Patents by Inventor Kent Gerhard Huber

Kent Gerhard Huber 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).

  • Slipring bushing assembly for moveable turbine vane
    Patent number: 8061975
    Abstract: A bushing assembly for a turbine vane includes a bushing and a housing. The bushing includes a bore for receiving a trunnion of the vane, a first electrical contact carried on an outer surface thereof, and a first conductor extending from the first electrical contact. The first electrical contact is adapted to be connected to a heater element disposed on the vane. The housing is positioned over the bushing and rotatable relative to the bushing. The housing includes a second electrical contact disposed in contact with the first electrical contact and a second conductor extending from the second electrical contact for connection to an electrical power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Michael Davis, Billy T. Wood, Kent Gerhard Huber, Louis Bruno Lorenzi
  • SLIPRING BUSHING ASSEMBLY FOR MOVEABLE TURBINE VANE
    Publication number: 20090060720
    Abstract: A bushing assembly for a turbine vane includes a bushing and a housing. The bushing includes a bore for receiving a trunnion of the vane, a first electrical contact carried on an outer surface thereof, and a first conductor extending from the first electrical contact. The first electrical contact is adapted to be connected to a heater element disposed on the vane. The housing is positioned over the bushing and rotatable relative to the bushing. The housing includes a second electrical contact disposed in contact with the first electrical contact and a second conductor extending from the second electrical contact for connection to an electrical power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Michael Davis, Billy T. Wood, Louis Bruno Lorenzi, Kent Gerhard Huber