Patents by Inventor Ian James Morton

Ian James Morton 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).

  • Drain for exhaust gas duct
    Patent number: 8276619
    Abstract: An exhaust gas duct includes a hollow duct section having a peripheral wall, a slot in said peripheral wall, the slot opening in a direction counter to a flow direction through the hollow duct section; and a baffle plate located on an exterior surface of the peripheral wall, upstream of the slot relative to the flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ian James Morton, Matthew Johnson
  • DRAIN FOR EXHAUST GAS DUCT
    Publication number: 20110079308
    Abstract: An exhaust gas duct includes a hollow duct section having a peripheral wall, a slot in said peripheral wall, the slot opening in a direction counter to a flow direction through the hollow duct section; and a baffle plate located on an exterior surface of the peripheral wall, upstream of the slot relative to the flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ian James MORTON, Matthew Johnson
  • Expansion joint for gas turbines
    Patent number: 7793507
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert
  • Expansion Joint for Gas Turbines
    Publication number: 20080060362
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert