Patents by Inventor Jason D. Wilkening

Jason D. Wilkening 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).

  • Electric machine with non-contact interface
    Patent number: 11002191
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a generator for generating power having a rotary union between a rotor and a stator, the rotary union comprising a first fluid passage having a converging nozzle and located within the stator having a first inlet and a first outlet, a second fluid passage having a diverging nozzle and located within the rotor and having a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet is aligned with the first outlet and at least one gap located between the rotor and stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Robert Hathaway, Clifford D. Westerlund, Jason D. Wilkening, Robert D. Grennan, David George Kloos, John S. Mears
  • ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH NON-CONTACT INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20200217250
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a generator for generating power having a rotary union between a rotor and a stator, the rotary union comprising a first fluid passage having a converging nozzle and located within the stator having a first inlet and a first outlet, a second fluid passage having a diverging nozzle and located within the rotor and having a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet is aligned with the first outlet and at least one gap located between the rotor and stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Robert Hathaway, Clifford D. Westerlund, Jason D. Wilkening, Robert D. Grennan, Michael George Schneider, John S. Mears