Patents by Inventor Gurbaksh Singh Ohson

Gurbaksh Singh Ohson 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for starting up combined cycle power systems
    Patent number: 7621133
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for fast starting and loading a combined cycle power system are described. In one example embodiment, the method includes loading the gas turbine at up to it's maximum rate, and loading the steam turbine at its maximum rate with excess steam bypassed to the condenser while maintaining the temperature of steam supplied to the steam turbine at a substantially constant temperature from initial steam admission into the steam turbine until all steam generated by the heat recovery steam generator is being admitted to the steam turbine while the gas turbine operates at up to maximum load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Leroy Omar Tomlinson, Charles Michael Jones, Gordon Raymond Smith, Mark Joseph Steffen, Bruce Charles Martindale, Marc Trent Kazanas, Paul Ronan Murphy, Gurbaksh Singh Ohson, Steven David Shemo, Eric YuHang Fung