Patents by Inventor Richard James Miller
Richard James Miller 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: 11945786Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, e.g., compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and compositions thereof. Also provided are implantable elements (e.g., devices and materials) comprising the same, as well as methods of use thereof, e.g., for treating or preventing a disease, disorder, or condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SIGILON THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Omid Veiseh, Richard Heidebrecht, Paul Kevin Wotton, Matthias Alexander Oberli, Robert James Miller
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Patent number: 10215033Abstract: A stator seal for a turbine assembly includes a seal base securable to a turbine stator and including an annular inner surface, and an abradable coating disposed on the annular inner surface. The abradable coating and the annular inner surface have a predefined cross-sectional profile including a transient operation section that facilitates axial expansion and a steady state operation section that facilitates a tighter clearance.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Fred Thomas Willett, Jr., Michael Earl Montgomery, Peter John Eisenzopf, Richard James Miller
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Patent number: 9394800Abstract: Various embodiments include a turbomachine including a swirl-inhibiting seal. In various particular embodiments, a turbomachine includes: a rotor section having sets of axially disposed blades; a diaphragm section at least partially surrounding the rotor section, the diaphragm section including a set of nozzles positioned between adjacent sets of axially disposed blades, wherein the set of nozzles includes at least one nozzle having: a base section coupled to the diaphragm section; a blade coupled to the base section; and a radial tip section coupled to a radial end of the blade, the radial tip section including an axially extending flange having a slot extending therethrough for controlling fluid flow within the turbomachine.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Xiaoqing Zheng, Jason Winfred Jewett, Richard James Miller, Jr.
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Patent number: 9388698Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to rotor cooling and, more particularly, to a stator member having at least one passage for the delivery of cooling steam to a bucket root. In one embodiment, the invention provides a turbine comprising: a rotor including a first bucket root; and a stator member having: a rotor bore within which at least a portion of the rotor is disposed; a facing end adjacent to the first bucket root of the rotor; a plurality of seals within the rotor bore for sealing against the rotor, the plurality of seals including a first seal nearest the facing end and a second seal adjacent to the first seal; and a plurality of passages, each extending from a surface of the rotor bore at a point between the first seal and the second seal and extending through the facing end.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Xiaoqing Zheng, Sanjay Chopra, Thomas Joseph Farineau, Tai Joung Kim, Richard James Miller, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150132107Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to rotor cooling and, more particularly, to a stator member having at least one passage for the delivery of cooling steam to a bucket root. In one embodiment, the invention provides a turbine comprising: a rotor including a first bucket root; and a stator member having: a rotor bore within which at least a portion of the rotor is disposed; a facing end adjacent to the first bucket root of the rotor; a plurality of seals within the rotor bore for sealing against the rotor, the plurality of seals including a first seal nearest the facing end and a second seal adjacent to the first seal; and a plurality of passages, each extending from a surface of the rotor bore at a point between the first seal and the second seal and extending through the facing end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Xiaoqing Zheng, Sanjay Chopra, Thomas Joseph Farineau, Tai Joung Kim, Richard James Miller, Jr.
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Patent number: 8926273Abstract: A steam turbine with a drum rotor utilizing individual nozzle ring assemblies in the IP section incased by a single shell. In one embodiment, a steam turbine has a high pressure (HP) section with a double shell drum and an intermediate pressure (IP) section with a single shell drum, with the IP section including a plurality of individual nozzle ring assemblies axially spaced along the single shell casing, such that each nozzle ring assembly surrounds the drum rotor. In other embodiments, a low pressure section (LP) of the steam turbine can have a single-flow or dual-flow connection to a condenser, and the condenser can be positioned to the side, vertically below, or axially aligned with the LP section.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert Gerard Baran, Kenneth Michael Koza, Richard James Miller, Jr., James Edward Olson, Robert James Piechota, Kevin John Lewis Roy, Fred Thomas Willett
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Publication number: 20140205444Abstract: Various embodiments include a turbomachine including a swirl-inhibiting seal. In various particular embodiments, a turbomachine includes: a rotor section having sets of axially disposed blades; a diaphragm section at least partially surrounding the rotor section, the diaphragm section including a set of nozzles positioned between adjacent sets of axially disposed blades, wherein the set of nozzles includes at least one nozzle having: a base section coupled to the diaphragm section; a blade coupled to the base section; and a radial tip section coupled to a radial end of the blade, the radial tip section including an axially extending flange having a slot extending therethrough for controlling fluid flow within the turbomachine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Xiaoqing Zheng, Jason Winfred Jewett, Richard James Miller, JR.
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Publication number: 20130280047Abstract: A stator seal for a turbine assembly includes a seal base securable to a turbine stator and including an annular inner surface, and an abradable coating disposed on the annular inner surface. The abradable coating and the annular inner surface have a predefined cross-sectional profile including a transient operation section that facilitates axial expansion and a steady state operation section that facilitates a tighter clearance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Fred Thomas Willett, JR., Michael Earl Montgomery, Peter John Eisenzopf, Richard James Miller
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Publication number: 20130195644Abstract: A steam turbine with a drum rotor utilizing individual nozzle ring assemblies in the IP section incased by a single shell. In one embodiment, a steam turbine has a high pressure (HP) section with a double shell drum and an intermediate pressure (IP) section with a single shell drum, with the IP section including a plurality of individual nozzle ring assemblies axially spaced along the single shell casing, such that each nozzle ring assembly surrounds the drum rotor. In other embodiments, a low pressure section (LP) of the steam turbine can have a single-flow or dual-flow connection to a condenser, and the condenser can be positioned to the side, vertically below, or axially aligned with the LP section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Robert Gerard Baran, Kenneth Michael Koza, Richard James Miller, JR., James Edward Olson, Robert James Piechota, Kevin John Lewis Roy, Fred Thomas Willett
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Patent number: 5899546Abstract: A refrigerator cabinet assembly includes a shell formed by opposed, upright side walls and a top wall, all of which have in-turned front and rear face portions with each of the front face portions terminating in a return flange defining a liner receiving cavity opening forwardly of the shell. Each liner receiving cavity is spaced inwardly of a respective side and top wall such that a channel, which is readily accessible from within the shell, is defined. A rear wall is interconnected to the side and top walls by being arranged between and forced to intimately contact a pair of spaced layers defining the rear face portions of each of these walls. A plurality of reinforcement members, including a pair of upper corner plates and a pair of side reinforcement bars adapted to be arranged in the channel, as well as upper and lower crossbars in one preferred embodiment that interconnect the side reinforcement members, are attached to the shell, along with a mullion plate and a faceplate.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Jose G. Avendano, Edward Everett Crompton, III, Richard James Miller, John Phillip Myers, John C. Rue, Sr., Robert A. Christenson, Sheldon W. Mandel, Michael A. Mohrfeld, Robert M. Riley, Scott Robert Voll
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Patent number: 5897181Abstract: A refrigerator cabinet assembly includes a shell formed by opposed, upright side walls and a top wall, all of which have in-turned front and rear face portions with each of the front face portions terminating in a return flange defining a liner receiving cavity opening forwardly of the shell. Each liner receiving cavity is spaced inwardly of a respective side and top wall such that a channel, which is readily accessible from within the shell, is defined. A rear wall is interconnected to the side and top walls by being arranged between and forced to intimately contact a pair of spaced layers defining the rear face portions of each of these walls. A plurality of reinforcement members, including a pair of upper corner plates and a pair of side reinforcement bars adapted to be arranged in the channel, as well as upper and lower crossbars in one preferred embodiment that interconnect the side reinforcement members, are attached to the shell, along with a mullion plate and a faceplate.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1998Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: Jose G. Avendano, Edward Everett Crompton, III, Richard James Miller, John Phillip Myers, John C. Rue, Sr., Robert A. Christenson, Sheldon W. Mandel, Michael A. Mohrfeld, Robert M. Riley, Scott Robert Voll