Patents by Inventor Greg L. Flickinger

Greg L. 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).

  • Method and system for remotely determining the reliability of a DC motor system
    Patent number: 7996337
    Abstract: A method and system for remotely predicting the reliability and the remaining time before failure for an DC motor system is provided. The method and system may remotely determine the reliability utilizing a DC motor condition forecaster. The method and system may include acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the DC motor system. The method and system may provide at least one notification of an issue with the DC motor system or at least one component of the DC motor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Greg L. Flickinger
  • Method and system for determining the reliability of a DC motor system
    Patent number: 7873581
    Abstract: A method and system for determining the reliability and a remaining time before failure for a DC motor system is provided. The method and system may determine the reliability and a remaining time before failure with a statistical confidence. The method and system may includes acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the DC motor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Greg L. Flickinger, Gary J. Chmiel, Hunt A. Sutherland
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY PREDICTING THE REMAINING LIFE OF AN AC MOTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090096405
    Abstract: A method and system for remotely predicting the reliability and the remaining time before failure for an AC motor system is provided. The method and system may remotely determine the reliability and a remaining time before failure with a statistical confidence utilizing an AC motor condition forecaster. The method and system may include acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the AC motor system. The method and system may provide at least one notification of an issue with the AC motor system or at least one component of the AC motor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Greg L. Flickinger, Gary J. Chmiel, David N. Johnson
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF A DC MOTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090096407
    Abstract: A method and system for remotely predicting the reliability and the remaining time before failure for an DC motor system is provided. The method and system may remotely determine the reliability utilizing a DC motor condition forecaster. The method and system may include acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the DC motor system. The method and system may provide at least one notification of an issue with the DC motor system or at least one component of the DC motor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventor: Greg L. Flickinger
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF A DC MOTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090096406
    Abstract: A method and system for determining the reliability and a remaining time before failure for a DC motor system is provided. The method and system may determine the reliability and a remaining time before failure with a statistical confidence. The method and system may includes acquiring historical motor data, obtaining operational data, performing failure analysis, developing a causal network, and performing an integrated causal network and reliability analysis of the DC motor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Greg L. Flickinger, Gary J. Chmiel, Hunt A. Sutherland