Patents by Inventor John C. Davies

John C. Davies 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).

  • Patent number: 8245383
    Abstract: A method of assembling a moisture separation system for a gas turbine power system is provided. The gas turbine power system includes a filter housing assembly and a weather hood coupled to the filter housing assembly, and the weather hood defines an inlet for directing airflow into the filter housing assembly. The method includes providing a moisture separator and coupling the moisture separator to the weather hood such that the moisture separator extends at least partially across the inlet, the moisture separator rotatable in response to the airflow to facilitate removing moisture from the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard M. A. Mann, John C. Davies
  • Publication number: 20110094384
    Abstract: A method of assembling a moisture separation system for a gas turbine power system is provided. The gas turbine power system includes a filter housing assembly and a weather hood coupled to the filter housing assembly, and the weather hood defines an inlet for directing airflow into the filter housing assembly. The method includes providing a moisture separator and coupling the moisture separator to the weather hood such that the moisture separator extends at least partially across the inlet, the moisture separator rotatable in response to the airflow to facilitate removing moisture from the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Richard M. A. Mann, John C. Davies
  • Patent number: 5207344
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for the segregated collection of different types of waste materials such as bottles or cans and comprises a segregated trash receiving unit which is placed within a conventional trash can such as a standard 55-gallon drum. The trash receiving unit is affixed to the interior wall of the exterior trash can and is additionally provided with an opening aligned with an opening extending through the side wall of the exterior trash can. The opening in the trash receiving unit is larger than the opening in the exterior trash can so that when cans and bottles which are placed through the exterior trash can opening and into the trash receiving unit, the collected bottles and cans may be easily dumped out of the trash receiving unit once it is removed from the exterior trash can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Inventors: John C. Davies, Henry J. Davies
  • Patent number: 4401933
    Abstract: A single phase induction motor control system employs power line assisted starting and runs at higher than power line frequency from an electronically generated inverter supply. This inverter supply is employed to provide an out of phase mains frequency signal to the run winding during starting in order to create the rotating magnetic field needed to start the motor. After the motor has started, the power line supply is disconnected from the start winding and the inverter supply frequency is increased gradually to a final value corresponding to the desired operating speed. In this system no phase shifting capacitors are needed to provide the out of phase starting voltage and the run winding is optimized for running conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1983
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Davy, Brian P. Fenton, John G. Ramage
  • Patent number: 4013276
    Abstract: A screw-housing for an extruder or injection moulding machine, having a longitudinal bore on the internal surface of which is defined grooving, preferably in the form of a number of equidistantly spaced grooves, extending longitudinally throughout substantially the whole length of the housing or alternatively throughout a major portion of the length of the housing downstream of the feed zone thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: British Industrial Plastics Limited
    Inventors: Ambrose C. Boham, John C. Davies, Brian J. Kendall-Smith