Patents by Inventor Mark Anil Patel

Mark Anil Patel 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 operating gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 6799112
    Abstract: A method is provided for detecting airflow reversal in a sump system of a gas turbine engine. The method includes positioning a first pressure sensor at a sump vent to sense a discharge flow pressure from a sump within the sump system, positioning a second pressure sensor in the sump to sense a pressure in the sump, comparing the sensed pressures obtained from the first and second pressure sensors to determine a pressure difference, and comparing the pressure difference to a predetermined maximum allowable pressure difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruce Alan Carter, Mark Anil Patel, Louis Charles Stokley