Patents by Inventor Matthew John Canham

Matthew John Canham 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).

  • Publication number: 20150114004
    Abstract: A gas turbine enclosure apparatus is provided and includes a frame defining an interior, gas turbine equipment disposed in the interior, the gas turbine equipment being pre-assembled at a first site and connectable with a gas turbine disposed at a second site and wall panels connectable with the frame. The apparatus being disposable proximate to the gas turbine such that the gas turbine equipment is exposed to the gas turbine and a portion of the wall panels form a portion of an outer enclosure of the gas turbine and the gas turbine equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kyle Joseph Conger, Daniel Neal Alvarez, Matthew John Canham, Ronald Lawrence Yenser
  • Publication number: 20150113805
    Abstract: A method of assembling an enclosure of a gas turbine is provided. The method includes disposing gas turbine equipment in an interior of a frame at a first site, connecting wall panels to the frame to form a pre-assembled module at the first site, shipping the pre-assembled module from the first site to a second site and disposing the pre-assembled module proximate to the gas turbine such that the gas turbine equipment is exposed for connection to the gas turbine and a portion of the wall panels form a portion of an outer enclosure of the gas turbine and the gas turbine equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kyle Joseph Conger, Daniel Neal Alvarez, Matthew John Canham, Ronald Lawrence Yenser
  • Patent number: 7793507
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert
  • Publication number: 20090049842
    Abstract: Disclosed is an enclosure for a gas turbine, the enclosure including an enclosure section configured to partially enclose the gas turbine, and at least one other enclosure section, the at least one other enclosure section being configured to assemble with the enclosure section in a manner that associates the at least one other enclosure section with the enclosure section, wherein said at least one other enclosure section and said enclosure section are configured to substantially enclose the gas turbine when the at least one other enclosure section is associated with the enclosure section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew John Canham, Kevin Lee Kunkle, Scott Walter Leyers, Robert Kenneth Mccormack
  • Publication number: 20080060362
    Abstract: An expansion joint for use between a turbine duct and an exhaust duct. The expansion joint may include a flange attached to the turbine duct and a number of plates attached to the exhaust duct that extend towards the flange. The plates and the flange may include a gap therebetween, the gap being narrower when the turbine duct is hot than when the turbine duct is cold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Philip Poccia, Carlos Serafim Albuquerque Fernandes, Matthew John Canham, Ian James Morton, Thomas M. Albert