Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Swart

Thomas W. Swart 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: 11976563
    Abstract: The present application provides a journal bearing assembly for use with a rotor shaft of a turbine engine. The journal bearing assembly may include an outer shell, an internal oil feed port on a first side of the outer shell, an external oil feed port on a second side of the outer shell, and a connecting bore in communication with the internal oil feed port and the external oil feed port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Sharrow, Thomas W. Swart, Gerardo Mendoza Barrera
  • Publication number: 20230340891
    Abstract: The present application provides a journal bearing assembly for use with a rotor shaft of a turbine engine. The journal bearing assembly may include an outer shell, an internal oil feed port on a first side of the outer shell, an external oil feed port on a second side of the outer shell, and a connecting bore in communication with the internal oil feed port and the external oil feed port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Edward J. SHARROW, Thomas W. SWART, Gerardo MENDOZA BARRERA
  • Patent number: 7273348
    Abstract: A method for aligning an inner shell of a turbine assembly with an outer shell of the turbine assembly along a transverse centerline of the turbine assembly perpendicular to an axial centerline of the turbine assembly includes positioning a first gib key assembly with respect to the transverse centerline. The first gib key assembly is connected to a first end surface of the inner shell to form a first groove within the first gib key assembly. A projection formed on a first end of the outer shell mateably engages the first groove formed within the first gib key assembly to align the inner shell with the outer shell along the transverse centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeyaruban Amirtharajah, Thomas W. Swart, Michael Hamlin, Michael Earl Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20040136806
    Abstract: A robust fastener locking device (10, 20) prevents loosening of a fastener (F) used to attach to two parts (P1, P2) together. A plate (12, 22) fits against a part and abuts against at least two adjacent sides (S1, S2) of the part. The plate has an opening (14, 24) therein sized for a bolt to be inserted through the opening with the head of the bolt, or the nut (N) bearing against the plate when the fastener is secured in place. A portion of the plate adjacent the opening is deformable about the fastener after the fastener is secured in place to prevent subsequent rotation of the fastener which would loosen the fastener. In one embodiment, tabs (30a-30c) are formed adjacent the opening and can be bent about the portion of the fastener. The tab is broken off if the fastener needs to be removed, but the locking device can be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Michael E. Montgomery, Michael T. Hamlin, Thomas W. Swart, David R. Skinner, Daniel M. Popa