Patents by Inventor Greg Flickinger

Greg Flickinger 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: 7254514
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining a remaining time before failure of a motor system are provided. The method and the system determine the remaining time before failure based on historical motor data and operational parameter data associated with the motor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Brynn House, Greg Flickinger, Gary James Chmiel
  • Publication number: 20060259271
    Abstract: A method for determining reliability and a remaining time before failure with statistical confidence for a motor system includes acquiring historical motor data in a computer system, obtaining operational parameter data, uploading the operational parameter data to the computer system, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the motor system. The historical motor data corresponds to the motor system. The operational parameter data is obtained from sensors at the motor system. The sensors include a tan delta sensor. The failure analysis is performed based on a composite of reliability probability distributions corresponding to predetermined sub-populations of historical motor system failure causes. The causal network is developed for modeling reliability of one or more motor system components and assessing motor system component condition based on the causal network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael House, Greg Flickinger, Gary Chmiel