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).

  • Publication number: 20230368039
    Abstract: Examples of methods for object packings are described herein. In some examples, a method includes generating chromosomes in a genetic procedure. In some examples, each chromosome indicates a packing of objects in a volume. In some examples, the method also includes determining uniformity scores corresponding to the chromosomes. In some examples, each uniformity score is based on object orientation similarity. In some examples, the method further includes selecting a chromosome based on the uniformity scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Juan Carlos CATANA SALAZAR, Alyne GOMES SOARES CANTAL, Andre Luiz LIMA PEDRO, Scott Alan WHITE, Jun Zeng
  • Patent number: 11814186
    Abstract: In a jet engine having a core that sources a first flow of fluid and a component (such as a fan, a pump, and/or a bleed line) that sources a second flow of fluid, and where the first flow of fluid will typically have, at least during ordinary operation, a higher temperature than the second flow of fluid, at least one flow aperture formed by a first passageway to receive at least a portion of the aforementioned second flow of fluid, wherein that first passageway is comprised of at least one material that (by design and intent) deflects as a function of temperature such that a flow of the second flow of fluid through the at least one flow aperture is thereby desirably modulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Michael Hoffman, Michael G. Chenery, David A. Perveiler, Dennis R. Jonassen, Scott Alan Schimmels
  • Patent number: 11815317
    Abstract: A method of making a heat exchanger with a net shape moldable highly thermally conductive polymer composite includes mixing a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material and molding the polymer composite into heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger can be tailored to varying heating and cooling needs with moldable geometries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Steven W. Gronda, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
  • Patent number: 11814788
    Abstract: An illustrative example assembly for making an elevator load bearing member includes a fabric having a plurality of fibers arranged with some of the fibers transverse to others of the fibers. A plurality of cords are configured to support a load associated with an elevator car. The cords are included in the fabric and have respective coatings. The coatings include a first coating material and a second coating material, or include different coating thicknesses such that some of the coatings have a different coating thickness than others of the coatings, or the coatings include the first coating material and the second coating material and some of the coatings have a different coating thickness than others of the coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Michael Paul Humbert, Daniel A. Mosher, Wenping Zhao, Danielle L. Grolman, Brad Guilani
  • Publication number: 20230359169
    Abstract: An example non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to retrieve a plurality of parts to be three-dimensionally (3D) printed and an output rate indicative of a rate at which previous 3D printed parts have been output, select a packing parameter that results in a packing time corresponding to the output rate, and compute a part packing of the plurality of parts for a print bed according to the packing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Alan WHITE, Alyne GOMES SOARES CANTAL, Juan Carlos CATANA SALAZAR, Jun Zeng
  • Patent number: 11806925
    Abstract: A system and method of monitoring a powder-bed additive manufacturing process is provided where a layer of additive powder is fused using an energy source and electromagnetic emission signals are measured by a melt pool monitoring system to monitor the print process. The measured emission signals are analyzed to identify outlier emissions and clusters of outliers are identified by assessing the spatial proximity of the outlier emissions, e.g., using clustering algorithms, spatial control charts, etc. An alert may be provided or a process adjustment may be made when a cluster is identified or when a magnitude of a cluster exceeds a predetermined cluster threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Alan Gold, Thomas Graham Spears, Ajay Kumar Anand
  • Publication number: 20230349324
    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: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Rajani Bhanu Poornima M, Vilas Kawaduji Bokade, Subramani Adhiachari, Sesha Subramanian, Pankaj Sharma, Ashish Sharma, Scott Alan Schimmels
  • Publication number: 20230340889
    Abstract: A turbine engine includes a pressurized fluid source, a duct system comprising a plurality of ducts in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid source, and a duct failure detection system. The duct failure detection system includes a plurality of pressure sensors. Each of the plurality of pressure sensors is in operable communication with two ducts of the plurality of ducts. Each of the plurality of ducts has at least two pressure sensors of the plurality of pressure sensors in operable communication therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mehmet Cem Apaydin, Craig Alan Gonyou, Scott Alan Schimmels, Christopher Michael Thompson
  • Patent number: 11798376
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of revealing portions of outcomes of real-world wagers through interactive media by storing reserve wagers, receiving an indication a first token has been acquired by a user, determining a tracking wager associated with the first token, matching a stored reserve wager with the tracking wager, associating the matched reserve wager with the first token, and revealing at least a portion of the outcome of the matched reserve wager to the user by the user's interaction with the interactive media. By integrating real-world wager outcomes with user interactions, the system may provide an engaging user experience with interactive media. For example, a game may reveal an outcome of a real-world wager (which has already occurred), in response to in-game actions such as user actions in the game, other players' actions, game events, and/or other events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Game Play Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Marc Fine, Jamison Todd Selby, Robert John Siemasko, David Michael Marshall, Scott Alan Solomon
  • Publication number: 20230334340
    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: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Scott Alan Neal, JR., Siju Pallimolel Kuriakose
  • Publication number: 20230331266
    Abstract: A system and method for automating workflow and 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 provide a user with an interface to monitor the enforcement event by collecting a list of data characterizing the enforcement event, as well as analyze the data to evaluate what is the root cause of the enforcement event. The system can extract critical information from train system logs of the train using an extraction model to generate a window of activity providing an analysis model with a comprehensive scope to analyze the enforcement event. The system can give the user robust and accurate information of the root cause of the enforcement event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Scott Alan Neal, JR., Siju Pallimolel Kuriakose
  • Publication number: 20230332513
    Abstract: A method of regulating pressure in a thermal transport bus of a gas turbine engine, the method including: operating the gas turbine engine with the thermal transport bus having an intermediary heat exchange fluid flowing therethrough, the thermal transport bus including one or more heat source heat exchangers and one or more heat sink heat exchangers in thermal communication through the intermediary heat exchanger fluid; and adjusting a flow volume of the thermal transport bus using a variable volume device in fluid communication with the thermal transport bus in response to a pressure change associated with the thermal transport bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Alan Schimmels, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Arthur William Sibbach, Brandon Wayne Miller
  • Patent number: 11788425
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including: a first turbine rotor assembly including a plurality of first turbine rotor blades extended within a gas flowpath; and a casing surrounding the first turbine rotor assembly, wherein the casing comprises an outer casing wall extended around the first turbine rotor assembly; a plurality of vanes extended from the outer casing wall and within the gas flowpath at a location aft of the first turbine rotor assembly; and a thermal control ring positioned outward along a radial direction from the outer casing wall, and wherein the thermal control ring comprises a body and a plurality of pins, and wherein the plurality of pins extend between the outer casing wall and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: General Electric Company, General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH, General Electric Company Polska Sp. z o.o.
    Inventors: Ashish Sharma, Piotr Jerzy Kulinski, Adam Tomasz Pazinski, Tomasz Jan Bulsiewicz, Scott Alan Schimmels
  • Patent number: 11788465
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises a turbomachine defining a core flow therethrough during operation. A flow tap is provided in fluid communication with the turbomachine, wherein the flow tap is configured to receive a portion of the core flow therethrough as a bleed flow. A bleed assembly includes a machine load, a bleed flow machine, and a bleed regulator. The bleed flow machine is disposed in fluid communication with the turbomachine through the flow tap, and is configured to drive the machine load. The bleed regulator is configured to regulate a bleed output provided to the bleed flow machine by controlling a capture rate of the bleed flow by the bleed flow machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brandon Wayne Miller, Patrick Michael Marrinan, Arthur William Sibbach, Scott Alan Schimmels, Scott David Hunter
  • Publication number: 20230322372
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrically powered, reaction-drive type rotorcraft. Thrust generators on the outer portion of each rotor blade cause the rotors to spin and generate lift, and additionally, may be controlled to produce variable amounts of thrust as the rotor blades rotate through different sectors around a generally non-rotating fuselage such that net lateral forces are produced to control the position and velocity of the vehicle. The rotorcraft may also employ aerodynamic surfaces on each rotor blade whose parts or entire structure can be moved to produce net lateral and vertical forces for control of position and velocity of the vehicle. The rotorcraft, which may be operationally carbon-neutral, stores its electrical energy in batteries and other optional energy storage methods, and may harvest solar energy using arrays of photovoltaic cells disposed on its upper surfaces. Vehicle sizes may range from small Uncrewed Air vehicle Systems to large crewed aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Scott Alan Cubbage
  • Publication number: 20230325680
    Abstract: Examples of methods for determining chromosome expiration are described herein. In some examples, a method includes generating, in a genetic procedure, chromosomes indicating object packing positions. In some examples, the method includes determining whether a chromosome of the chromosomes is expired. In some examples, the method includes excluding the chromosome from a subsequent generation in response to determining that the chromosome is expired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Juan Carlos CATANA SALAZAR, Alyne GOMES SOARES CANTAL, Scott Alan WHITE, Andre Luiz LIMA PEDRO, Jun Zeng
  • Publication number: 20230322682
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes and key intermediates for the synthesis of (S)-5-amino-3-(4-((5-fluoro-2-methoxybenzamido)methyl)phenyl)-1-(1,1,1-trifluoro-propane-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Alonso Jose ARGUELLES DELGADO, Charles Todd EARY, Jared Wade FENNELL, Scott Alan FRANK, Nicholas Andrew MAGNUS, Elizabeth Ann MCFADDIN, Roger Ryan ROTHHAAR, Stacey Renee SPENCER, Radhe Krishan VAID
  • Patent number: 11779788
    Abstract: Adjustable fire protection assemblies and methods are provided. The assembly includes a sprinkler having a body with an outer encasing surface and a deflector supported from the body. An escutcheon having a receiver and a rim surround the fire protection sprinkler to define an aperture between the receiver and the sprinkler. A push-to-connect fitting of the assembly includes a tubular member with an end for connection to a pipe and an internal conduit that receives the sprinkler body. A seal member and a retaining ring are disposed within the tubular member to form an adjustable seal and grip about the sprinkler body. A releasing member translates to disengage the retaining ring from the sprinkler body; and the escutcheon translates with respect to the tubular member in a sliding surface engagement to define an adjustable deflector-to-rim distance between the rim of the escutcheon and the deflector of the sprinkler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LP
    Inventors: George B. Coletta, Robert Kyle Fullerton, Scott Alan Going, Michael W. Horgan, Alaine Christine Liotta, Gary James Luiz, Todd F. Orsini, Darren Palmieri, Dennis Michael Phillips, Kevin Wade Pressnell, Manuel R. Silva, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230313741
    Abstract: An air-to-air heat exchanger in flow communication with a gas turbine engine is provided. The air-to-air heat exchanger has an air-to-air heat exchanger potential defined by a product raised to a half power, the product being a heat transfer surface area density associated with the air-to-air heat exchanger multiplied by an airflow conductance factor associated with the gas turbine engine. The air-to-air heat exchanger potential is between about 6.7 and 19.5 for a bypass ratio associated with the gas turbine engine between about 3 and 10 and the heat transfer surface area density being between about 3,000 m2/m3 and 10,000 m2/m3 and is between about 2.9 and 12.2 for a bypass ratio associated with the gas turbine engine between about 10 and 20 and the heat transfer surface area density being between about 1,000 m2/m3 and 10,000 m2/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Eyitayo James Owoeye, Scott Alan Schimmels
  • Publication number: 20230316165
    Abstract: Examples of methods for determining object packings are described herein. In some examples, a method includes determining, for each of a plurality of objects, an initial orientation corresponding to a minimum bounding box. In some examples, the method includes determining a packing of the plurality of objects using the initial orientations with a genetic procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Juan Carlos CATANA SALAZAR, Alyne GOMES SOARES CANTAL, Scott Alan WHITE, Andre Luiz LIMA PEDRO, Jun Zeng