Patents by Inventor John Fitzgerald Lawler

John Fitzgerald Lawler 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: 9708980
    Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatuses and systems for controlling compressor clearances. In one case, an apparatus includes: a material layer sized to fit a case of a gas turbine (GT) compressor in a GT system, the material layer including a heating element for applying heat to the case of the GT compressor; and a control system coupled with the material layer, the control system configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence is occurring in the GT system; and actuate the heating element to apply heat to the case of the GT compressor in response to determining that the shutdown sequence is occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Farley, Joel Russell Cloninger, II, John Fitzgerald Lawler
  • Publication number: 20150354454
    Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatuses and systems for controlling compressor clearances. In one case, an apparatus includes: a material layer sized to fit a case of a gas turbine (GT) compressor in a GT system, the material layer including a heating element for applying heat to the case of the GT compressor; and a control system coupled with the material layer, the control system configured to: determine whether a shutdown sequence is occurring in the GT system; and actuate the heating element to apply heat to the case of the GT compressor in response to determining that the shutdown sequence is occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Farley, Joel Russell Cloninger, II, John Fitzgerald Lawler
  • Publication number: 20130219909
    Abstract: A fuel purging system for a turbine assembly includes a fuel delivery system. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel source for providing a fuel to the turbine assembly, a control valve for regulating a fuel flow of the fuel, a flow divider for selectively distributing the fuel to at least one combustor, and a combustor valve located upstream of the at least one combustor. The fuel purging system also includes a steam source for distributing a steam to the fuel delivery system at a location upstream of the combustor valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Vijay Anand Raghavendran Nenmeni, John Fitzgerald Lawler, Wulang Edwien Chriswindarto, Jonathon Michael Hadley