Patents by Inventor Phillip Lynn Andrew

Phillip Lynn Andrew 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).

  • Methods and system for power generation
    Patent number: 6897577
    Abstract: A method of operating a power generation system and a power generation system are provided. The method includes coupling at least one electrical generator to at least one prime mover, wherein the at least one generator includes at least one of a stator and a rotor wherein at least one of the stator and the rotor includes superconducting windings therein, and coupling at least one cryogenic refrigeration system to the superconducting windings, wherein the at least one cryogenic refrigeration system is coupled in flow communication with the superconducting windings to facilitate reducing an operating temperature of the superconducting windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Konrad Roman Weeber, James Michael Fogarty, Rebecca Ann Nold, Richard Nils Dawson, Phillip Lynn Andrew, Harold Edward Miller