Patents by Inventor Steven Kluge

Steven Kluge 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).

  • Methods and systems for operating rotary machines
    Publication number: 20050271499
    Abstract: A method for operating a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine includes a stationary member and a rotatable member wherein the rotatable member is configured to rotate at least partially within the stationary member. The method includes determining an off-normal operating condition of the rotary machine facilitating undesirable contact between the rotatable member and the stationary member, monitoring a parameter associated with the off-normal operating condition, and preventing operation of the rotary machine while the monitored parameter is within a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: David Loy, Gregory Cooper, Steven Kluge, Dean Baker, Vivek Badami, Peter Eisenzopf