Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Stannard

Steven Michael Stannard 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).

  • Beater wheel for pulverizer mill and method of assembly
    Patent number: 10688498
    Abstract: A beater wheel for a pulverizer mill is provided. The beater wheel includes a rotatable hub disc having apertures defined therethrough and a ring disc having respective apertures defined therethrough, and a plurality of tubular ribs, disposed therebetween and weldingly coupled thereto at a tubular first end to the hub disc and at a tubular second end to the ring disc to define respective weld joints thereat. Each respective aperture in the hub disc and ring disc are sized and disposed to allow direct access therethrough to at least one respective weld joint at the respective interior surface of the first and second tubular ends for inspection and testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Friedemann Kendel, Tim Buhl, Steven Michael Stannard
  • BEATER WHEEL FOR PULVERIZER MILL AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190143336
    Abstract: A beater wheel for a pulverizer mill is provided. The beater wheel includes a rotatable hub disc having apertures defined therethrough and a ring disc having respective apertures defined therethrough, and a plurality of tubular ribs, disposed therebetween and weldingly coupled thereto at a tubular first end to the hub disc and at a tubular second end to the ring disc to define respective weld joints thereat. Each respective aperture in the hub disc and ring disc are sized and disposed to allow direct access therethrough to at least one respective weld joint at the respective interior surface of the first and second tubular ends for inspection and testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Friedemann Kendel, Tim Buhl, Steven Michael Stannard