Patents by Inventor Robert A. Cardin

Robert A. Cardin 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).

  • Process for corrosion protection of turbine internal components
    Patent number: 7521088
    Abstract: A method and system of applying a corrosion inhibitor to the interior component parts of a turbine to provide corrosion protection to the components is disclosed. The intake and exhaust openings in the turbine are sealed using plastic and/or metal covers to contain the corrosion inhibitor inside the turbine. An air horn connected to an outlet vent in one of the covers induces air into and from the turbine's interior. A fog of corrosion inhibitor is introduced into the turbine through at least one inlet vent in a different cover located diagonally at an opposite end of the turbine. A sprayer is used for introducing the corrosion inhibitor into the inlet vent while the air horn is operating so that the corrosion inhibitor is caused to be drawn into and through the interior of the turbine to coat the interior component parts of the turbine. The corrosion inhibitor is introduced into the inlet vent until the corrosion inhibitor coats all exposed surfaces of the components inside turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Glenn M. Medford, Billy M. Paderick, Jr., Joseph W. Hirtz, Robert A. Cardin
  • Process for corrosion protection of turbine internal components
    Publication number: 20060062911
    Abstract: A method and system of applying a corrosion inhibitor to the interior component parts of a turbine to provide corrosion protection to the components is disclosed. The intake and exhaust openings in the turbine are sealed using plastic and/or metal covers to contain the corrosion inhibitor inside the turbine. An air horn connected to an outlet vent in one of the covers induces air into and from the turbine's interior. A fog of corrosion inhibitor is introduced into the turbine through at least one inlet vent in a different cover located diagonally at an opposite end of the turbine. A sprayer is used for introducing the corrosion inhibitor into the inlet vent while the air horn is operating so that the corrosion inhibitor is caused to be drawn into and through the interior of the turbine to coat the interior component parts of the turbine. The corrosion inhibitor is introduced into the inlet vent until the corrosion inhibitor coats all exposed surfaces of the components inside turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Glenn Medford, Billy Paderick, Joseph Hirtz, Robert Cardin