Patents by Inventor Michael George Schneider

Michael George Schneider 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).

  • Patent number: 11155357
    Abstract: An apparatus and method relating to a generator comprising a housing defining an interior and fluidly separating the interior from surrounding ambient air, at least one of a rotor or stator located within the housing, a cooling circuit passing through at least a portion of the housing to cool the interior and recirculating a coolant having a density greater than the ambient air, and a jet pump having a motive fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the cooling circuit, a transport fluid circuit fluidly coupled to the ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Jan Zywot, Gerard Howard Bueche, Gary Michael Chessare, Robert Donald Grennan, Michael George Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200216186
    Abstract: An apparatus and method relating to a generator comprising a housing defining an interior and fluidly separating the interior from surrounding ambient air, at least one of a rotor or stator located within the housing, a cooling circuit passing through at least a portion of the housing to cool the interior and recirculating a coolant having a density greater than the ambient air, and a jet pump having a motive fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the cooling circuit, a transport fluid circuit fluidly coupled to the ambient air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jan Zywot, Gerard Howard Bueche, Gary Michael Chessare, Robert Donald Grennan, Michael George Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200217250
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a generator for generating power having a rotary union between a rotor and a stator, the rotary union comprising a first fluid passage having a converging nozzle and located within the stator having a first inlet and a first outlet, a second fluid passage having a diverging nozzle and located within the rotor and having a second inlet and a second outlet, the second inlet is aligned with the first outlet and at least one gap located between the rotor and stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Robert Hathaway, Clifford D. Westerlund, Jason D. Wilkening, Robert D. Grennan, Michael George Schneider, John S. Mears