Patents by Inventor Scott Alan

Scott Alan 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).

  • Patent number: 11970971
    Abstract: A turbofan engine is provided. The turbofan engine includes a fan; a turbomachine operably coupled to the fan for driving the fan, wherein the turbomachine, the fan, or both include an engine component; a heat source; and a heat transfer system configured to reduce ice buildup or ice formation in the engine component, the heat transfer system in communication with the heat source, the heat transfer system comprising: a first heat transfer component in communication with the heat source; and a second heat transfer component that extends from the first heat transfer component to or through the engine component, wherein the first heat transfer component comprises one of a heat pipe or a graphene rod, and wherein the second heat transfer component comprises the other of the heat pipe or the graphene rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: General Electric Company, General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Rajani Bhanu Poornima M, Vilas Kawaduji Bokade, Subramani Adhiachari, Sesha Subramanian, Pankaj Sharma, Ashish Sharma, Scott Alan Schimmels
  • Patent number: 11971689
    Abstract: Examples of methods for object manufacturing visualization by an electronic device are described herein. In some examples, a predicted thermal image of additive manufacturing is determined using a machine learning model. In some examples, a captured thermal image is obtained. In some examples, a graphical overlay of the predicted thermal image with the captured thermal image is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., INSTITUTO ATLANTICO
    Inventors: Marcelo Aita Riss, Alyne Gomes Soares Cantal, He Luan, Jun Zeng, Scott Alan White, Sebastia Cortes i Herms, Nailson Boaz Costa Leite, Brian Schmitz Tani
  • Publication number: 20240133303
    Abstract: A turbine engine having a rotor rotatable about a rotational axis, a stator, a plurality of circumferentially spaced bleed air passages, and an inducer. The plurality of circumferentially spaced bleed air passages being located between an axially adjacent set of vanes of the stator and blades of the rotor. The inducer including a nozzle passage fluidly coupling a nozzle inlet of the inducer to a nozzle outlet of the inducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Antonio Guijarro Valencia, Scott Alan Schimmels, Steven Douglas Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240133770
    Abstract: A seal monitoring apparatus is provided. The seal monitoring apparatus includes one or more pressure sensors and a controller in communication with the one or more pressure sensors. The one or more pressure sensors is mounted at a seal of a turbine to measure pressure on a first side of the seal and/or a second side of the seal. The controller is configured to receive pressure data from the one or more pressure sensors and determine a condition of the seal based at least in part on the pressure data. The controller is configured to output a signal upon determining a change in the condition of the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Bugra H. Ertas, Deepak Trivedi, Scott Alan Schimmels, Joseph Herbert Fields, Rahul Anil Bidkar, Eric R. Westervelt, Andrew Kevin Winn
  • Patent number: 11964678
    Abstract: A communication system and method receive, at an energy management system disposed onboard a vehicle system formed from a lead vehicle and one or more remote vehicles, trip data that represents one or more characteristics of an upcoming trip of the vehicle system along a route. A selected portion of the trip data is communicated from the energy management system to a distributed power system disposed onboard the vehicle system. The selected portion includes identifying information and one or more orientations of the one or more remote vehicles. Using the distributed power system, communication links between the lead vehicle and the one or more remote vehicles are established using the identifying information and the one or more orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Alan Schoenly, William Cherrick Schoonmaker
  • Patent number: 11965697
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger includes a first wall manifold. The heat exchanger further includes a second wall manifold spaced apart from the first wall manifold. The heat exchanger further includes a plurality of vanes that extend generally circumferentially between the first wall manifold and the second wall manifold. The heat exchanger further includes a plurality of fluid circuits defined within the heat exchanger. Each fluid circuit in the plurality of fluid circuits includes an inlet channel portion and an outlet channel portion defined within the first wall manifold. A return channel portion defined within the second wall manifold. At least one passage portion of a plurality of passage portions defined within each vane of the plurality of vanes. The at least one passage portion extends between the return channel portion and one of the inlet channel portion and the outlet channel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Daggett, Steven Douglas Johnson, Anand P. Roday, Scott Alan Schimmels
  • Publication number: 20240127082
    Abstract: A system and method for performing root cause analysis for enforcement events is presented. The system can enable accurate detection of an enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events. The system can enable accurate detection of the enforcement event and identifies the root cause of such events using an automation workflow engine. The system can perform root cause analysis based on at least one analysis model. The system can provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data points characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data points to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Scott Alan Neal, JR., Siju Pallimolel Kuriakose
  • Publication number: 20240118187
    Abstract: A system includes a device configured to facilitate an interaction between a first fluid flow and a second fluid flow within a flow path of the device; an optical sensor configured to obtain one or more images representing the flow path; an image analysis module configured to: process the images to identify at least one droplet generated in a flow path of the device by the interaction between the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow, and estimate a size of the at least one droplet; and a control system configured to: determine that the size of the at least one droplet satisfies a threshold condition, and responsive to determining that the size of the at least one droplet satisfies the threshold condition, generate a signal that causes an adjustment to a flow rate of at least one of the first fluid flow or the second fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: David Luther Alan Stafford, Bradley Scott Thomas
  • Patent number: 11953462
    Abstract: A method of forming a glass electrochemical sensor is described. In some embodiments, the method may include forming a plurality of electrical through glass vias (TGVs) in an electrode substrate; filling each of the plurality of electrical TGVs with an electrode material; forming a plurality of contact TGVs in the electrode substrate; filling each of the plurality of contact TGVs with a conductive material; patterning the conductive material to connect the electrical TGVs with the contact TGVs; forming a cavity in a first glass layer; and bonding a first side of the first glass layer to the electrode substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Jeffrey Stapleton King, Scott Christopher Pollard
  • Publication number: 20240101533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O`Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240101833
    Abstract: Disclosed herein in is a radiative cooling formulation including a solvent for providing a viscosity of a radiative cooling material for application onto a surface to be passively cooled. The radiative cooling formulation includes a binder for the radiative cooling material's integrity and bonding to the surface to be passively cooled. The radiative cooling formulation includes a polymer, which, in combination with the binder, provides one or more properties in the radiative cooling material, including a reflectance of or greater than 55% in a wavelengths range of 0.3 to 2.5 microns and a first thermal emissivity peak value greater than 0.85 at a first wavelength in a range of 8 to 13 microns (?m). For example, the polymer is a latex material including a styrene based copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Sepehr TEHRANI, Quentin VAN OVERMEERE, Scott Alan ELROD, Scott E. SOLBERG, Gabriel IFTIME, Ravi NEELAKANTAN, Bernard D. CASSE
  • Publication number: 20240104738
    Abstract: Oral care based imaging computer-implemented systems and methods for analyzing attributes of a facial image portion of at least one person depicted in a digital image. An oral care digital imaging computer-implemented method for analyzing a facial image portion of a person depicted in a digital image may include analyzing the facial image portion for positive and negative attributes as defined by pixel data of the digital image and generating a probability value based on the positive and negative attributes in the facial image portion in the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Amirhossein Tavanaei, Matthew Lloyd Barker, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Sherrie Lee Kinderdine, Scott Alan Hayes, David Anthony Hengehold, Yanyan HE, Yumeng Ouyang, Jiahui Li, Nataliya Gurich, Ming Qi
  • Publication number: 20240100906
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes devices, systems, and methods for managing vehicle functions according to power demand by vehicle subsystems. Example methods include receiving available power data indicating available vehicle battery power, the vehicle having vehicle subsystems. Methods include receiving demand data indicating a battery power demand by the vehicle subsystems that perform vehicle functions. Methods include receiving modification data associated with modifying the vehicle functions. Methods include determining, at a first time, based on the demand data and the available power data, that the power demand exceeds the available power. Methods include selecting, in response to that determining, target vehicle functions among the vehicle functions. Methods include selecting, based at least in part on the modification data, modifications for the target vehicle functions. Methods include initiating the modifications to the target vehicle functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Nathan Denison, Scott Alan Rittenhouse, Richard A. Booth, Sweekar Pandit
  • Publication number: 20240104596
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an account holder with an incentive-consent matrix at a point-of-sale device of a merchant. The account holder can provide consent to store transaction related data and obtain an incentive in exchange. The incentive can be a coupon or other offering associated with the merchant. Varying levels of consent can be offered, with each level associated with an incentive having a different relative value. The transaction data can subsequently be provided to a recipient in accordance with the consent received from the account holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob Matthew STERLING, Scott Wayne DeANGELO, Dennis A. KETTLER, Balaji Janakiraman IYER, Trevor Alan BASS
  • Publication number: 20240103488
    Abstract: Examples of methods for object packings are described herein. In some examples, a method includes loading a first object in a first subset of a volume. In some examples, the method includes determining, using a genetic procedure, an arrangement of second objects in a second subset of the volume to produce a packing that includes the first object and the second objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: JUAN CARLOS CATANA SALAZAR, ALYNE GOMES SOARES CANTAL, ANDRE LUIZ LIMA PEDRO, SCOTT ALAN WHTE, JUN ZENG
  • Patent number: 11933251
    Abstract: A fuel vapor recirculation system includes a filler neck adapted to receive a refueling nozzle that dispenses fuel into the filler neck. A fuel tank receives fuel from the filler neck through an inlet check valve. The check valve is disposed in the fuel inlet opening and is normally closed. The check valve opens when fuel is dispensed into the fuel tank. The check valve defines a vent hole that is always open. The fuel tank also includes a fuel limiting vent valve and a grade limit vent valve. A fuel vapor cannister collects fuel vapor and selectively supplies fuel vapor to an intake manifold of a vehicle. The fuel vapor recirculation manifold receives fuel vapor only from the fuel limiting vent valve and the grade limit vent valve in the fuel tank and does not receive fuel vapor directly from the filler neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Arman Ashrafi, Scott Alan Bohr, Dwayne Pollitt, Robert Murray
  • Patent number: 11927134
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided, having a turbomachine and a rotor assembly driven by the turbomachine and operable at a first blade passing frequency (f1) greater than or equal to 2,500 hertz and less than or equal to 5,000 hertz during a high power operating condition; a heat exchanger positioned within an annular duct and extending substantially continuously along the circumferential direction, wherein an effective transmission loss (ETL) for the heat exchanger positioned within the annular duct is between 5 decibels and 1 decibels for a high power operating condition, and wherein the heat exchanger comprises a heat transfer section defining an acoustic length (Li), and wherein an Operational Acoustic Reduction Ratio (OARR) is greater than or equal to 0.75 to achieve the ETL at the high power operating condition, the OARR equal to: sin ? ? ( 2 × ? × f 1 a 1 × L i ) 2 wherein a1 is equal to 13,200 inches per second during the high power operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Alan Schimmels, Jeffrey Douglas Rambo, Timothy Richard DePuy, Steven B. Morris
  • Patent number: 11926106
    Abstract: An additively manufactured component and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The additively manufactured component includes a cross sectional layer having a surface surrounding the cross sectional layer. The cross sectional layer is formed by moving a focal point of an energy source over a bed of additive material. A surface irregularity is formed on the surface by manipulating the energy level of the energy source. The surface may include a datum feature positioned at a predetermined location relative to the surface irregularity and the surface irregularity may be greater than a surface roughness of the surface but less than one millimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Alan Gold, Thomas Graham Spears
  • Publication number: 20240076044
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a core air passage, a combustor, and a steam line. The combustor is located in the core air passage and combusts hydrogen fuel producing combustion gases. The steam line is fluidly coupled to the core air passage at a position downstream of the combustor to receive a portion of the combustion gases. A conduit thermally coupled to an external surface of an aircraft may be fluidly coupled to the steam line to receive the combustion gases and to heat the external surface. The gas turbine engine may also include a water vapor condenser fluidly connected to the steam line to receive the combustion gases and to condense the water vapor of the combustion gases. At least one nozzle may be fluidly coupled to the water vapor condenser to inject the condensed water into the core air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Vilas Bokade, Vishnu Vardhan Tatiparthi, Subramani Adhiachari, Scott Alan Schimmels
  • Publication number: 20240077027
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in a serial flow arrangement; and an air-to-air heat exchanger having an air-to-air heat exchanger potential defined by a product raised to a half power, the product being an effectiveness associated with the air-to-air heat exchanger multiplied by an airflow conductance factor associated with the gas turbine engine, and wherein the air-to-air heat exchanger potential is between 0.028 and 0.067 for a bypass ratio associated with the gas turbine engine between 3 and 10 and the effectiveness being between 0.5 and 0.9 and is between 0.015 and 0.038 for a bypass ratio associated with the gas turbine engine between 10 and 20 and the effectiveness being between 0.3 and 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Eyitayo James Owoeye, Scott Alan Schimmels