Patents by Inventor Krishnakumar PallikkaraGopalan

Krishnakumar PallikkaraGopalan 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).

  • System and method for monitoring in real time, a gap between portions in a machine
    Patent number: 9488467
    Abstract: A monitoring system for monitoring, in real time, a gap between a rotating portion and a stationary portion of a machine. The monitoring system includes an imaging device for forming a reference image of the gap and one or more next images of the gap, the imaging device including a portion disposed within the machine and a portion external to the machine. The system also includes an image processor coupled to the imaging device configured to monitor whether the gap is increasing or decreasing by comparing the reference image to the one or more next images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Krishnakumar PallikkaraGopalan, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING IN REAL TIME, A GAP BETWEEN PORTIONS IN A MACHINE
    Publication number: 20120105619
    Abstract: A monitoring system for monitoring, in real time, a gap between a rotating portion and a stationary portion of a machine. The monitoring system includes an imaging device for forming a reference image of the gap and one or more next images of the gap, the imaging device including a portion disposed within the machine and a portion external to the machine. The system also includes an image processor coupled to the imaging device configured to monitor whether the gap is increasing or decreasing by comparing the reference image to the one or more next images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Krishnakumar PallikkaraGopalan, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan