Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Brindisi

Joseph M. Brindisi 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).

  • Method of determining the location of tip timing sensors during operation
    Patent number: 9530209
    Abstract: A combination probe is positioned at a location in a stationary portion of a turbo machine that defines a gas flow path and is configured to detect a moving portion of the turbo machine within the gas flow path. The combination probe includes a tip timing sensor configured to sense when the moving portion is located proximate to the location of the probe, and an optical component configured to have a field of view that includes the moving portion when the moving portion is located proximate to the location of the probe. There is also an image capture device coupled to the optical component to capture an image of the field of view. The image can be used to determine the particular blade tip location within the field of view which is also the blade tip location sensed by the tip timing sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Clifford Hatcher, Jr., Joseph M. Brindisi
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF TIP TIMING SENSORS DURING OPERATION
    Publication number: 20150199805
    Abstract: A combination probe is positioned at a location in a stationary portion of a turbo machine that defines a gas flow path and is configured to detect a moving portion of the turbo machine within the gas flow path. The combination probe includes a tip timing sensor configured to sense when the moving portion is located proximate to the location of the probe, and an optical component configured to have a field of view that includes the moving portion when the moving portion is located proximate to the location of the probe. There is also an image capture device coupled to the optical component to capture an image of the field of view. The image can be used to determine the particular blade tip location within the field of view which is also the blade tip location sensed by the tip timing sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford Hatcher, JR., Joseph M. Brindisi