Patents by Inventor Michael Allen Clawson

Michael Allen Clawson 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).

  • System and method for starting gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 10641179
    Abstract: A method of starting a gas turbine engine includes determining an abnormal shutdown condition during operation of the gas turbine engine and determining a first set of lightoff parameters for the gas turbine engine. The method also includes restarting the gas turbine engine using the first set of lightoff parameters. The method further includes iteratively determining subsequent first sets of lightoff parameters and restarting the gas turbine engine using a respective subsequent first set of the determined subsequent first sets of lightoff parameters until the gas turbine maintains a first set of operational parameters, where the first set of operational parameters is representative of a robust lightoff of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mauro Hayama, Xin Zhao, Ming Tian, Mikhel Hawkins, Koji Asari, Thomas Charles Swager, Michael Allen Clawson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20180128182
    Abstract: A method of starting a gas turbine engine includes determining an abnormal shutdown condition during operation of the gas turbine engine and determining a first set of lightoff parameters for the gas turbine engine. The method also includes restarting the gas turbine engine using the first set of lightoff parameters. The method further includes iteratively determining subsequent first sets of lightoff parameters and restarting the gas turbine engine using a respective subsequent first set of the determined subsequent first sets of lightoff parameters until the gas turbine maintains a first set of operational parameters, where the first set of operational parameters is representative of a robust lightoff of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Mauro Hayama, Xin Zhao, Ming Tian, Mikhel Hawkins, Koji Asari, Thomas Charles Swager, Michael Allen Clawson