Patents by Inventor John Charles Janning

John Charles Janning 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: 11408836
    Abstract: A method of inspecting a component using computed tomography is described, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a computed tomography (CT) scanner; (b) providing a target component; (c) reviewing the geometry of the component; (d) estimating the best component orientation; (e) orienting the component; (f) scanning the component with the CT scanner; (g) loading CT scan data into 3D image software; (h) registering the best CT scan data; (i) determining acceptable and unacceptable regions of CT scan data; (j) determining additional component orientations; (k) repeating steps (e) through (i) until all regions of CT scan data for the component are acceptable; and (l) creating a merged volume of acceptable CT scan data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Howard, John Charles Janning, Andrew Joseph Galish, Kevin Layne Moermond
  • Publication number: 20200309719
    Abstract: A method of inspecting a component using computed tomography is described, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a computed tomography (CT) scanner; (b) providing a target component; (c) reviewing the geometry of the component; (d) estimating the best component orientation; (e) orienting the component; (f) scanning the component with the CT scanner; (g) loading CT scan data into 3D image software; (h) registering the best CT scan data; (i) determining acceptable and unacceptable regions of CT scan data; (j) determining additional component orientations; (k) repeating steps (e) through (i) until all regions of CT scan data for the component are acceptable; and (l) creating a merged volume of acceptable CT scan data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Howard, John Charles Janning, Andrew Joseph Galish, Kevin Layne Moermond
  • Patent number: 8131107
    Abstract: An anomaly detection method includes acquiring image data corresponding to nondestructive testing (NDT) of a scanned object. The NDT image data comprises at least one inspection test image of the scanned object and multiple reference images for the scanned object. The anomaly detection method further includes generating an anomaly detection model based on a statistical analysis of one or more image features in the reference images for the scanned object and identifying one or more defects in the inspection test image, based on the anomaly detection model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Zhaohui Sun, Ali Can, John Charles Janning, Robert August Kaucic, Paulo Ricardo Mendonca, Joseph Manuel Portaz
  • Publication number: 20090279772
    Abstract: An anomaly detection method includes acquiring image data corresponding to nondestructive testing (NDT) of a scanned object. The NDT image data comprises at least one inspection test image of the scanned object and multiple reference images for the scanned object. The anomaly detection method further includes generating an anomaly detection model based on a statistical analysis of one or more image features in the reference images for the scanned object and identifying one or more defects in the inspection test image, based on the anomaly detection model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhaohui Sun, Ali Can, John Charles Janning, Robert August Kaucic, Paulo Ricardo Mendonca, Joseph Manuel Portaz
  • Patent number: 6985238
    Abstract: A non-contact measurement system employing a non-contact optical sensor and an edge detection sensor with a positioning system for moving the sensors over the surface and edges of a part (A) held in a predetermined, fixed position. The part is aligned in a co-ordinate system for obtaining accurate measurements of the part's surface (S) and edges (E). For parts smaller than the optical sensor's field of view, the part is rotated about an axis so both sides of the part are viewed by the sensor. If required, the part can also be shifted linearly along a horizontal axis (X) parallel to the sensor. For parts larger in size than the sensor's field of view, the part is moved along a vertical axis (Y) in predetermined segments so all of the part is exposed to viewing by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ralph Gerald Isaacs, John Charles Janning, Francis Howard Little, James Robert Reinhardt, Joseph Benjamin Ross
  • Publication number: 20040057057
    Abstract: A non-contact measurement system employing a non-contact optical sensor and an edge detection sensor with a positioning system for moving the sensors over the surface and edges of a part (A) held in a predetermined, fixed position. The part is aligned in a co-ordinate system for obtaining accurate measurements of the part's surface (S) and edges (E). For parts smaller than the optical sensor's field of view, the part is rotated about an axis so both sides of the part are viewed by the sensor. If required, the part can also be shifted linearly along a horizontal axis (X) parallel to the sensor. For parts larger in size than the sensor's field of view, the part is moved along a vertical axis (Y) in predetermined segments so all of the part is exposed to viewing by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ralph Gerald Isaacs, John Charles Janning, Francis Howard Little, James Robert Reinhardt, Joseph Benjamin Ross
  • Patent number: 5986852
    Abstract: A low profile, high capacity, high performance disk drive includes a plurality of disk surfaces mounted in parallel for simultaneous rotation about an axis. Each of a plurality of data transducer heads for reading and/or writing data to the data surfaces is attached to a slider. A stacked arm actuator for moving the data transducer heads in a radial direction across the disk surfaces includes a supporting arm and a suspension load beam attached to the supporting arm. The suspension load beam connects the supporting arm to the slider. The suspension load beam includes a load dimple bearing on the slider and has opposed stiffening flanges extending in a plane adjacent the slider. The actuator includes a stack of 9 head arm suspension assemblies and the stack has a height of 16.634 mm. An interdisk spacing of less than 1.4 mm provides a height dimension of 14.635 for a stack of 8 disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lowell James Berg, William Woodrow Brooks, Jr., Jerome Thomas Coffey, Daniel Lee Good, Richard Greenberg, Peter Maurice Herman, John Charles Jans, Sr., Kenneth William Meyer, Jerry Lee Neubauer, John Ralph Reidenbach, Steven Harry Voss, Donald John Wanek, Walter Ervin Zahn