Patents by Inventor Robert Darin Swartz

Robert Darin Swartz 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).

  • System and method for synchronous condensing
    Patent number: 10468944
    Abstract: A method includes aligning a generator shaft axis of a generator, a clutch axis of a clutch, and a pump axis of a pump along a common axis. The method also includes coupling a supply line from the pump to a radial surface of the clutch. Further, the generator is configured to operate in a power generation mode and a synchronous condensing mode, and the pump is configured to supply a lubricant to the clutch in a radial direction that is substantially perpendicular to the common axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vineet Sethi, Robert Darin Swartz
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSING
    Publication number: 20180212492
    Abstract: A method includes aligning a generator shaft axis of a generator, a clutch axis of a clutch, and a pump axis of a pump along a common axis. The method also includes coupling a supply line from the pump to a radial surface of the clutch. Further, the generator is configured to operate in a power generation mode and a synchronous condensing mode, and the pump is configured to supply a lubricant to the clutch in a radial direction that is substantially perpendicular to the common axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Vineet Sethi, Robert Darin Swartz