Patents by Inventor Robert Waltz

Robert Waltz 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).

  • Port-installed damper
    Publication number: 20080041283
    Abstract: A port-installed damper for trimming a flow of a substance through a pipe, the pipe having a port formed therein, that includes a fitting that attaches to the pipe about the port, a port assembly that attaches to the fitting and includes an actuator, and means for trimming the flow of a substance through the pipe. The actuator may be connected to the means for trimming by one or more connectors. The port may have a predetermined size such that, during installation of the port-installed damper, the means for trimming may pass through the port. In some embodiments, the port may not extend beyond half of the circumference of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Waltz, Neil Widmer
  • Zero cooling air flow overfire air injector and related method
    Patent number: 6869354
    Abstract: A damper box for an orifice air injector, the damper box comprising front and rear faces with respective front and rear openings therein, a pair of sides, a top and a bottom; and a pair of gates pivotally mounted within the damper box and actuatable between open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William T. Lipinski, Peter V. Centore, George M. Gorring, James J. Jennings, Robert Waltz, Thomas A. Laursen, Chris E. Latham, Duane Plessinger, Don Morrison, David O'Connor
  • Zero cooling air flow overfire air injector and related method
    Publication number: 20040106077
    Abstract: A damper box for an orifice air injector, the damper box comprising front and rear faces with respective front and rear openings therein, a pair of sides, a top and a bottom; and a pair of gates pivotally mounted within the damper box and actuatable between open and closed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: William T. Lipinski, Peter V. Centore, George M. Gorring, James J. Jennings, Robert Waltz, Thomas A. Laursen, Chris E. Latham, Duane Plessinger, Donald K. Morrison, David R. O'Connor