Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Farrow

Jeffrey L. Farrow 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).

  • Simplified generator removal operation for rotor removal of center generator in a single shaft combined cycle machine
    Publication number: 20090255104
    Abstract: A method of removing a rotor from a generator of a single shaft combined cycle machine comprising a gas turbine, generator and steam turbine axially aligned, the method comprising: disengaging fasteners securing stator support feet of the generator to a foundation thereof; vertically raising the generator above the foundation; disposing temporary supports on each lateral side of the generator, beneath the stator support feet; securing the stator support feet to the temporary support columns; installing a maintenance personnel access platform over the steam turbine, axially adjacent the generator; and removing the rotor from the generator to the access platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John M. Gillivan, Richard Allen Bradt, Douglas M. Wolter, Jeffrey L. Farrow