Patents by Inventor Steven Gene Muse

Steven Gene Muse 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).

  • Lamination sleeve with an axial hydraulic fitting port
    Patent number: 9334898
    Abstract: A centrifugal gas compressor radial magnetic bearing (125) may include windings (126), a lamination sleeve (130), and a lamination (127). The lamination (127) aligned with the windings (126) may provide for efficient operation of the radial magnetic bearing (125). The centrifugal gas compressor shaft (120) may include a tapered region (118) with an adjacent shelf (124) for alignment with the forward surface (131) and taper of the lamination sleeve (130). The lamination sleeve (130) may include one or more axial hydraulic fitting ports (136) for coupling the lamination sleeve (130) and shaft (120) with an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: William Courtney Krehbiel, Jess Lee Freeman, Steven Gene Muse
  • Auxiliary bearing landing guard
    Patent number: 9169847
    Abstract: Radial magnetic bearings (125) of a centrifugal gas compressor (100) may lose power and fail to support the shaft (120) resulting in damage to the shaft (120). Auxiliary bearings (135) may be used to support the shaft (120) during such a failure. A landing guard (140) may be installed as a sacrificial piece between the shaft (120) and the auxiliary bearings (135). Landing guard (140) includes slots (144) that may be used with pins (121) in the shaft (120) to prevent an angular displacement between the landing guard (140) and the shaft (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: William Courtney Krehbiel, Jess Lee Freeman, Steven Gene Muse
  • AUXILIARY BEARING LANDING GUARD
    Publication number: 20140017078
    Abstract: Radial magnetic bearings (125) of a centrifugal gas compressor (100) may lose power and fail to support the shaft (120) resulting in damage to the shaft (120). Auxiliary bearings (135) may be used to support the shaft (120) during such a failure. A landing guard (140) may be installed as a sacrificial piece between the shaft (120) and the auxiliary bearings (135). Landing guard (140) includes slots (144) that may be used with pins (121) in the shaft (120) to prevent an angular displacement between the landing guard (140) and the shaft (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William Courtney Krehbiel, Jess Lee Freeman, Steven Gene Muse
  • LAMINATION SLEEVE WITH AN AXIAL HYDRAULIC FITTING PORT
    Publication number: 20140015361
    Abstract: A centrifugal gas compressor radial magnetic bearing (125) may include windings (126), a lamination sleeve (130), and a lamination (127). The lamination (127) aligned with the windings (126) may provide for efficient operation of the radial magnetic bearing (125). The centrifugal gas compressor shaft (120) may include a tapered region (118) with an adjacent shelf (124) for alignment with the forward surface (131) and taper of the lamination sleeve (130). The lamination sleeve (130) may include one or more axial hydraulic fitting ports (136) for coupling the lamination sleeve (130) and shaft (120) with an interference fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William Courtney Krehbiel, Jess Lee Freeman, Steven Gene Muse