Patents by Inventor James Oldham Lambert

James Oldham Lambert 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: 9847702
    Abstract: A method for sealing fluid cooled conduits in-situ for a generator is provided. The fluid or liquid cooled conduits are located external to a stator of the generator and substantially outward of stator bars. The method includes draining coolant from the fluid cooled conduits, and drying interior surfaces of the fluid cooled conduits. In inserting step inserts a borescope and a sealant applicator through an opening in one of the fluid cooled conduits. A locating step locates a brazed joint in the fluid cooled conduit, and a positioning step positions the borescope and the sealant applicator near the brazed joint. An applying step applies a sealant to the inside of the fluid cooled conduit at the brazed joint A viewing step may be used to view the brazed joint with the borescope to confirm that the applying step has been successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Oldham Lambert, Eric Lawrence Schilf
  • Publication number: 20170107845
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine system includes a gas turbine engine with a rotating element, at least one primary rotor shaft coupled to the rotating element, and a primary generator coupled to the at least one primary rotor shaft. The system further includes at least one auxiliary rotor shaft coupled to the at least one primary rotor shaft, such that rotation of the at least one primary rotor shaft causes rotation of the at least one auxiliary rotor shaft. The at least one auxiliary rotor shaft is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the at least one primary rotor shaft. An auxiliary generator is coupled to the at least one auxiliary rotor shaft, such that the auxiliary generator is in parallel configuration to the primary generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Philip Klosinski, Alston Ilford Scipio, James Oldham Lambert, Karl C. Tornroos, Sanji Ekanayake
  • Publication number: 20160359396
    Abstract: A method for sealing fluid cooled conduits in-situ for a generator is provided. The fluid or liquid cooled conduits are located external to a stator of the generator and substantially outward of stator bars. The method includes draining coolant from the fluid cooled conduits, and drying interior surfaces of the fluid cooled conduits. In inserting step inserts a borescope and a sealant applicator through an opening in one of the fluid cooled conduits. A locating step locates a brazed joint in the fluid cooled conduit, and a positioning step positions the borescope and the sealant applicator near the brazed joint. An applying step applies a sealant to the inside of the fluid cooled conduit at the brazed joint A viewing step may be used to view the brazed joint with the borescope to confirm that the applying step has been successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: James Oldham Lambert, Eric Lawrence Schilf
  • Patent number: 8134274
    Abstract: Dynamoelectric device and stator bar therefor, where the stator bar includes a linear portion for positioning in a slot of a stator core, the slot extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of the stator, and an end arm portion having an involute-on-cone bend relative to the linear portion and an elongated cross-section that is substantially aligned with the radial direction of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: James Oldham Lambert
  • Publication number: 20110148242
    Abstract: Dynamoelectric device and stator bar therefor, where the stator bar includes a linear portion for positioning in a slot of a stator core, the slot extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of the stator, and an end arm portion having an involute-on-cone bend relative to the linear portion and an elongated cross-section that is substantially aligned with the radial direction of the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: James Oldham Lambert
  • Patent number: 7928625
    Abstract: Dynamoelectric device and stator bar therefor, where the stator bar includes a linear portion for positioning in a slot of a stator core, the slot extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of the stator, and an end arm portion having an involute-on-cone bend relative to the linear portion and an elongated cross-section that is substantially aligned with the radial direction of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: James Oldham Lambert
  • Publication number: 20100207481
    Abstract: Dynamoelectric device and stator bar therefor, where the stator bar includes a linear portion for positioning in a slot of a stator core, the slot extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of the stator, and an end arm portion having an involute-on-cone bend relative to the linear portion and an elongated cross-section that is substantially aligned with the radial direction of the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: James Oldham Lambert
  • Patent number: 5831511
    Abstract: A resistance temperature detector (RTD) unit includes an RTD assembly that is removably supported in a central chamber of a support assembly. In a preferred arrangement, the RTD assembly and the central chamber are arc shaped to facilitate removal from the support assembly and to maintain contact surface area. By providing a removable RTD assembly, costs are reduced over current RTD assemblies including two monitoring elements, and the RTD elements can be replaced without dismantling the top bar connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Manning, James Oldham Lambert, Robert Timothy Lembke, Celia Ann Dieterich, Daniel R. Tommasone