Patents by Inventor Nathan Lee Brown

Nathan Lee Brown 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).

  • Systems and methods for attaching a device to a rotating shaft
    Patent number: 10030811
    Abstract: A system for attaching a device to a rotating shaft is provided herein. The system may include a rotating shaft, a telemetry transmitter positioned about the rotating shaft, and a housing positioned about the telemetry transmitter. The telemetry transmitter may be trapped by the housing. The system also may include a connector configured to connect the housing to the rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Peter Ping-Liang Sue, Michael Davis Jacobs, Nathan Lee Brown, Mario Joseph Arceneaux, Paul Walter Dausacker
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A PROBE TO A CASING OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180017466
    Abstract: A system for attaching a probe to a casing of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The system may include a probe receptacle attachable to the casing. The probe receptacle may include an internal bore, a bayonet slot, a spring disposed within the internal bore adjacent to the bayonet slot, and a sealing surface within the internal bore. The system also may include a probe attachment assembly disposed about the probe and configured to engage the probe receptacle. The probe attachment assembly may include at least one bayonet positionable within the bayonet slot and a seal positionable adjacent to the sealing surface within the internal bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrea Booher Kretschmar, Zachary John Snider, Nathan Lee Brown, Kurt Kramer Schleif, Michael Allen Ball
  • Systems and methods for attaching a probe to a casing of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 9778144
    Abstract: A system for attaching a probe to a casing of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The system may include a probe receptacle attachable to the casing. The probe receptacle may include an internal bore, a bayonet slot, a spring disposed within the internal bore adjacent to the bayonet slot, and a sealing surface within the internal bore. The system also may include a probe attachment assembly disposed about the probe and configured to engage the probe receptacle. The probe attachment assembly may include at least one bayonet positionable within the bayonet slot and a seal positionable adjacent to the sealing surface within the internal bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Zachary John Snider, Nathan Lee Brown, Andrea Booher Kretschmar, Michael Allen Ball
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A DEVICE TO A ROTATING SHAFT
    Publication number: 20160123528
    Abstract: A system for attaching a device to a rotating shaft is provided herein. The system may include a rotating shaft, a telemetry transmitter positioned about the rotating shaft, and a housing positioned about the telemetry transmitter. The telemetry transmitter may be trapped by the housing. The system also may include a connector configured to connect the housing to the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Peter Ping-Liang Sue, Michael Davis Jacobs, Nathan Lee Brown, Mario Joseph Arceneaux, Paul Walter Dausacker
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A PROBE TO A CASING OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160084736
    Abstract: A system for attaching a probe to a casing of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The system may include a probe receptacle attachable to the casing. The probe receptacle may include an internal bore, a bayonet slot, a spring disposed within the internal bore adjacent to the bayonet slot, and a sealing surface within the internal bore. The system also may include a probe attachment assembly disposed about the probe and configured to engage the probe receptacle. The probe attachment assembly may include at least one bayonet positionable within the bayonet slot and a seal positionable adjacent to the sealing surface within the internal bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Zachary John Snider, Nathan Lee Brown, Andrea Booher Kretschmar, Michael Allen Ball
  • Systems and methods for attaching a device to a rotating shaft
    Patent number: 9261384
    Abstract: A system for attaching a device to a rotating shaft is provided herein. The system may include one or more intermediate members positioned about the device. The system also may include a restraining strap configured to apply a restraining force to at least one of the one or more intermediate members to secure the one or more intermediate members to the rotating shaft. The one or more intermediate members may be configured to at least partially avert and/or disperse the restraining force of the restraining strap away from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Peter Ping-Liang Sue, Michael Davis Jacobs, Nathan Lee Brown, Mario Joseph Arceneaux, Paul Walter Dausacker
  • Systems and Methods for Attaching a Device to a Rotating Shaft
    Publication number: 20150011322
    Abstract: A system for attaching a device to a rotating shaft is provided herein. The system may include one or more intermediate members positioned about the device. The system also may include a restraining strap configured to apply a restraining force to at least one of the one or more intermediate members to secure the one or more intermediate members to the rotating shaft. The one or more intermediate members may be configured to at least partially avert and/or disperse the restraining force of the restraining strap away from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Kurt Kramer Schleif, Peter Ping-Liang Sue, Michael Davis Jacobs, Nathan Lee Brown, Mario Joseph Arceneaux, Paul Walter Dausacker