Patents by Inventor John Strain

John Strain 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).

  • Publication number: 20210097549
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods, systems and computer program products that enable optimized direct benefit transfers from an originator to a beneficiary. Implementation of a direct benefit transfer involves receiving from an originator bank server a user identifier uniquely associated with the beneficiary, and direct benefit transfer payment amount. The user identifier is used to retrieve a payment account identifier associated with the beneficiary. The retrieved identifiers are used to route the payment account identifier and the transaction amount information to a beneficiary bank server that is identified. The beneficiary bank server responds to credit of the disbursement amount, by crediting the payment account associated with the beneficiary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Arnab MOITRA, Gagandeep SINGH, Neha CHADHA, Paul BAKER, John STRAIN
  • Patent number: 7798768
    Abstract: A turbine vane ID support system usable to support the ID of a turbine vane and including a transition seal system and a turbine vane ID forward rail seal system. The transition seal system may seal the turbine vane ID support body to a transition, and the turbine vane ID forward rail seal system may seal the turbine vane ID support body to a turbine vane. Use of the transition seal system and the turbine vane ID forward rail seal system eliminates the problems inherent with conventional seals used to seal transitions directly to turbine vanes. The turbine vane ID support system may also be configured such that the turbine vane ID support system may be removed to facilitate removal of turbine vanes and blades for repair or replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: John Strain, Yevgeniy Shteyman, Robert W. Spitzer
  • Patent number: 7762766
    Abstract: A support for the first row turbine vanes (12) in a gas turbine engine, the support including a support framework (18). The support framework (18) includes an outer vane carrier (34), and an inner vane carrier (36) connected to the outer vane carrier (34) by a plurality of struts (44, 46). The outer vane carrier (34) is mounted to an inner casing (16) of the engine and the struts (44, 46) support the inner vane carrier (36) in cantilevered relation to the outer vane carrier (34). An aft outer flange (94) of each first row vane (12) is supported on the outer vane carrier (34) and a forward inner flange (114) of the vane (12) is support on the inner vane carrier (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Shteyman, John Strain, William R. Ryan, Robert W. Spitzer
  • Publication number: 20080101927
    Abstract: A turbine vane ID support system usable to support the ID of a turbine vane and including a transition seal system and a turbine vane ID forward rail seal system. The transition seal system may seal the turbine vane ID support body to a transition, and the turbine vane ID forward rail seal system may seal the turbine vane ID support body to a turbine vane. Use of the transition seal system and the turbine vane ID forward rail seal system eliminates the problems inherent with conventional seals used to seal transitions directly to turbine vanes. The turbine vane ID support system may also be configured such that the turbine vane ID support system may be removed to facilitate removal of turbine vanes and blades for repair or replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: John Strain, Yevgeniy Shteyman, Robert W. Sptizer
  • Publication number: 20080008584
    Abstract: A support for the first row turbine vanes (12) in a gas turbine engine, the support including a support framework (18). The support framework (18) includes an outer vane carrier (34), and an inner vane carrier (36) connected to the outer vane carrier (34) by a plurality of struts (44, 46). The outer vane carrier (34) is mounted to an inner casing (16) of the engine and the struts (44, 46) support the inner vane carrier (36) in cantilevered relation to the outer vane carrier (34). An aft outer flange (94) of each first row vane (12) is supported on the outer vane carrier (34) and a forward inner flange (114) of the vane (12) is support on the inner vane carrier (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Shteyman, John Strain, William R. Ryan, Robert W. Spitzer