Patents by Inventor Melinda Stephanie Ammerman

Melinda Stephanie Ammerman 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).

  • Hazardous gas monitoring system
    Patent number: 11873764
    Abstract: A hazardous gas monitoring system is provided. The hazardous gas monitoring system includes a panel including multiple sensing lines. Each sensing line is configured to receive and monitor an air sample. Each sensing line includes a water separator to remove condensed moisture, a coalescing filter disposed downstream of the water separator, and a flow and gas monitoring system disposed downstream of the coalescing filter. The hazardous gas monitoring system may be used to monitor the presence of hazardous gases within an enclosure, such as an enclosure for a turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Valery Ivanovich Ponyavin, Melinda Stephanie Ammerman, Miguel Angel Mendoza, Jaymil Jitendrakumar Patel
  • Control of power generation system during online maintenance using multiple maintenance modes
    Patent number: 11489364
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for controlling a power generation system during on-line maintenance. The method includes operating the power generation system in a first maintenance mode, which causes a controller of the power generation system to disable an automated response to at least one operational fault of the power generation system; monitoring a risk parameter of the power generation system or at least one sensor within the power generation system while operating the power generation system in the first maintenance mode; and operating the power generation system in a second maintenance mode in response to detecting an override command, an elapsed time exceeding a time limit, or the monitored risk parameter exceeding a safety threshold. The second maintenance mode causes the controller of the power generation system to enable the automated response to the at least one operational fault of the power generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bryan Edward Sweet, Christian-Anghel Solacolu, Melinda Stephanie Ammerman, Bret Stephen Dalton
  • CONTROL OF POWER GENERATION SYSTEM DURING ON-LINE MAINTENANCE USING MULTIPLE MAINTENANCE MODES
    Publication number: 20220029454
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for controlling a power generation system during on-line maintenance. The method includes operating the power generation system in a first maintenance mode, which causes a controller of the power generation system to disable an automated response to at least one operational fault of the power generation system; monitoring a risk parameter of the power generation system or at least one sensor within the power generation system while operating the power generation system in the first maintenance mode; and operating the power generation system in a second maintenance mode in response to detecting an override command, an elapsed time exceeding a time limit, or the monitored risk parameter exceeding a safety threshold. The second maintenance mode causes the controller of the power generation system to enable the automated response to the at least one operational fault of the power generation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Bryan Edward Sweet, Christian-Anghel Solacolu, Melinda Stephanie Ammerman, Bret Stephen Dalton
  • HAZARDOUS GAS MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210381437
    Abstract: A hazardous gas monitoring system is provided. The hazardous gas monitoring system includes a panel including multiple sensing lines. Each sensing line is configured to receive and monitor an air sample. Each sensing line includes a water separator to remove condensed moisture, a coalescing filter disposed downstream of the water separator, and a flow and gas monitoring system disposed downstream of the coalescing filter. The hazardous gas monitoring system may be used to monitor the presence of hazardous gases within an enclosure, such as an enclosure for a turbomachine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Valery Ivanovich Ponyavin, Melinda Stephanie Ammerman, Miguel Angel Mendoza, Jaymil Jitendrakumar Patel