Patents by Inventor Tiffany Marie Craig

Tiffany Marie Craig 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).

  • Wear pad system for turbine combustion systems and method for coupling wear pad into turbine combustion system
    Patent number: 10634349
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides for a wear pad system for a turbine combustion system including a transition piece (TP) forward ring, an impingement sleeve substantially surrounding the TP forward ring, and a gap between the TP forward ring and the impingement sleeve, the wear pad system comprising: a wear pad extending through a hole in the impingement sleeve and through the gap to contact the TP forward ring, the wear pad having a radially outer portion and a radially inner portion, the radially outer portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the impingement sleeve and the radially inner portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the TP forward ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Tiffany Marie Craig, Eunice Delia Garza
  • FIXTURE FOR SECURING COMPONENT TO BE DRILLED AND METHOD OF DRILLING SAME
    Publication number: 20170056980
    Abstract: A first aspect of the invention provides for a fixture for securing a component to be drilled. The fixture may comprise: a support structure positioning the component thereon; a template substantially surrounding the component configured to locate a position on the component that is to be drilled, the template being positioned on the support structure and having at least one hole therethrough; and a centering device positioned on the support structure configured to center the component within the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Tiffany Marie Craig, Charles Van Buchan
  • WEAR PAD SYSTEM FOR TURBINE COMBUSTION SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR COUPLING WEAR PAD INTO TURBINE COMBUSTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170059158
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides for a wear pad system for a turbine combustion system including a transition piece (TP) forward ring, an impingement sleeve substantially surrounding the TP forward ring, and a gap between the TP forward ring and the impingement sleeve, the wear pad system comprising: a wear pad extending through a hole in the impingement sleeve and through the gap to contact the TP forward ring, the wear pad having a radially outer portion and a radially inner portion, the radially outer portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the impingement sleeve and the radially inner portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the TP forward ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Tiffany Marie Craig, Eunice Delia Garza