Patents by Inventor John Patrick McCarthy

John Patrick McCarthy 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).

  • Remote tuning for gas turbines
    Patent number: 6839613
    Abstract: A system and method for tuning a turbine comprises a turbine controller coupled to the turbine, a first computer system coupled to the turbine controller and located locally to the turbine, and a second computer system for exchanging data with the first computer system. The second computer system is located remotely from the turbine and exchanges data with the first computer system via a network connection such as the internet, an intranet or a virtual private network (VPN). Data relating to a characteristic such as turbine combustion dynamics and/or emissions is transmitted by the first computer system to the second computer system. The second computer system transmits control data over the network connection to the first computer to tune the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Patrick McCarthy, Andrew Philip Shapiro, George Edward Williams, Eric Gardner Butterfield, Scott Campbell Mattison, Victor Franz Russo, Milton Lewiston Grant, III
  • Remote tuning for gas turbines
    Publication number: 20030018394
    Abstract: A system and method for tuning a turbine comprises a turbine controller coupled to the turbine, a first computer system coupled to the turbine controller and located locally to the turbine, and a second computer system for exchanging data with the first computer system. The second computer system is located remotely from the turbine and exchanges data with the first computer system via a network connection such as the internet, an intranet or a virtual private network (VPN). Data relating to a characteristic such as turbine combustion dynamics and/or emissions is transmitted by the first computer system to the second computer system. The second computer system transmits control data over the network connection to the first computer to tune the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: John Patrick McCarthy, Andrew Philip Shapiro, George Edward Williams, Eric Gardner Butterfield, Scott Campbell Mattison, Victor Franz Russo, Milton Lewiston Grant