Patents by Inventor Tim Horejs

Tim Horejs 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).

  • Gas turbine engine fleet performance deterioration
    Patent number: 10496086
    Abstract: A method for determining gas turbine engine fleet performance deterioration includes receiving data indicative of deterioration parameter values for a plurality of gas turbine engines. The method also includes determining an average deterioration parameter value for each gas turbine engine at a plurality of intervals, and further determining an individual engine slope between the average deterioration parameter value at each adjacent interval for each gas turbine engine. The method also includes determining a fleet average slope between each adjacent interval based on the individual engine slopes between each adjacent interval, the determined fleet average slopes being usable to determine a performance deterioration of a gas turbine engine in the fleet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Carlos Jose Garciamoreno, Juan Pablo Arroyo, David Lacey Doel, Tim Horejs, Pablo Ochoa
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE FLEET PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION
    Publication number: 20180164796
    Abstract: A method for determining gas turbine engine fleet performance deterioration includes receiving data indicative of deterioration parameter values for a plurality of gas turbine engines. The method also includes determining an average deterioration parameter value for each gas turbine engine at a plurality of intervals, and further determining an individual engine slope between the average deterioration parameter value at each adjacent interval for each gas turbine engine. The method also includes determining a fleet average slope between each adjacent interval based on the individual engine slopes between each adjacent interval, the determined fleet average slopes being usable to determine a performance deterioration of a gas turbine engine in the fleet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Carlos Jose Garciamoreno, Juan Pablo Arroyo, David Lacey Doel, Tim Horejs, Pablo Ochoa