Patents by Inventor Joe Floyd Schornick

Joe Floyd Schornick 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).

  • Publication number: 20220389876
    Abstract: Method and system for transitioning from a first liquid fuel supplied to a combustor of a gas turbine system to a second liquid fuel supplied to the combustor utilizing a fuel pump configured to supply both fuels from the fuel pump during the transition without shutting down the gas turbine system. Through utilizing a fuel pump and adjusting the operation of the fuel pump during the transition, the additional costs, size, and operational complexity associated with multiple liquid fuel trains to facilitate operation of the gas turbine system with multiple liquid fuels may be avoided. The utilization of multiple liquid fuels during operation of a gas turbine system increase the operational flexibility of the gas turbine system by enabling the utilization of varied liquid fuel sources and/or local liquid fuel sources during a steady-state operation, yet utilizing standardized fuel sources for startup or shutdown procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jesus Daniel CASTILLO, Ely Edgardo TEJEDA, Rene GRAZIANO TORRES, Joe Floyd SCHORNICK, Tuy Cam HUYNH, Miroslaw Pawel BABIUCH
  • Patent number: 10478756
    Abstract: A modularized system for conditioning liquid fuel is provided that includes a mobile trailer and a liquid fuel conditioning skid disposed on and secured to the mobile trailer. The modularized system includes a pre-filter sub-skid disposed on and secured to the liquid fuel conditioning skid that includes a pre-filter configured to remove impurities from a processed liquid fuel prior to providing the processed liquid fuel to a last chance filter. The modularized system includes a last chance filter sub-skid disposed on and secured to the liquid fuel conditioning skid that includes a last chance filter configured to remove impurities from the processed liquid fuel prior to providing the processed liquid fuel to a gas turbine engine. The pre-filter sub-skid and the last chance filter sub-skid are coupled together via piping enabling flow the processed liquid fuel between the pre-filter sub-skid and the last chance filter sub-skid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Clayton Nagata Yancy, Victor Henson, Joe Floyd Schornick, Michael Augustin, Ebony Wiley, Hamidreza Naasernakhaei
  • Publication number: 20170333814
    Abstract: A modularized system for conditioning liquid fuel is provided that includes a mobile trailer and a liquid fuel conditioning skid disposed on and secured to the mobile trailer. The modularized system includes a pre-filter sub-skid disposed on and secured to the liquid fuel conditioning skid that includes a pre-filter configured to remove impurities from a processed liquid fuel prior to providing the processed liquid fuel to a last chance filter. The modularized system includes a last chance filter sub-skid disposed on and secured to the liquid fuel conditioning skid that includes a last chance filter configured to remove impurities from the processed liquid fuel prior to providing the processed liquid fuel to a gas turbine engine. The pre-filter sub-skid and the last chance filter sub-skid are coupled together via piping enabling flow the processed liquid fuel between the pre-filter sub-skid and the last chance filter-sub-skid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Clayton Nagata Yancy, Victor Henson, Joe Floyd Schornick, Michael Augustin, Ebony Wiley, Hamidreza Naasernakhaei