Patents by Inventor James Buttice

James Buttice 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).

  • Gas turbine exhaust diffuser mounted blade path thermocouple probe
    Patent number: 9880059
    Abstract: A thermocouple probe assembly for monitoring the temperature of an exhaust gas flow at an output of a gas turbine engine. The probe assembly includes a plenum pipe positioned within an opening extending through an outer casing wall and a plenum plate of the engine, where an air gap is provided between the casing wall and the plate. The plenum pipe is rigidly secured to the plenum plate and resiliently mounted to the casing wall so that the plenum pipe is operable to slide relative to the wall. The probe assembly further includes a diffuser liner boss rigidly secured to an outer liner of an exhaust gas diffuser in the gas turbine engine, where the liner boss includes a central bore, and where the shaft of the thermocouple probe extends through the central bore in the liner boss so that the sensor is positioned within the exhaust gas diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Myers, John Giaimo, James Buttice, Stephen Brooks
  • GAS TURBINE EXHAUST DIFFUSER MOUNTED BLADE PATH THERMOCOUPLE PROBE
    Publication number: 20160356174
    Abstract: A thermocouple probe assembly for monitoring the temperature of an exhaust gas flow at an output of a gas turbine engine. The probe assembly includes a plenum pipe positioned within an opening extending through an outer casing wall and a plenum plate of the engine, where an air gap is provided between the casing wall and the plate. The plenum pipe is rigidly secured to the plenum plate and resiliently mounted to the casing wall so that the plenum pipe is operable to slide relative to the wall. The probe assembly further includes a diffuser liner boss rigidly secured to an outer liner of an exhaust gas diffuser in the gas turbine engine, where the liner boss includes a central bore, and where the shaft of the thermocouple probe extends through the central bore in the liner boss so that the sensor is positioned within the exhaust gas diffuser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Gerald A. Myers, John Giaimo, James Buttice, Stephen Brooks