user review of and interaction with clinical data and associated functionality for one or more patients. An example method includes receiving one or more query criterion to retrieve data and generating a query result of data from one or more data stores based on the one or more query criterion. The example method includes applying a transform to the query result data. The example method includes applying a data template and binding instructions to the transformed query result data to generate a formlet including data and at least one of associated relationship and functionality information for display of and interaction with the data. The example method includes facilitating runtime configurability of the formlet by a user. The example method includes displaying the formlet for user review and interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130171590
    Abstract: A method for training an operator to control a powered system is disclosed including operating the powered system with an autonomous controller, and informing an operator of a change in operation of the powered system as the change in operation occurs. A system and a computer software code are also disclosed for training the operator to control the powered system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130167979
    Abstract: A process for heat treating a component formed of an alloy. The process includes manipulating uniaxial strain test data of the alloy using a triaxiality factor to determine an equivalent multiaxial stress state. Conditions are then applied to the multiaxial stress state to identify a cooling path for the component. The cooling path includes boundaries for heat treatment temperatures and cooling rates that do not exceed predetermined stresses or strains and/or avoid predetermined residual stress patterns in the alloy. The component is then heated to a heat treatment temperature and quenched according to the cooling path identified in the applying step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
  • Publication number: 20130167374
    Abstract: A process for producing a silicon-containing CMC article. The process entails depositing one or more coating layers on silicon carbide (SiC) fibers, drawing the coated SiC fibers through a slurry to produce slurry-coated fiber material, and then processing the slurry-coated SiC fiber material to form unidirectional prepreg tapes. The tapes are stacked and then fired to yield a porous preform. The porous preform is then further densified by infiltrating the porosity therein to yield a CMC article. Infiltration can be achieved by a series of polymer infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) steps, by melt infiltration (MI) after filling the porosity in the preform with carbon or one or more refractory metal, by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI), or by a combination of these infiltration techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130170728
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a process of analyzing and visualizing the expression of biomarkers in an individual cell wherein the cell is examined to develop patterns of expression by using a grouping algorithm, and a system to perform and display the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130173657
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems and methods to organize clinical data using detailed clinical models and frames. An example system includes a clinical element query processor to query data organized according to one or more detailed clinical models. The clinical element processor is to form a frame from instances of the queried data. The example system also includes a transformer to receive the frame and operate on the data in the frame to transform the frame into a component to be used as a part of a clinical application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130173137
    Abstract: A method includes providing a run-time configurable engine protection configuration that is stored in an engine protection module that is linked to a sensor associated with an engine. The method also includes identifying an engine protection setting corresponding to the engine protection configuration. The engine protection setting includes at least three of a threshold value, a unique message, an action or an alarm. The method further includes presenting the engine protection setting to an operator via an interface. The interface includes at least one of a control panel or a computing device. Also, the method includes receiving, via the interface, an instruction corresponding to a revised engine protection setting. Further the method includes updating, during run-time, the engine protection configuration pursuant to the instruction to reflect the revised engine protection setting, responsive to the receiving of the instruction corresponding to the revised engine protection setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
  • Publication number: 20130171729
    Abstract: Methods and kits of releasing cells are provided. The method comprises the steps of providing cultured cells on a cell culture support comprising a multi layer polyelectrolyte coating immobilized on a substrate, and releasing the cultured cells from the cell culture support by a releasing solution comprising DMSO. The kit comprises a cell culture support and a releasing solution. The releasing solution comprises DMSO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
  • Publication number: 20130169266
    Abstract: In one aspect, a modular meter disconnect relay is described. One embodiment of the relay is comprised of a base; a solenoid situated within the base, wherein the base maintains a portion of the solenoid stationary and allows a plunger of the solenoid to move within the base; a shuttle, wherein the shuttle is operably connected to and moved by the plunger of the solenoid and wherein the shuttle can be moved within the base; and, one or more disconnect switches that are opened or closed by movement of the shuttle, wherein the solenoid comprises a solenoid body, a spring and a magnet, wherein the spring is used to provide additional force to the plunger when moving out of the solenoid body and the magnet is used to latch the plunger when the plunger is forced to within close proximity of the magnet within the solenoid body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130167647
    Abstract: A method for acoustically measuring an external surface of a component and a wall thickness or component thickness at that location is provided. The method also provides for measuring the external surface by physical contact while concurrently acoustically measuring a wall thickness at that location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130173095
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an engine management system (EMS) can use a human machine interface (HMI) to modify operating parameters of a set of engine generators controlled by an engine control unit (ECU). The HMI can permits authorized users to adjust a plurality of operating parameters of the engine generators in accordance with an authorization level of the authorized users. The ECU can be a standalone system operable independent of the EMS. A communication network (e.g., ARCnet) can link the EMS to the ECU, wherein the changes of the operating parameters input via the HMI are maintained over a power-cycle of the EMS. Further, changes of the operating parameters input via the HMI can be maintained even when communications over the communication network linking the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130161259
    Abstract: A device and method for continuously breaking an initial emulsion of the water-in-oil type includes a first step of mixing the initial emulsion with a superheated washing water so as to obtain an intermediate emulsion of the water-in-oil type that comprises a hydrophilic phase and a hydrophobic phase, and that has a number-average diameter of the droplets less than or equal to 50 ?m, and a temperature above 100° C. and below the boiling point of the hydrophilic phase at the pressure of the intermediate emulsion. A second step includes destruction of the intermediate emulsion by a liquid-liquid separator so as to obtain a separated hydrophilic phase and a separated hydrophobic phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130166767
    Abstract: Certain examples provide systems and methods to prioritize and process image streaming from storage to display. Certain examples provide systems and methods to accelerate and improve diagnostic image processing and display. An example medical image streaming engine is configured to receive a request for image data, and, according to a data priority determination, extract the requested image data from a data storage and process the image data to provide processed image data for display. The example streaming engine is to process the image data to generate, based on downsampling, lossy encoding, decompression and upsampling, a first lossy pre-image for initial display and then to generate, based on lossless encoding and decompression, a lossless image for diagnostic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130162800
    Abstract: Some systems described herein include a frequency dependent phase plate for generating multiple phase-contrast images of a sample, each from a different frequency range of light, each phase-contrast image for frequency range of light formed from light diffracted by the sample interfered with undiffracted light that has a frequency-dependent baseline relative phase shift from the phase plate. In some embodiments, the multiple phase-contrast images may be used to generate a quantitative phase image of a sample. The phase-contrast images or the produced quantitative phase image may have sufficient contrast for label-free auto-segmentation of cell bodies and nuclei.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
  • Publication number: 20130162250
    Abstract: A gradient amplifier system, includes: a power stage comprising a plurality of bridge amplifiers, each operates at a first switching frequency; a gradient coil coupled to the power stage and configured to produce a magnetic field proportional to a coil current signal supplied by the power stage; a controller stage coupled to an input terminal of the power stage and configured to: generate a pulse width modulated gate signal based on the coil current signal and a reference current signal, wherein the pulse width modulated gate signal is generated at a second switching frequency when a slew rate associated with the reference current signal is below a threshold rate for at least a first time period; and apply the pulse width modulated gate signal to the power stage for changing an operating frequency of each of the plurality of bridge amplifiers from the first to the second switching frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130158765
    Abstract: A system and method for a propulsion system includes an electric motor and an energy storage unit configured to supply a primary power to the electric motor. The propulsion system also includes a plurality of auxiliary power units (APUs) configured to supply a secondary power to at least one of the electric motor and the energy storage unit. Each of the plurality of APUs includes a free-piston engine configured to generate a mechanical output, a linear generator configured to transform the mechanical output to an electrical power, and a controller. The controller receives a power command from the electric motor and/or the energy storage unit, determines an amount of secondary power needed to meet the power command, and selectively activates a number of the plurality of APUs to generate the needed amount of secondary power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130152587
    Abstract: A system for warming up a steam turbine includes a gas turbine and a controller operably connected to the gas turbine. The controller is programmed to receive a plurality of measured input signals and control the gas turbine to produce an exhaust having a desired energy. A first measured input signal is reflective of a measured operating parameter of the gas turbine and a second measured input signal is reflective of an operating parameter of the steam turbine. A method for warming up a steam turbine includes sending a plurality of measured input signals to a controller, wherein a first measured input signal reflects a measured operating parameter of a gas turbine and a second measured input signal reflects an operating parameter of the steam turbine. The method further includes controlling the gas turbine based on the plurality of measured input signals and producing an exhaust from the gas turbine, wherein the exhaust has a desired energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130153185
    Abstract: The battery cell design includes a battery cell component comprises a current conducting element, that includes at least a portion that is hollow, further component is configured to be located within a battery cell. Another embodiment of the component comprises a first element that defines a first fluid path therein; and a second element that defines a second fluid path, wherein the two fluid paths are in communication with each other, further wherein the battery cell component is configured to conduct electric current. A battery cell and battery cell assembly that uses the component, and a method of cooling a battery assembly is also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130152591
    Abstract: A system of integrating baffles for enhanced cooling of CMC liners is comprised of a combustor assembly having a dome mount assembly, outer liner and inner liner. Liners include those manufactured from and in a process for CMC (Ceramic Matrix Composite). One or more liner baffles such as outer baffle and inner baffle, are provided to reduce the pressure drop across the liner, allowing the addition of more cooling holes and thereby reducing the cooling hole spacing while not increasing the required amount of cooling air. CMC liners are incorporated, as desired, to take advantage of shapes and hole dispositions made possible by use of CMC over past designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
  • Publication number: 20130157865
    Abstract: A system and method for magnetic field distortion compensation includes a cryostat for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The cryostat includes a vacuum casing having a vacuum therein. A cryogen vessel is disposed within the casing, the vessel having a coolant therein. A thermal shield is disposed between the vacuum casing and the cryogen vessel. An eddy current compensation assembly is disposed within the casing. The eddy current compensation assembly includes a plurality of electrically conductive loops formed on one of the vacuum casing, the cryogen vessel, and the thermal shield and constructed to mitigate vibration-induced eddy currents in the MRI system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: General Electric Company