Patents by Inventor Kenneth David Black

Kenneth David Black 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).

  • Systems and methods of reducing heat loss from a gas turbine during shutdown
    Patent number: 8210801
    Abstract: A method operates a gas turbine that includes a compressor section, a turbine section and an extraction cooling system. The method includes monitoring an operation of the gas turbine, directing a cooling air flow through the extraction cooling system from the compressor section to the turbine section in response to normal operation of the gas turbine, and directing a warming air flow through the extraction cooling system to the compressor section and the turbine section in response to shutdown of the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Henry G. Ballard, Jr., Ian David Wilson, Stephen Christopher Chieco, Andrew Ray Kneeland, Bradley James Miller, Kenneth David Black, Raymond Goetze