Patents by Inventor Kenneth Dale Moore

Kenneth Dale Moore 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).

  • Auto thermal valve (ATV) for dual mode passive cooling flow modulation
    Patent number: 10337411
    Abstract: An auto thermal valve (ATV) for dual mode passive cooling flow modulation according to an embodiment includes: a gas flow inlet port; a gas flow outlet port; a temperature dependent expandable element; a rod coupled to the temperature expandable element; and a valve disc coupled to a distal end of the rod, the temperature dependent expandable element displacing the valve disc in response to a change in temperature; wherein the valve disc is displaced away from a valve seat by the temperature dependent expandable element at temperatures above and below a range of temperatures to allow a flow of cooling gas to pass from the gas flow inlet port to the gas flow outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos Miguel Miranda, Kenneth Dale Moore
  • AUTO THERMAL VALVE (ATV) FOR DUAL MODE PASSIVE COOLING FLOW MODULATION
    Publication number: 20170191425
    Abstract: An auto thermal valve (ATV) for dual mode passive cooling flow modulation according to an embodiment includes: a gas flow inlet port; a gas flow outlet port; a temperature dependent expandable element; a rod coupled to the temperature expandable element; and a valve disc coupled to a distal end of the rod, the temperature dependent expandable element displacing the valve disc in response to a change in temperature; wherein the valve disc is displaced away from a valve seat by the temperature dependent expandable element at temperatures above and below a range of temperatures to allow a flow of cooling gas to pass from the gas flow inlet port to the gas flow outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Carlos Miguel Miranda, Kenneth Dale Moore
  • SYSTEM FOR SEALING A SHAFT
    Publication number: 20130094969
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a seal that may substantially reduce cross-shank leakage between components mounted on a shaft. Embodiments of the seal may be connected to a wide variety of rotatable components including, but not limited to, compressor blades, turbine buckets, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Sergio Daniel Marques Amaral, Gary Michael Itzel, Xiuzhang James Zhang, Kenneth Dale Moore