Patents by Inventor Paul Alfred Siemers
Paul Alfred Siemers 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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Patent number: 11056264Abstract: A rupture resistant system, including a tank configured to increase an inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions, wherein the tank, a sidewall extending about the inner volume of the tank, and wherein the sidewall includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a bottom wall coupled to the sidewall, and a tank cover coupled to the sidewall opposite the bottom wall, wherein the tank cover includes a first plate coupled to a second plate, wherein the second plate extends from the first plate, and the first plate couples to a second end of the sidewall with a joint without overlapping the interior and exterior surfaces of the sidewall. The system also includes a radiator coupled to the tank, the radiator comprising a first panel and a second panel positioned at a distance from the first panel, the first panel and second panel being configured to increase the distance of the inner volume of the radiator.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170271069Abstract: A rupture resistant system, including a tank configured to increase an inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions, wherein the tank, a sidewall extending about the inner volume of the tank, and wherein the sidewall includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a bottom wall coupled to the sidewall, and a tank cover coupled to the sidewall opposite the bottom wall, wherein the tank cover includes a first plate coupled to a second plate, wherein the second plate extends from the first plate, and the first plate couples to a second end of the sidewall with a joint without overlapping the interior and exterior surfaces of the sidewall. The system also includes a radiator coupled to the tank, the radiator comprising a first panel and a second panel positioned at a distance from the first panel, the first panel and second panel being configured to increase the distance of the inner volume of the radiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Michael Graham Smith
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Patent number: 9672968Abstract: A rupture resistant system, including a tank configured to increase an inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions, wherein the tank includes a component situated within the inner volume of the tank and susceptible to increasing pressure within the tank when under an electrical fault condition, a sidewall extending about the inner volume of the tank, and wherein the sidewall includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a bottom wall coupled to the sidewall, and a tank cover coupled to the sidewall opposite the bottom wall, wherein the tank cover includes a first plate coupled to a second plate, wherein the second plate extends from the first plate, and the first plate extends over the sidewall and the second plate overlaps and couples to the exterior surface of the sidewall with a first joint.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith
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Publication number: 20140218148Abstract: A rupture resistant system, including a tank configured to increase an inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions, wherein the tank includes a component situated within the inner volume of the tank and susceptible to increasing pressure within the tank when under an electrical fault condition, a sidewall extending about the inner volume of the tank, and wherein the sidewall includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a bottom wall coupled to the sidewall, and a tank cover coupled to the sidewall opposite the bottom wall, wherein the tank cover includes a first plate coupled to a second plate, wherein the second plate extends from the first plate, and the first plate extends over the sidewall and the second plate overlaps and couples to the exterior surface of the sidewall with a first joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith
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Patent number: 8717134Abstract: A system comprises a tank, a radiator connected to the tank, and a component situated within the tank and susceptible to creating increasing pressure within system when under a fault condition. The radiator is configured to directionally vent pressure under excessive pressure conditions.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith, Jr.
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Patent number: 8710946Abstract: A rupture resistant system comprises a tank comprising a top member, a sidewall member, and a bottom member, and a component situated within the tank and susceptible to creating increasing pressure within the tank when under a fault condition. At least one of the top, sidewall, and bottom members is connected to another of the top, sidewall, and bottom members in a manner so as to cause an increase in inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100065261Abstract: A system comprises a tank, a radiator connected to the tank, and a component situated within the tank and susceptible to creating increasing pressure within system when under a fault condition. The radiator is configured to directionally vent pressure under excessive pressure conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith, JR.
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Publication number: 20100065306Abstract: A rupture resistant system comprises a tank comprising a top member, a sidewall member, and a bottom member, and a component situated within the tank and susceptible to creating increasing pressure within the tank when under a fault condition. At least one of the top, sidewall, and bottom members is connected to another of the top, sidewall, and bottom members in a manner so as to cause an increase in inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith, JR.
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Patent number: 7522707Abstract: In some embodiments, an X-ray target includes a target cap formed of a substrate material and a focal track layer of emitting material, and at least one of the substrate material and the emitting material has a density greater than about 95.0% of theoretical density. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing an X-ray target includes forming an intermediate target cap form of substrate material and a focal track layer of emitting material, and compacting the intermediate target cap form by application of gas pressure at elevated temperature to form a final target cap form, and at least the substrate material is dense substrate material having a final density greater than an intermediate density or the emitting material is dense emitting material having a final emitting material density greater than an intermediate emitting material density.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gregory Alan Steinlage, Thomas Carson Tiearney, Jr., Michael Scott Hebert, Paul Alfred Siemers, Kirk Alan Rogers, Ray Alden Henrichsen
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Publication number: 20080107238Abstract: In some embodiments, an X-ray target includes a target cap formed of a substrate material and a focal track layer of emitting material, and at least one of the substrate material and the emitting material has a density greater than about 95.0% of theoretical density. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing an X-ray target includes forming an intermediate target cap form of substrate material and a focal track layer of emitting material, and compacting the intermediate target cap form by application of gas pressure at elevated temperature to form a final target cap form, and at least the substrate material is dense substrate material having a final density greater than an intermediate density or the emitting material is dense emitting material having a final emitting material density greater than an intermediate emitting material density.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory Alan Steinlage, Thomas Carson Tiearney, Michael Scott Hebert, Paul Alfred Siemers, Kirk Alan Rogers, Ray Alden Henrichsen
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Patent number: 7041148Abstract: High-permeability, low-core-loss soft magnetic composite materials, compositions containing the same, and methods for making the same are described. These magnetic materials are made by forming fiber or flake shaped particles from a ferromagnetic material, annealing the particles, and then coating an insulating material on the particles. These particles can then be compacted to form an article that has high permeability, high saturation, low core loss, and is a suitable replacement for laminations in various applications, such as motors.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Luana Emiliana Iorio, Paul Alfred Siemers, Gerald Burt Kliman, Krishnamurthy Anand, Amitabh Verma
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Publication number: 20040173287Abstract: High-permeability, low-core-loss soft magnetic composite materials, compositions containing the same, and methods for making the same are described. These magnetic materials are made by forming fiber or flake shaped particles from a ferromagnetic material, annealing the particles, and then coating an insulating material on the particles. These particles can then be compacted to form an article that has high permeability, high saturation, low core loss, and is a suitable replacement for laminations in various applications, such as motors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Luana Emiliana Iorio, Paul Alfred Siemers, Gerald Burt Kliman, K. Anand, Amitabh Verma
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Patent number: 5994673Abstract: A variable volume oven that can be modified to adjust its volume according to the cooking load. The volume of the oven is able to be adjusted by providing a heating element that is vertically adjustable within the oven to a position that provides better convective and radiative heating to the cooking load.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Youssef El-Shoubary, James Aaron White, Paul Alfred Siemers, Mark Edward Dausch, Bang Mo Kim, Norman Zethward Shilling
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Patent number: 5990588Abstract: A seal-less pump and electric motor assembly includes a motor rotor fixed to a driving shaft connected to an impeller in the pump assembly. The rotor and impeller are enclosed in a common housing such that the rotor rotates within any fluid being pumped by the impeller. The portion of the housing circumscribing the rotor includes a plurality of axially extending, circumferentially spaced strips of magnetic material penetrating through plastic material of the housing. Each of the strips coincide with corresponding ones of the pole teeth of a motor stator circumscribing the outer portion of the housing such that the strips in the housing act as extensions of the pole teeth. In one embodiment, the strips of magnetic material in the housing are formed by molding powdered iron in a plastic binder material. The strips are then placed in a mold in which the housing is formed by injecting plastic. The plastic binder in the strips melds with the injected plastic to form a continuous housing for enclosing the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1996Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gerald Burt Kliman, Paul Alfred Siemers, Daniel Michael Saban
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Patent number: H1863Abstract: A method and a HIP can structure for hot isostatically pressed (HIP) production of flat sheet metal matrix composites having a dimension greater than about 4.times.5 inches. The HIP can is constructed so that most of the expensive components are reusable for further processing of other composites. The side walls of the HIP can have reduced thickness relative to the top and bottom walls and the can has a reinforced centerpiece between the two composites used in the example. Molybdenum foils are utilized to separate the composites from the stiffening structure so that when the HIP can is opened by breaking the weld at one of its wings, the components of the can and the composites come apart so that the most expensive structural members of the HIP can be reused.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1997Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Siemers, Rita Janelle Thurston, Joseph Jay Jackson