Patents by Inventor Mark M. Dimond

Mark M. Dimond 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting rub in a turbomachine
    Patent number: 7409319
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosed method and apparatus relates to a system for detecting a rub in a turbomachine. The system includes a turbomachine; sensors monitoring turbomachine conditions; and an on site monitor in communication with the sensors, and loaded with instructions to implement a method for detecting a rub in the turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Abhay Sudhakarrao Kant, Vivek Venugopal Badami, Joseph Robert Toth, Nicholas Giannakopoulos, Mark M. Dimond, Jitendra Kumar