Patents by Inventor Jeffry Lynn Thompson

Jeffry Lynn Thompson 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).

  • Systems and method for locating failure events in samples under load
    Patent number: 7516663
    Abstract: A system for locating a failure event in a sample is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor configured to detect acoustic energy corresponding to the failure event in the sample. The system also includes an infrared camera configured to detect a thermal release of energy corresponding to the failure event in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Harry Israel Ringermacher, Donald Robert Howard, Bryon Edward Knight, Yury Alexeyevich Plotnikov, Mark John Osterlitz, Jian Li, Jeffry Lynn Thompson, Gulperi Nuzhet Aksel
  • Systems and method for locating failure events in samples under load
    Publication number: 20080105055
    Abstract: A system for locating a failure event in a sample is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor configured to detect acoustic energy corresponding to the failure event in the sample. The system also includes an infrared camera configured to detect a thermal release of energy corresponding to the failure event in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Harry Israel Ringermacher, Donald Robert Howard, Bryon Edward Knight, Yury Alexeyevich Plotnikov, Mark John Osterlitz, Jian Li, Jeffry Lynn Thompson, Gulperi Nuzhet Aksel