Patents by Inventor Randy Edward Whitener

Randy Edward Whitener 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).

  • Generator rotor lead path configuration
    Patent number: 6501201
    Abstract: A generator rotor lead path configuration includes a plurality of electrically conductive components attached to each other. These components may include an axial lead, a flexible connector, an intermediary, a radial lead, and/or a J-strap. The improved lead path inhibits, if not prevents, lead path failure. A method of assembling or fitting the lead path into a generator is also provided, as well as a method of replacing or retrofitting a lead path that is susceptible to failure with the improved lead path configuration. Assistance in determining causes of lead path failure and ways to overcome lead path failure are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Edward Whitener, Henk Roel Jan Van Ravenswaay, Thomas Leonard Schuchart, William Cannon Gardner, Mark Steven Peavy
  • Generator rotor lead path configuration
    Patent number: 6424063
    Abstract: A generator rotor lead path configuration includes a plurality of electrically conductive components attached to each other. These components may include a cleat and a wedge. The improved lead path inhibits, if not prevents, lead path failure. A method of assembling or fitting the lead path into a generator is also provided, as well as a method of replacing or retrofitting a lead path that is susceptible to failure with the improved lead path configuration. Assistance in determining causes of lead path failure and ways to overcome lead path failure are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Edward Whitener, Kevin Michael Light, Jiping Zhang, Robert Lawrence Murphy