Patents by Inventor Larry Jay Sexton

Larry Jay Sexton 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for assembling a bearing assembly
    Patent number: 7435004
    Abstract: A method for predicting bearing failure, wherein the bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements between the inner and outer race. The method includes coupling a sensor assembly to the outer race, the sensor assembly including at least one temperature sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, generating a bearing performance model based on an initial signal received from the sensor assembly, receiving a second signal from the sensor assembly, and comparing the second signal to the bearing performance model to predict a bearing failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anant Pal Singh, Larry Jay Sexton
  • Methods and apparatus for assembling a bearing assembly
    Patent number: 7182519
    Abstract: A method for predicting bearing failure, wherein the bearing includes an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements between the inner and outer race. The method includes coupling a sensor assembly to the outer race, the sensor assembly including at least one temperature sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, generating a bearing performance model based on an initial signal received from the sensor assembly, receiving a second signal from the sensor assembly, and comparing the second signal to the bearing performance model to predict a bearing failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anant Pal Singh, Larry Jay Sexton