Patents by Inventor Steven Kurdziel

Steven Kurdziel 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: 12116907
    Abstract: The present application provides a steam discharge pipe blowback protection system for use with a steam discharge pipe and a flow of steam therethrough. The steam discharge pipe blowback protection system may include a vent stack pipe and a drip pan with an exit end of the steam discharge pipe extending through the drip pan and into the vent stack pipe. The drip pan includes a slide plate positioned around the steam discharge pipe such that a blowback in the flow of steam causes the slide plate to seal the drip pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Dimitrios V. Doupis, Denis Bruno, Steven Kurdziel, Stewart Wyatt, Carmen Joseph Marrone, Hugo Enrique Soto Barragan
  • Patent number: 12025021
    Abstract: A system includes a retention system configured to support a heat exchanger along a flow path within a duct. The retention system includes a first sleeve configured to extend between opposite first and second walls of the duct, a first cable extending through the first sleeve, and a first bumper coupled to the first sleeve. The first bumper is configured to contact the heat exchanger. The retention system includes a first tensioner coupled to the first cable, wherein the first tensioner is configured to provide a first tension in the first cable. The first tension is adjustable to detune the natural frequency of the heat exchanger away from any excitation load frequencies caused by an exhaust gas flow through the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: James D. Pschirer, Dimitrios V. Doupis, Steven Kurdziel
  • Patent number: 11828189
    Abstract: A system includes a retention system configured to support a heat exchanger along a flow path within a duct. The retention system includes a first sleeve configured to extend between opposite first and second walls of the duct, a first cable extending through the first sleeve, and a first bumper coupled to the first sleeve. The first bumper is configured to contact the heat exchanger. The retention system includes a first tensioner coupled to the first cable, wherein the first tensioner is configured to provide a first tension in the first cable. The first tension is adjustable to detune the natural frequency of the heat exchanger away from any excitation load frequencies caused by an exhaust gas flow through the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James D. Pschirer, Dimitrios V. Doupis, Steven Kurdziel
  • Publication number: 20230340894
    Abstract: A system includes a retention system configured to support a heat exchanger along a flow path within a duct. The retention system includes a first sleeve configured to extend between opposite first and second walls of the duct, a first cable extending through the first sleeve, and a first bumper coupled to the first sleeve. The first bumper is configured to contact the heat exchanger. The retention system includes a first tensioner coupled to the first cable, wherein the first tensioner is configured to provide a first tension in the first cable. The first tension is adjustable to detune the natural frequency of the heat exchanger away from any excitation load frequencies caused by an exhaust gas flow through the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: James D. Pschirer, Dimitrios V. Doupis, Steven Kurdziel
  • Publication number: 20230193786
    Abstract: A system includes a retention system configured to support a heat exchanger along a flow path within a duct. The retention system includes a first sleeve configured to extend between opposite first and second walls of the duct, a first cable extending through the first sleeve, and a first bumper coupled to the first sleeve. The first bumper is configured to contact the heat exchanger. The retention system includes a first tensioner coupled to the first cable, wherein the first tensioner is configured to provide a first tension in the first cable. The first tension is adjustable to detune the natural frequency of the heat exchanger away from any excitation load frequencies caused by an exhaust gas flow through the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: James D. Pschirer, Dimitrios V. Doupis, Steven Kurdziel