Patents by Inventor Heather Johnston

Heather Johnston 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: 7677045
    Abstract: A transition duct having a panel assembly with an inlet end of generally circular cross section and an outlet end having a generally rectangular arc-like cross section is disclosed. The panel assembly has an uncoated internal profile substantially in accordance with coordinate values X, Y, and Z as set forth in Table 1. The coordinates are taken at a sweep angle ? wherein ? is an angle measured from the inlet end and X, Y, and Z are coordinates defining the panel assembly profile at each angle ? from the inlet end. An alternate embodiment is also disclosed defining an envelope for the uncoated internal profile of the panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Power Systems Mfg., LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. Jorgensen, Heather Johnston
  • Publication number: 20070240422
    Abstract: A transition duct having a panel assembly with an inlet end of generally circular cross section and an outlet end having a generally rectangular arc-like cross section is disclosed. The panel assembly has an uncoated internal profile substantially in accordance with coordinate values X, Y, and Z as set forth in Table 1. The coordinates are taken at a sweep angle ? wherein ? is an angle measured from the inlet end and X, Y, and Z are coordinates defining the panel assembly profile at each angle ? from the inlet end. An alternate embodiment is also disclosed defining an envelope for the uncoated internal profile of the panel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Power Systems Mfg. LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Jorgensen, Heather Johnston
  • Patent number: 6644032
    Abstract: A transition duct having a panel assembly with an inlet end of generally circular cross section and an outlet end having a generally rectangular arc-like cross section is disclosed. The panel assembly has an uncoated internal profile substantially in accordance with coordinate values X, Y, and Z as set forth in Table 1 carried only to three decimal places wherein the coordinates are taken at a sweep angle &thgr; wherein &thgr; is an angle measured from said inlet end and X, Y, and Z are coordinates defining the panel assembly profile at each angle &thgr; from the inlet end. An alternate embodiment is also disclosed defining an envelope for the uncoated internal profile of the panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Power Systems MFG, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. Jorgensen, John C. Resos, Zhenhua Xiao, Heather Johnston