Patents by Inventor Matthew Christian Nielsen
Matthew Christian Nielsen 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).
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Patent number: 9754493Abstract: A system and method for guiding and coordinating vehicular traffic determine tasks to be completed by vehicles in a transportation network in order to complete an objective, allocate the tasks among the vehicles, and determine sets of allowable actions for the vehicles based on the allocation of the tasks. The sets of allowable actions dictate plural different allowable actions that the vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the tasks allocated to the vehicles. The allowable actions are determined such that the vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without the vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other. The allowable actions are communicated to the vehicles such that the vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable actions and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Hongwei Liao, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Matthew Christian Nielsen
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Publication number: 20170155253Abstract: A system includes a control unit having a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to communicate with one or more charging stations that are electrically coupled to receive electrical power from a power distribution grid and that are configured to selectively charge one or more energy storage devices connected to the charging stations. The processor is configured to generate first control signals for communication by the communication interface to the one or more charging stations to control transfer of reactive and/or active power from the charging stations to the power distribution grid. The control signals are generated based at least in part on a load cycle profile of one or more electric machines electrically coupled to the power distribution grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Santosh Sambamoorthy VEDA, Robert Dean KING, Irene Michelle BERRY, Zhi ZHOU, Matthew Christian NIELSEN, Lembit SALASOO
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Publication number: 20170025020Abstract: A system and method for guiding and coordinating vehicular traffic determine tasks to be completed by vehicles in a transportation network in order to complete an objective, allocate the tasks among the vehicles, and determine sets of allowable actions for the vehicles based on the allocation of the tasks. The sets of allowable actions dictate plural different allowable actions that the vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the tasks allocated to the vehicles. The allowable actions are determined such that the vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without the vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other. The allowable actions are communicated to the vehicles such that the vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable actions and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Hongwei Liao, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Matthew Christian Nielsen
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Patent number: 9471060Abstract: A system and method for guiding and coordinating vehicular traffic determine tasks to be completed by vehicles in a transportation network in order to complete an objective, allocate the tasks among the vehicles, and determine sets of allowable actions for the vehicles based on the allocation of the tasks. The sets of allowable actions dictate plural different allowable actions that the vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the tasks allocated to the vehicles. The allowable actions are determined such that the vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without the vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other. The allowable actions are communicated to the vehicles such that the vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable actions and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Hongwei Liao, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Matthew Christian Nielsen
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Publication number: 20160274157Abstract: A system for determining identity information corresponding to an electrically operable machine is disclosed, where the electrically operable machine receives electricity from a power supply port. The system includes at least one sensor to generate a signal indicative of the electricity being drawn by the electrically operable machine from the power supply port. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to determine the identity information corresponding to the electrically operable machine based on one or more electrical characteristics of the signal sensed by the at least one sensor. Method and non-transitory computer readable media for determining the identity of the electrically operable vehicle are also disclosed. Moreover, a system for controlling charging of a vehicle that is operated at least partially by the electricity is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Jigar Jayesh Shah, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Conner B. Shane, Harry Kirk Mathews, JR.
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Publication number: 20160161947Abstract: A system and method for guiding and coordinating vehicular traffic determine tasks to be completed by vehicles in a transportation network in order to complete an objective, allocate the tasks among the vehicles, and determine sets of allowable actions for the vehicles based on the allocation of the tasks. The sets of allowable actions dictate plural different allowable actions that the vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the tasks allocated to the vehicles. The allowable actions are determined such that the vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without the vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other. The allowable actions are communicated to the vehicles such that the vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable actions and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Hongwei Liao, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Matthew Christian Nielsen
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Patent number: 9074152Abstract: A plasma-assisted waste gasification system and process for converting waste stream reaction residues into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) is disclosed. The feedstock is fed into a reactor roughly one-third from the bottom through the use of a feed mechanism. The reactor has three zones; a bottom zone where melting occurs, a middle zone where gasification takes place, and a top zone with integrated plasma torches to control the temperature and polish the syngas. The residence times in the three zones are selected to optimize the syngas composition and melted products. The syngas leaves the reactor and is partially quenched with relatively cooler synthesis gas. The partially quenched syngas is further cooled to recover heat for steam generation and/or preheating the waste stream to the reactor. The cold syngas is then processed to remove pollutants. The clean synthesis gas is combusted in power generation equipment to generate electricity, or converted to other fuels by chemical processes.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Matthew Christian Nielsen, Richard Anthony DePuy, Aditya Kumar, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Vitali Lissianski, Ruijie Shi, Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Kenneth Brakeley Welles, Vladimir Zamansky
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Patent number: 8972074Abstract: A system for optimal planning of electric power demand is presented. The system includes a node comprising one or more smart charging plug-in electric vehicles (SCPEVs), a processing subsystem, wherein the processing subsystem receives relevant data from one or more sources; and determines an optimized SCPEV load and optimal charging schedule for the node by applying an operations research technique on the relevant data.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Rajesh Tyagi, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Jayanth Kalle Marasanapalle, Jason Wayne Black
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Publication number: 20120277926Abstract: A load balancing system includes a transformer having a plurality of integrated sensors. A control system that may be embedded within the transformer is in electrical communication with the plurality of sensors. The control system is configured to estimate or determine the state of health of the transformer. The state of health of the transformer is based upon signals generated via the plurality of sensors. A load request that may be received that is compared to the state of health of the transformer to determine if the transformer can support the load request. The control system determines whether or not the transformer can provide electrical power based upon the estimated state of health of the transformer and in response to the load request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Matthew Christian Nielsen, Manoj Ramprasad Shah, Andrew Andre Reid
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Patent number: 8294023Abstract: A radioisotope power sources that includes radioisotope nanoparticles and scintillator materials. An embodiment of the radioisotope power source includes radioisotope nanoparticles suspended within a polycrystalline scintillator; additional polycrystalline scintillator at least partially surrounding the polycrystalline scintillator with the radioisotope nanoparticles; and a photovoltaic device in light communication with the surrounding polycrystalline scintillator. A system that employs the radioisotope power source and a method of generating an electrical current are also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Brent Allen Clothier, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Todd Ryan Tolliver, Allen Lawrence Garner
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Publication number: 20120253531Abstract: A system for optimal planning of electric power demand is presented. The system includes a node comprising one or more smart charging plug-in electric vehicles (SCPEVs), a processing subsystem, wherein the processing subsystem receives relevant data from one or more sources; and determines an optimized SCPEV load and optimal charging schedule for the node by applying an operations research technique on the relevant data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Rajesh Tyagi, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Jayanth Kalle Marasanapalle, Jason Wayne Black
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Publication number: 20110290637Abstract: A plasma-assisted waste gasification system including a sensing mechanism and process for converting waste stream reaction residues into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) is disclosed. The gasification system includes a first sensor located between a gas quench unit and a heat recovery unit to measure a first temperature and first flow rate of the synthesis gas exiting the gas quench unit; a second sensor to measure a second temperature and a second flow rate of a low temperature synthesis gas entering the gas quench unit; wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are connected to an inferential sensing mechanism. The inferential sensing mechanism is capable of estimating the temperature of the synthesis gas in the reactor, based on the measured first temperature and first flow rate, and the measured second temperature and second flow rate, using a mass-energy balance relationship that is based on the measurements of the two sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Aditya Kumar, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Ruijie Shi
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Publication number: 20110162278Abstract: A system and method is provided for the removal of particulates from a fluid. Accordingly, a system is provided that includes a particulate removal system. For example, the particulate removal system may include a plasma torch that is configured to remove particulate matter from a fluid downstream from a gasifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Richard Anthony DePuy, Matthew Christian Nielsen, DeLome Diane Fair
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Publication number: 20110100439Abstract: A radioisotope power sources that includes radioisotope nanoparticles and scintillator materials. An embodiment of the radioisotope power source includes radioisotope nanoparticles suspended within a polycrystalline scintillator; additional polycrystalline scintillator at least partially surrounding the polycrystalline scintillator with the radioisotope nanoparticles; and a photovoltaic device in light communication with the surrounding polycrystalline scintillator. A system that employs the radioisotope power source and a method of generating an electrical current are also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Brent Allen Clothier, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Todd Ryan Tolliver, Allen Lawrence Garner
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Patent number: 7615009Abstract: A system and method for optical transmission of ultrasound data signals from a probe to an image processing system is provided. By using a silicon-based optical modulator to encode ultrasound data signals onto an optical signal, an optical transmission link between the ultrasound probe and the image processing system can achieve a high signal to noise ratio with a lower power input.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Glen P. Koste, Samhita Dasgupta, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Min-Yi Shih, Robert John Filkins, Todd Ryan Tolliver, Bruno Hans Haider
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Publication number: 20090064581Abstract: A plasma-assisted waste gasification system and process for converting waste stream reaction residues into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) is disclosed. The feedstock is fed into a reactor roughly one-third from the bottom through the use of a feed mechanism. The reactor has three zones; a bottom zone where melting occurs, a middle zone where gasification takes place, and a top zone with integrated plasma torches to control the temperature and polish the syngas. The residence times in the three zones are selected to optimize the syngas composition and melted products. The syngas leaves the reactor and is partially quenched with relatively cooler synthesis gas. The partially quenched syngas is further cooled to recover heat for steam generation and/or preheating the waste stream to the reactor. The cold syngas is then processed to remove pollutants. The clean synthesis gas is combusted in power generation equipment to generate electricity, or converted to other fuels by chemical processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Matthew Christian Nielsen, Richard Anthony DePuy, Aditya Kumar, James Patrick Francis Lyons, Vitali Lissianski, Ruijie Shi, Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Kenneth Brakeley Welles, Vladimir Zamansky
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Patent number: 7367945Abstract: An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe configured for sensing and transmitting ultrasound signals. The ultrasound system further includes an optical conduit configured for coupling a light source and an optical detector in an optical path. The optical conduit includes electro-optic modulators configured for modulating optical signals on the optical conduit with at least one of the electrical signals configured to generate corresponding optically modulated analog signals on the optical conduit. In one example, the electro-optic modulators comprise electro-optic polymer modulators.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Samhita Dasgupta, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Min-Yi Shih, Robert John Filkins, Todd Ryan Tolliver, Bruno Hans Haider
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Patent number: 7369727Abstract: An electromagnetic coupler comprising: a coupling waveguide adapted for receiving input modes along an input axis, propagating coupling modes along a coupling axis, and transmitting output modes along an output axis, the output axis being not parallel to the coupling axis; and an output waveguide disposed adjacent the coupling waveguide and adapted for receiving the output modes.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Min-Yi Shih, Kelvin Ma, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Samhita Dasgupta
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Patent number: 7327022Abstract: A novel micro optical system as a platform technology for electrical and optical interconnections, thermal and mechanical assembly and integration of electronic, optoelectronic, passive and active components. This platform provides optical coupling and chip-to-chip interconnection by microwave electrical, optical guided and unguided waves, and power or bias electrical contacts or interfaces by a novel chip in flexible circuit, rigid or inflexible embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Glenn Scott Claydon, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Samhita Dasgupta, Robert John Filkins, Glenn Alan Forman
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Patent number: 7316512Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a substrate having a top surface, at least one optical data transport medium coupled to the substrate, one or more lens devices coupled to the substrate, and one or more reflective devices coupled to the substrate. The one or more lens devices and the one or more reflective devices are at least partially passively aligned with the at least one optical transport medium by use of one or more pins.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Min-Yi Shih, Christopher James Kapusta, William Paul Kornrumpf, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Samhita Dasgupta, Eric Michael Breitung