Patents by Inventor Paul V. Sickles

Paul V. Sickles 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).

  • Method and system for monitoring rotor blades in combustion turbine engine
    Patent number: 9983576
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a method for monitoring the health of blades in a combustion turbine engine is provided. Sensors mounted around the circumference of a rotor sense and record the passage of blades during turbine operation. Analysis of information from the sensors indicates whether a blade is damaged. Analysis of blade vibration and amplitude, as measured by the sensors, is used to predict the number of cycles the blade can undergo before replacement or maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Czerniak, Elizabeth C. Day, Paul V. Sickles
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ROTOR BLADES IN COMBUSTION TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160349744
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a method for monitoring the health of blades in a combustion turbine engine is provided. Sensors mounted around the circumference of a rotor sense and record the passage of blades during turbine operation. Analysis of information from the sensors indicates whether a blade is damaged. Analysis of blade vibration and amplitude, as measured by the sensors, is used to predict the number of cycles the blade can undergo before replacement or maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Czerniak, Elizabeth C. Day, Paul V. Sickles
  • Method and system for monitoring rotor blades in combustion turbine engine
    Patent number: 9395270
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a method for monitoring the health of blades in a combustion turbine engine is provided. Sensors mounted around the circumference of a rotor sense and record the passage of blades during turbine operation. Analysis of information from the sensors indicates whether a blade is damaged. Analysis of blade vibration and amplitude, as measured by the sensors, is used to predict the number of cycles the blade can undergo before replacement or maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Paul Czerniak, Elizabeth C. Day, Paul V. Sickles
  • F-class gas turbine compressor exit guide vane repair
    Patent number: 9347327
    Abstract: A system and method for repairing a turbine. The method includes applying a coating on an outer surface of a tenon that extends from a stator vane. The tenon may be inserted at least partially into an opening defined by an inner shroud segment of the turbine. A bushing may be inserted at least partially into the opening in the inner shroud segment of the turbine such that the tenon becomes at least partially disposed within an opening defined by the bushing. A bolt may be inserted through the opening in the bushing and at least partially into an opening defined by the tenon. The bolt may be threadably engaged with the tenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Dresser-Rand Company
    Inventors: Justin C. Armstrong, Graham D. Sherlock, Greg T. Snyder, David L. Bollinger, Paul V. Sickles, David L. Sanchez, Dillon R. Jourde
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ROTOR BLADES IN COMBUSTION TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20140114587
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a method for monitoring the health of blades in a combustion turbine engine is provided. Sensors mounted around the circumference of a rotor sense and record the passage of blades during turbine operation. Analysis of information from the sensors indicates whether a blade is damaged. Analysis of blade vibration and amplitude, as measured by the sensors, is used to predict the number of cycles the blade can undergo before replacement or maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Czerniak, Elizabeth C. Day, Paul V. Sickles
  • F-class Gas Turbine Compressor Exit Guide Vane Repair
    Publication number: 20130336794
    Abstract: A system and method for repairing a turbine. The method includes applying a coating on an outer surface of a tenon that extends from a stator vane. The tenon may be inserted at least partially into an opening defined by an inner shroud segment of the turbine. A bushing may be inserted at least partially into the opening in the inner shroud segment of the turbine such that the tenon becomes at least partially disposed within an opening defined by the bushing. A bolt may be inserted through the opening in the bushing and at least partially into an opening defined by the tenon. The bolt may be threadably engaged with the tenon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Justin C. Armstrong, Graham D. Sherlock, Greg T. Snyder, David L. Bollinger, Paul V. Sickles, David L. Sanchez, Dillon R. Jourde