Patents by Inventor Michael Lexa

Michael Lexa 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).

  • Cooling hole inspection system
    Patent number: 10551327
    Abstract: An inspection system includes a thermographic sensor configured to capture thermographic data of a component having holes as a fluid is pulsed toward the holes, and one or more processors configured to temporally process the thermographic data to calculate temporal scores for the corresponding holes, spatially process the thermographic data to calculate spatial scores for the corresponding holes, and calculate composite scores associated with the holes based on the temporal scores and based on the spatial scores. The composite scores represent a likelihood that the corresponding holes are open, blocked or partially blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Majid Nayeri, Michael Lexa, Byron Knight
  • COOLING HOLE INSPECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190317025
    Abstract: An inspection system includes a thermographic sensor configured to capture thermographic data of a component having holes as a fluid is pulsed toward the holes, and one or more processors configured to temporally process the thermographic data to calculate temporal scores for the corresponding holes, spatially process the thermographic data to calculate spatial scores for the corresponding holes, and calculate composite scores associated with the holes based on the temporal scores and based on the spatial scores. The composite scores represent a likelihood that the corresponding holes are open, blocked or partially blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Majid Nayeri, Michael Lexa, Bryon Knight