Patents by Inventor Michael J. Dell'Anno
Michael J. Dell'Anno 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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Publication number: 20180194487Abstract: A system includes an image capture device within an existing aircraft shell having a turbine or a rotary wing, the image capture device including an optical assembly having a field of view directed towards at least one of the turbine, the rotary wing, and a surface of the aircraft shell, the image capture device configured to capture an image of radiant flux, and an image analysis unit in communication with the image capture device to analyze the captured radiant flux image to determine a particulate matter concentration in a debris suspension cloud. The system can also include a quantizer unit to quantize an electrical signal from the image capture device, the electrical signal proportional to an intensity of the radiant flux, and an integrator unit to obtain an about continuous value of the radiant flux intensity. A method to implement the system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Peter Andrew FLYNN, John Erik HERSHEY, Radislav Alexandrovich POTYRAILO, Michael J DELL'ANNO
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Patent number: 9565439Abstract: A data compression system and method for achieving enhanced compression performance in a plurality of encoder-decoder pairs communicatively coupled in a concatenated chain is disclosed. The plurality of encoder-decoder pairs receive input data and transform the input data into compressed output data. The data compression system includes at least one quality estimator communicatively coupled to the concatenated chain to determine a plurality of quality metrics corresponding to an output from each of the plurality of encoder-decoder pairs. Further, the data compression system also includes a processing subsystem configured to optimize the operation of each of the plurality of encoder-decoder pairs based upon the plurality of quality metrics to achieve a desired level of optimization for the concatenated chain.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLCInventors: Stephen Francis Bush, John Erik Hershey, Michael J Dell'Anno
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Patent number: 8626462Abstract: A phase identification system is proposed. The system includes a sensor coupled to a terminal of a distribution transformer. A processor is coupled to the sensor for processing phase information of the terminal, wherein the sensor and the processor are embedded within a bushing unit on the distribution transformer. The processor is further configured to identify and display phase information at the distribution transformer.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Amol Rajaram Kolwalkar, John Erik Hershey, Glen Peter Koste, Michael J Dell'Anno
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Patent number: 8379584Abstract: Provided are methods and systems of using division-free duplexing (DFD) to reduce rendezvous time between two or more cognitive radio devices. The cognitive radio devices may opportunistically use available frequency spectra by communicating over available channels. To communicate, a first device may rendezvous with a second device by transmitting a beaconing signal over a frequency on which the second device is listening. DFD techniques may enable each of the devices to listen to a channel while concurrently transmitting beacon signals over the same channel. As periods of listening and periods of transmitting over the same channel need not be separated due to the transmitter cancelling approach used in DFD techniques, rendezvous time may be significantly reduced. Further, embodiments include a generalized DFD (GDFD) approach wherein devices listen to a broad band of frequencies, thus further reducing rendezvous time.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Michael James Hartman, John Erik Hershey, Richard Louis Zinser, John Anderson Fergus Ross, Michael J. Dell'Anno
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Publication number: 20110255448Abstract: Provided are methods and systems of using division-free duplexing (DFD) to reduce rendezvous time between two or more cognitive radio devices. The cognitive radio devices may opportunistically use available frequency spectra by communicating over available channels. To communicate, a first device may rendezvous with a second device by transmitting a beaconing signal over a frequency on which the second device is listening. DFD techniques may enable each of the devices to listen to a channel while concurrently transmitting beacon signals over the same channel. As periods of listening and periods of transmitting over the same channel need not be separated due to the transmitter cancelling approach used in DFD techniques, rendezvous time may be significantly reduced. Further, embodiments include a generalized DFD (GDFD) approach wherein devices listen to a broad band of frequencies, thus further reducing rendezvous time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Michael James Hartman, John Erik Hershey, Richard Louis Zinser, John Anderson Fergus Ross, Michael J. Dell'Anno
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Publication number: 20110130992Abstract: A phase identification system is proposed. The system includes a sensor coupled to a terminal of a distribution transformer. A processor is coupled to the sensor for processing phase information of the terminal, wherein the sensor and the processor are embedded within a bushing unit on the distribution transformer. The processor is further configured to identify and display phase information at the distribution transformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Amol Rajaram Kolwalkar, John Erik Hershey, Glen Peter Koste, Michael J. Dell'Anno
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Publication number: 20110090950Abstract: A data compression system and method for achieving enhanced compression performance in a plurality of encoder-decoder pairs communicatively coupled in a concatenated chain is disclosed. The plurality of encoder-decoder pairs receive input data and transform the input data into compressed output data. The data compression system includes at least one quality estimator communicatively coupled to the concatenated chain to determine a plurality of quality metrics corresponding to an output from each of the plurality of encoder-decoder pairs. Further, the data compression system also includes a processing subsystem configured to optimize the operation of each of the plurality of encoder-decoder pairs based upon the plurality of quality metrics to achieve a desired level of optimization for the concatenated chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Stephen Francis Bush, John Erik Hershey, Michael J. Dell'Anno
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Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system during a turbomachine shutdown sequence
Patent number: 7716971Abstract: A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine. The method and system may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine that may have a single or multiple shafts; determining whether the speed the shaft or shaft(s) exceeds a shutdown value; changing an overspeed trip value of the turbomachine; and determining whether the overspeed protection system would operate to trip the turbomachine.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Frederick William Block, Mark P. Bombard, Michael J. Dell'Anno, Guillermo Garcia, Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Kenneth Lee Leary, Richard Lee Nichols -
Patent number: 7677089Abstract: A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine having at least one shaft. The method may: determine whether a permissive or permissive(s) is satisfied; initiate an overspeed test; automatically adjusting the speed of a shaft; determining if the speed exceeds an overspeed trip value; and automatically disabling the automatic adjustment of the speed after the test is complete.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Frederick William Block, Mark P. Bombard, Michael J. Dell'Anno, Guillermo Garcia, Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Kenneth Lee Leary, Richard Lee Nichols
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Publication number: 20090083089Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for analyzing failure modes derived from a failure modes and effects analysis. One or more failure modes for a product are identified. A respective cost exposure for each of the identified one or more failure modes is determined in order to provide the criticality and risk of a product's failure modes in financial terms. The one or more failure modes can then be prioritized in accordance with the determined cost exposure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: John Anthony Conchieri, Michael J. Dell'Anno, Ronald P. Wiederhold, Edward Hardwicke
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Publication number: 20080300888Abstract: Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for providing risk methodologies for performing supplier design for reliability. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for analyzing reliability associated with a product provided by a supplier can be provided. The method can include providing a supplier a specification for a product, wherein the specification is based at least in part on an amount of risk to be associated with the product. In addition, the method can include requesting the supplier to perform at least one task to analyze reliability associated with the product in accordance with the specification. Furthermore, the method can include obtaining an output associated with the reliability from the supplier. Furthermore, the method can include comparing the output to the specification for the product. In addition, the method can include based at least in part on the comparison, approving or disapproving of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Michael J. Dell'Anno, Ronald Paul Wiederhold
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Publication number: 20080101918Abstract: A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine having at least one shaft. The method may: determine whether a permissive or permissive(s) is satisfied; initiate an overspeed test; automatically adjusting the speed of a shaft; determining if the speed exceeds an overspeed trip value; and automatically disabling the automatic adjustment of the speed after the test is complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Frederick William Block, Mark P. Bombard, Michael J. Dell'Anno, Guillermo Garcia, Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Kenneth Lee Leary, Richard Lee Nichols
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Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system during a turbomachine shutdown sequence
Publication number: 20080095609Abstract: A method and system of testing an overspeed protection system of a turbomachine. The method and system may include providing an overspeed protection system on a turbomachine that may have a single or multiple shafts; determining whether the speed the shaft or shaft(s) exceeds a shutdown value; changing an overspeed trip value of the turbomachine; and determining whether the overspeed protection system would operate to trip the turbomachine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Frederick William Block, Mark P. Bombard, Michael J. Dell'Anno, Guillermo Garcia, Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Kenneth Lee Leary, Richard Lee Nichols