Patents by Inventor Jamaal A. Sanders

Jamaal A. Sanders 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).

  • Publication number: 20230315078
    Abstract: The unexpected failure of a turbomachine can be costly and dangerous. Processes may collect data from a turbomachine, calculate durations of machine events from the collected data, and apply a model to those machine-event durations to predict future machine-event durations and/or detect trends in the machine-event durations. This predictive output may be utilized to inform downstream functions regarding the health of the turbomachine. For example, a downstream function may utilize the predictive output to detect degradation or a potential future failure in the turbomachine and trigger remedial functions, such as alerts and/or controls, to prevent or mitigate the degradation or failure of the turbomachine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Henry P. SEPULVEDA, David M. HIGDON, David S. GLASER, Jamaal A. SANDERS, Jonathan W. ROGERS, Cody W. ALLEN, Chad HOLCOMB
  • Publication number: 20230304664
    Abstract: It is important to accurately measure the emissions of a turbomachine for a variety of reasons. However, continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) can be expensive to install and maintain. Accordingly, a digital platform is disclosed that hosts physics-based and/or statistical models that can be tailored to specific turbomachines and calibrated over the life of the turbomachine. The model for a turbomachine can be applied to data collected from the turbomachine to predict the emissions of the turbomachine. This enables monitoring of emissions, remotely and without the need of a CEMS. In addition, the platform may utilize the predicted emissions for alerts, compliance monitoring, health monitoring, control of the turbomachine, reporting, and/or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Henry P. SEPULVEDA, Brandon W. STEIN, Jamaal A. SANDERS, Stephen E. THERON, Nathan J. KIRKSEY, Ivan R. CARLOS, Christian DI NORSCIA, Karunakaran Thirumangalam NADADUR
  • Patent number: 9194249
    Abstract: A method for servicing a gas turbine engine to enhance the power output of the gas turbine engine including a control system, inlet guide vanes, and a third stage power turbine nozzle is disclosed. The control system includes an inlet guide vane module. The method includes increasing an operating range of each inlet guide vane to at least 62 degrees. The method also includes modifying a total flow area of the third stage power turbine nozzle by 2% to 12%, the total flow area including flow areas between adjacent airfoils in the third stage power turbine nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel William Burnes, Daniel Joseph Reitz, Jamaal A. Sanders
  • Publication number: 20150030428
    Abstract: A method for servicing a gas turbine engine to enhance the power output of the gas turbine engine including a control system, inlet guide vanes, and a third stage power turbine nozzle is disclosed. The control system includes an inlet guide vane module. The method includes increasing an operating range of each inlet guide vane to at least 62 degrees. The method also includes modifying a total flow area of the third stage power turbine nozzle by 2% to 12%, the total flow area including flow areas between adjacent airfoils in the third stage power turbine nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel William Burnes, Daniel Joseph Reitz, Jamaal A. Sanders