Patents by Inventor Mark Gerard Rettig

Mark Gerard Rettig 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).

  • Patent number: 8499544
    Abstract: A turbogenerator having a gas turbine engine powering generator and a cooling system and an annular heat exchanger powered by a fan disposed across an outer fan duct of the engine. Fan variable inlet and outlet guide vanes may be used to vary power between the fan and the generator which are drivenly connected to a low pressure turbine. Inner and outer portions separated by a rotating shroud of the fan are disposed in annular inner and outer fan ducts respectively. A directed energy weapon may be powered by the generator and cooled by the cooling system. A refrigeration apparatus may be operably disposed between the annular heat exchanger and the directed energy weapon for cooling the directed energy weapon and conditioning power electronics for the weapon. The refrigeration apparatus may include a vapor cycle cooling system and a cold storage containing a phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas George Shafer, Mark Gerard Rettig, Robert John VanderMolen
  • Publication number: 20110115227
    Abstract: A turbogenerator having a gas turbine engine powering generator and a cooling system and an annular heat exchanger powered by a fan disposed across an outer fan duct of the engine. Fan variable inlet and outlet guide vanes may be used to vary power between the fan and the generator which are drivenly connected to a low pressure turbine. Inner and outer portions separated by a rotating shroud of the fan are disposed in annular inner and outer fan ducts respectively. A directed energy weapon may be powered by the generator and cooled by the cooling system. A refrigeration apparatus may be operably disposed between the annular heat exchanger and the directed energy weapon for cooling the directed energy weapon and conditioning power electronics for the weapon. The refrigeration apparatus may include a vapor cycle cooling system and a cold storage containing a phase change material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas George Shafer, Mark Gerard Rettig, Robert John VanderMolen
  • Patent number: 6846575
    Abstract: An article includes turbulation material bonded to a surface of a substrate via a bonding agent, such as a braze alloy. In an embodiment, the turbulation material includes a particulate phase of discrete metal alloy particles having an average particle size within a range of about 125 microns to about 4000 microns. Other embodiments include methods for applying turbulation and articles for forming turbulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Hasz, Robert Alan Johnson, Ching-Pang Lee, Mark Gerard Rettig, Nesim Abuaf, John Howard Starkweather
  • Publication number: 20040131877
    Abstract: An article includes turbulation material bonded to a surface of a substrate via a bonding agent, such as a braze alloy. In an embodiment, the turbulation material includes a particulate phase of discrete metal alloy particles having an average particle size within a range of about 125 microns to about 4000 microns. Other embodiments include methods for applying turbulation and articles for forming turbulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Hasz, Robert Alan Johnson, Ching-Pang Lee, Mark Gerard Rettig, Nesim Abuaf, John Howard Starkweather
  • Patent number: 6598781
    Abstract: An article includes turbulation material bonded to a surface of a substrate via a bonding agent, such as a braze alloy. In an embodiment, the turbulation material includes a particulate phase of discrete metal alloy particles having an average particle size within a range of about 125 microns to about 4000 microns. Other embodiments include methods for applying turbulation and articles for forming turbulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Hasz, Robert Alan Johnson, Ching-Pang Lee, Mark Gerard Rettig, Nesim Abuaf, John Howard Starkweather
  • Publication number: 20020168537
    Abstract: An article includes turbulation material bonded to a surface of a substrate via a bonding agent, such as a braze alloy. In an embodiment, the turbulation material includes a particulate phase of discrete metal alloy particles having an average particle size within a range of about 125 microns to about 4000 microns. Other embodiments include methods for applying turbulation and articles for forming turbulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Hasz, Robert Alan Johnson, Ching-Pang Lee, Mark Gerard Rettig, Nesim Abuaf, John Howard Starkweather
  • Patent number: 6468669
    Abstract: An article includes turbulation material bonded to a surface of a substrate via a bonding agent, such as a braze alloy. In an embodiment, the turbulation material includes a particulate phase of discrete metal alloy particles having an average particle size within a range of about 125 microns to about 4000 microns. Other embodiments include methods for applying turbulation and articles for forming turbulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Charles Hasz, Robert Alan Johnson, Ching-Pang Lee, Mark Gerard Rettig, Nesim Abuaf, John Howard Starkweather