Patents by Inventor Sebastien Cloarec

Sebastien Cloarec 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: 8182587
    Abstract: A system for use with an inlet of a gas turbine through which an airflow toward the gas turbine proceeds is provided and includes a first self-cleaning stage to remove dust, snow and ice from the airflow, a second water tight stage, disposed downstream from the first stage, to prevent aerosol droplets and aqueous solutions of deliquesced particulates, which include at least portions of the dust not removed by the first stage and which are re-released into the airflow from the first stage, from proceeding along the airflow and to remove solid particulates not removed by the first stage from the airflow, and a third water removal stage, disposed downstream from the second stage, to remove from the airflow aerosol droplets leaking from the second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stephen David Hiner, Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Lisa Kamdar Ammann, Jack Thomas Clements, Marcus Carr Walters, Sebastien Cloarec, Marc Malivernay, Liberto Gandia
  • Patent number: 8167980
    Abstract: A system for use with an inlet of a gas turbine through which airflow toward the gas turbine proceeds is provided and includes a first stage to remove primary aerosol droplets from the airflow by coalescing the primary aerosol droplets into secondary aerosol droplets, which are larger than the primary aerosol droplets, and to remove solid particulates from the airflow, a second water tight stage, disposed downstream from the first stage, to prevent the secondary aerosol droplets and aqueous solutions of deliquesced particulates, which are not removed by the first stage and which are re-released into the airflow from the first stage, from proceeding along the airflow and to remove solid particulates not removed by the first stage from the airflow, and a third water removal stage, disposed downstream from the second stage, to remove from the airflow the remaining secondary aerosol droplets leaking from the first and second stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stephen David Hiner, Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Lisa Kamdar Ammann, Jack Thomas Clements, Marcus Carr Walters, Sebastien Cloarec, Marc Malivernay, Liberto Gandia
  • Publication number: 20100050873
    Abstract: A system for use with an inlet of a gas turbine through which airflow toward the gas turbine proceeds is provided and includes a first stage to remove primary aerosol droplets from the airflow by coalescing the primary aerosol droplets into secondary aerosol droplets, which are larger than the primary aerosol droplets, and to remove solid particulates from the airflow, a second water tight stage, disposed downstream from the first stage, to prevent the secondary aerosol droplets and aqueous solutions of deliquesced particulates, which are not removed by the first stage and which are re-released into the airflow from the first stage, from proceeding along the airflow and to remove solid particulates not removed by the first stage from the airflow, and a third water removal stage, disposed downstream from the second stage, to remove from the airflow the remaining secondary aerosol droplets leaking from the first and second stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen David Hiner, Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Lisa Kamdar Ammann, Jack Thomas Clements, Marcus Carr Walters, Sebastien Cloarec, Marc Malivernay, Liberto Gandia
  • Publication number: 20100054919
    Abstract: A system for use with an inlet of a gas turbine through which an airflow toward the gas turbine proceeds is provided and includes a first self-cleaning stage to remove dust, snow and ice from the airflow, a second water tight stage, disposed downstream from the first stage, to prevent aerosol droplets and aqueous solutions of deliquesced particulates, which include at least portions of the dust not removed by the first stage and which are re-released into the airflow from the first stage, from proceeding along the airflow and to remove solid particulates not removed by the first stage from the airflow, and a third water removal stage, disposed downstream from the second stage, to remove from the airflow aerosol droplets leaking from the second stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen David Hiner, Rahul Jaikaran Chillar, Bradly Aaron Kippel, Lisa Kamdar Ammann, Jack Thomas Clements, Marcus Carr Walters, Sebastien Cloarec, Marc Malivernay, Liberto Gandia