Patents by Inventor Richard Garland Dornier

Richard Garland Dornier 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 a visual alignment system
    Patent number: 10323542
    Abstract: An alignment system includes a first visual indicia and a second visual indicia disposed on a first mobile unit, and a third visual indicia and a fourth visual indicia disposed on a second mobile unit. The alignment system also includes a visual inspection area configured to enable collective viewing of the first visual indicia, the second visual indicia, the third visual indicia, and the fourth visual indicia along a single direction. The alignment system is configured to align the first mobile unit with the second mobile unit along a vertical axis, a horizontal axis, and a rotational axis to help align a rotational coupling between the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Garland Dornier, Quoc Hoai Nguyen
  • Foreign object damage screen for gas turbine system
    Patent number: 10273881
    Abstract: A system includes a foreign object damage (FOD) screen configured to be disposed upstream of an air intake of a gas turbine engine and to keep debris from entering the air intake. The FOD screen is configured to extend across a fluid flow path extending through the air intake into the gas turbine engine. The FOD screen includes a flexible, woven fabric made of a non-metal material and configured to absorb and dissipate energy from the debris, and the flexible, woven fabric includes a tensile strength ranging between 2700 megapascals (mPa) and 3700 mPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Garland Dornier, Jason Alan Nassar
  • FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE SCREEN FOR GAS TURBINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170292448
    Abstract: A system includes a foreign object damage (FOD) screen configured to be disposed upstream of an air intake of a gas turbine engine and to keep debris from entering the air intake. The FOD screen is configured to extend across a fluid flow path extending through the air intake into the gas turbine engine. The FOD screen includes a flexible, woven fabric made of a non-metal material and configured to absorb and dissipate energy from the debris, and the flexible, woven fabric includes a tensile strength ranging between 2700 megapascals (mPa) and 3700 mPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Garland Dornier, Jason Alan Nassar
  • Systems and Methods for a Visual Alignment System
    Publication number: 20170260878
    Abstract: An alignment system includes a first visual indicia and a second visual indicia disposed on a first mobile unit, and a third visual indicia and a fourth visual indicia disposed on a second mobile unit. The alignment system also includes a visual inspection area configured to enable collective viewing of the first visual indicia, the second visual indicia, the third visual indicia, and the fourth visual indicia along a single direction. The alignment system is configured to align the first mobile unit with the second mobile unit along a vertical axis, a horizontal axis, and a rotational axis to help align a rotational coupling between the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Garland Dornier, Quoc Hoai Nguyen