Patents by Inventor George J. Wnukoski

George J. Wnukoski 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: 8997904
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump powering system includes a mobile vehicle, a first electric current generator device, and one or more electric pump motors. The mobile vehicle has first and second prime movers. The first electric current generator device is disposed onboard the mobile vehicle and is configured to be mechanically coupled with the first prime mover to convert movement created by the first prime mover into first electric current. The one or more electric pump motors are configured to receive the first electric current to power a hydraulic pump. The second prime mover is configured to generate movement that is converted into a propulsive force that propels the mobile vehicle. The one or more electric pump motors are configured to receive the first electric current in order to power the hydraulic pump to pump a fluid into a pumping location located off-board the mobile vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Douglas Cryer, George J. Wnukoski, David Kamensky, Ramesh Krishnan, William Halli, Alexey Gaev, Ryan Martorella, Tarun Shivlani
  • Patent number: 8985555
    Abstract: An assembly includes a motor; a second motor; a planetary transmission coupled to the motor and the second motor, and a spool coupled to the transmission. The spool has an interior volume for receiving the motor, the second motor and the transmission, and the motor and the second motor are disposed or disposable entirely within the spool. The motor and the second motor are capable of being operated such that one of the motors is speed controlled, and the other motor is torque controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Cryer, Allen Randolph, Donald Brian Cooper, George J. Wnukoski, Mark L. Cooksey, Ernesto Camilo Rivera
  • Publication number: 20140010671
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump powering system includes a mobile vehicle, a first electric current generator device, and one or more electric pump motors. The mobile vehicle has first and second prime movers. The first electric current generator device is disposed onboard the mobile vehicle and is configured to be mechanically coupled with the first prime mover to convert movement created by the first prime mover into first electric current. The one or more electric pump motors are configured to receive the first electric current to power a hydraulic pump. The second prime mover is configured to generate movement that is converted into a propulsive force that propels the mobile vehicle. The one or more electric pump motors are configured to receive the first electric current in order to power the hydraulic pump to pump a fluid into a pumping location located off-board the mobile vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Douglas Cryer, George J. Wnukoski, David Kamensky, Ramesh Krishnan, William Halli, Alexey Gaey, Ryan Martorella, Tarun Shivlani
  • Publication number: 20110303886
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that can include a motor; a planetary transmission coupled to the motor; and a spool coupled to the transmission, and the motor is disposed or disposable partially within the spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Robert D. Cryer, Allen Randolph, Donald Brian Cooper, George J. Wnukoski, Mark L. Cooksey, Ernesto Camilo Rivera
  • Patent number: 5481151
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield for an AC motor comprises a stack including a plurality of ferro-magnetic shield layers. Each one of the plurality of shield layers is at least partially electrically insulated from and substantially aligned with the others of the plurality of shield layers. The plurality of shield layers are positioned over a portion of the AC motor near an area where an axle will be positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Len E. Stacy, George J. Wnukoski