Patents by Inventor John Robert Booth

John Robert Booth 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: 8796980
    Abstract: A fault detection system for an over-speed protection system of a rotating machine includes a first speed sensor, second speed sensor, and third speed sensor sensing a speed of a shaft of the rotating machine. The system includes a first input configured to receive a first pulse train from the first speed sensor, a second input configured to receive a second pulse train from the second speed sensor, a third input configured to receive a third pulse train from the third speed sensor, and a processor configured to generate a shutdown signal for the rotating machine based on the first pulse train, the second pulse train, and the third pulse train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Glynn Wise, Fred Henry Boettner, John Robert Booth
  • Publication number: 20140111888
    Abstract: A fault detection system for an over-speed protection system of a rotating machine includes a first speed sensor, second speed sensor, and third speed sensor sensing a speed of a shaft of the rotating machine. The system includes a first input configured to receive a first pulse train from the first speed sensor, a second input configured to receive a second pulse train from the second speed sensor, a third input configured to receive a third pulse train from the third speed sensor, and a processor configured to generate a shutdown signal for the rotating machine based on the first pulse train, the second pulse train, and the third pulse train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Glynn Wise, Fred Henry Boettner, John Robert Booth
  • Patent number: 8558408
    Abstract: A system for providing power to a device includes a first power supply unit having a first power module that provides A.C. power and is selectively connectable to input lines and a first communication module. The system also includes a second power supply unit having a second power module selectively connectable to the input lines and that provides A.C. power and a second communication module coupled to the first communication module. Only one of the first or second power supply units is coupled to the input lines at a given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Carter, John Robert Booth, John Isler, III
  • Patent number: 8423160
    Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods for controlling electronic circuitry. A system can include at least a first controller and a second controller and at least one power electronic circuitry module. The first controller can be in electrical communication with the power electronic circuitry module via a first high-speed serial link (HSSL). The second controller can be in electrical communication with the power electronic circuitry module via a second HSSL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jordan Brantley Casteel, William Robert Pearson, Mark Eugene Shepard, John Andrew Leonard, Douglas Gregg Fowley, John Robert Booth
  • Patent number: 8278779
    Abstract: A system for providing redundant power to a device includes a first power supply unit that includes a first communication module including first and second first power supply unit transmitters and first and second first power supply unit receivers and a second power supply unit that includes a second communication module coupled to the first communication module and including first and second second power supply unit transmitters and first and second second power supply unit receivers coupled, respectively, to the first and second first power supply unit transmitters. The first power supply unit transmits on both the first and second first transmitters and the second power supply is configured to provide power to the device in the event that signals are not received from both the first and second first power supply unit transmitters by the first and second second power supply unit receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Isler, III, John Robert Booth, Roy Anthony Carter
  • Publication number: 20120200161
    Abstract: A system for providing redundant power to a device includes a first power supply unit that includes a first communication module including first and second first power supply unit transmitters and first and second first power supply unit receivers and a second power supply unit that includes a second communication module coupled to the first communication module and including first and second second power supply unit transmitters and first and second second power supply unit receivers coupled, respectively, to the first and second first power supply unit transmitters. The first power supply unit transmits on both the first and second first transmitters and the second power supply is configured to provide power to the device in the event that signals are not received from both the first and second first power supply unit transmitters by the first and second second power supply unit receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Isler, III, John Robert Booth, Roy Anthony Carter
  • Patent number: 8154305
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing connection fault self-monitoring with DC bias current. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for obtaining measurements and detecting connectivity faults associated with a voltage mode sensor. The method can include coupling a DC bias current into a circuit. The circuit includes a voltage mode sensor, and the voltage mode sensor can output a time varying signal. The method can also include setting a nominal level of the DC bias current, monitoring a voltage associated with the DC bias current, and determining circuit connectivity status based at least in part on monitoring the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Carter, William Duggan Brackman, Jr., John Robert Booth
  • Publication number: 20120074788
    Abstract: A system for providing power to a device includes a first power supply unit having a first power module that provides A.C. power and is selectively connectable to input lines and a first communication module. The system also includes a second power supply unit having a second power module selectively connectable to the input lines and that provides A.C. power and a second communication module coupled to the first communication module. Only one of the first or second power supply units is coupled to the input lines at a given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Carter, John Robert Booth, John Isler, III
  • Publication number: 20120013345
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing connection fault self-monitoring with DC bias current. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for obtaining measurements and detecting connectivity faults associated with a voltage mode sensor. The method can include coupling a DC bias current into a circuit. The circuit includes a voltage mode sensor, and the voltage mode sensor can output a time varying signal. The method can also include setting a nominal level of the DC bias current, monitoring a voltage associated with the DC bias current, and determining circuit connectivity status based at least in part on monitoring the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Roy Anthony Carter, William Duggan Brackman, JR., John Robert Booth
  • Publication number: 20110204857
    Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods for controlling electronic circuitry. A system can include at least a first controller and a second controller and at least one power electronic circuitry module. The first controller can be in electrical communication with the power electronic circuitry module via a first high-speed serial link (HSSL). The second controller can be in electrical communication with the power electronic circuitry module via a second HSSL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jordan Brantley Casteel, William Robert Pearson, Mark Eugene Shepard, John Andrew Leonard, Douglas Gregg Fowley, John Robert Booth