Patents by Inventor Steve D. Hiner

Steve D. Hiner 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 for sampling the airflow entering the compressor of a turbomachine
    Patent number: 7980146
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an air sampling system for measuring corrosives within an airstream flowing within an inlet system. This air sampling system may include an air sampling unit with a plurality of sampling coupons secured within. Parts of the air sampling system may be externally mounted to the inlet system, allowing for an operator to access the sampling coupons, while the inlet system operates. In operation, an embodiment of the present invention has a sampling line connected to the air sampling system; the airstream flowing within the sampling line passes over the sampling coupons and then returns to the inlet system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeff P. Czapiewski, Rahul J. Chillar, Steve D. Hiner, Rebecca E. Hefner, William K. Eyers, Stephen F. Banks
  • SYSTEM FOR SAMPLING THE AIRFLOW ENTERING THE COMPRESSOR OF A TURBOMACHINE
    Publication number: 20100011886
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an air sampling system for measuring corrosives within an airstream flowing within an inlet system. This air sampling system may include an air sampling unit with a plurality of sampling coupons secured within. Parts of the air sampling system may be externally mounted to the inlet system, allowing for an operator to access the sampling coupons, while the inlet system operates. In operation, an embodiment of the present invention has a sampling line connected to the air sampling system; the airstream flowing within the sampling line passes over the sampling coupons and then returns to the inlet system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jeff P. Czapiewski, Rahul J. Chillar, Steve D. Hiner, Rebecca E. Hefner, William K. Eyers, Stephen F. Banks