Patents by Inventor Jason Edward Beard

Jason Edward Beard 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A POWER PLANT
    Publication number: 20130111916
    Abstract: A system for operating a power plant is provided and includes a grid configured to generate a normal load and an abnormal load, a turbomachine configured to provide power to the grid in accordance with the normal load by firing at normal temperatures and in accordance with the abnormal load by firing at higher-than-normal temperatures, a cooling system disposed to cool components of the turbomachine with fluid supplied by an external reservoir and a controller configured to identify when the grid generates the abnormal load and to responsively operate the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason Edward Beard, Randy Scott Rosson