Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Sanchez

Steven Michael Sanchez 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).

  • Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system of a powerplant
    Patent number: 8661880
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention have the technical effect of automatically testing an overspeed protection system associated with multiple powerplant machines of a powerplant. An embodiment of the present invention may automatically test the overspeed protection system while at least one of the powerplant machines is in the process of shutting down. Another embodiment of the present invention may automatically test the overspeed protection system by adjusting the speed of a shaft while at least one of the powerplant machines operates at full-speed-no-load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederick William Block, Richard Lee Nichols, George Allen Ellis, Steven Michael Sanchez
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING AN OVERSPEED PROTECTION SYSTEM OF A POWERPLANT
    Publication number: 20110232258
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention have the technical effect of automatically testing an overspeed protection system associated with multiple powerplant machines of a powerplant. An embodiment of the present invention may automatically test the overspeed protection system while at least one of the powerplant machines is in the process of shutting down. Another embodiment of the present invention may automatically test the overspeed protection system by adjusting the speed of a shaft while at least one of the powerplant machines operates at full-speed-no-load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Frederick William Block, Richard Lee Nichols, George Allen Ellis, Steven Michael Sanchez