Patents by Inventor Timothy Robert Collins

Timothy Robert Collins 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: 11434833
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine system for detecting control sensor override includes a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to the gas turbine engine system. The temperature sensors are configured to generate a plurality of signals representative of exhaust gas temperatures of the gas turbine engine. The system includes an on-site monitoring system coupled in communication to the plurality of temperature sensors. The on-site monitoring system has a processor programmed to continuously receive the plurality of signals from the temperature sensors. In addition, the processor is programed to analyze the plurality of signals to verify the accuracy of the exhaust gas temperatures associated with the plurality of signals, and to detect a jumpered temperature sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Collins, Bryan Edward Sweet
  • Publication number: 20210131354
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine system for detecting control sensor override includes a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to the gas turbine engine system. The temperature sensors are configured to generate a plurality of signals representative of exhaust gas temperatures of the gas turbine engine. The system includes an on-site monitoring system coupled in communication to the plurality of temperature sensors. The on-site monitoring system has a processor programmed to continuously receive the plurality of signals from the temperature sensors. In addition, the processor is programed to analyze the plurality of signals to verify the accuracy of the exhaust gas temperatures associated with the plurality of signals, and to detect a jumpered temperature sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Collins, Bryan Edward Sweet
  • Patent number: 10920675
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine system for detecting control sensor override includes a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to the gas turbine engine system. The temperature sensors are configured to generate a plurality of signals representative of exhaust gas temperatures of the gas turbine engine. The system includes an on-site monitoring system coupled in communication to the plurality of temperature sensors. The on-site monitoring system has a processor programmed to continuously receive the plurality of signals from the temperature sensors. In addition, the processor is programmed to analyze the plurality of signals to verify the accuracy of the exhaust gas temperatures associated with the plurality of signals, and to detect a jumpered temperature sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Collins, Bryan Edward Sweet
  • Patent number: 10823016
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, a system includes a turbine system including turbomachinery, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions. When executed by the one or more processors, the instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to receive an operating parameter of the turbomachinery, and calculate a risk of failure for the turbomachinery based at least in part on an asset failure mode model. The instructions are also configured to cause the one or more processors to categorize the risk of failure as a selected failure indicator category of a plurality of failure indicator categories, and output the selected failure indicator category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Collins, Paul Steven Dimascio
  • Publication number: 20180347408
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, a system includes a turbine system including turbomachinery, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions. When executed by the one or more processors, the instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to receive an operating parameter of the turbomachinery, and calculate a risk of failure for the turbomachinery based at least in part on an asset failure mode model. The instructions are also configured to cause the one or more processors to categorize the risk of failure as a selected failure indicator category of a plurality of failure indicator categories, and output the selected failure indicator category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Collins, Paul Steven Dimascio
  • Publication number: 20180112602
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine system for detecting control sensor override includes a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to the gas turbine engine system. The temperature sensors are configured to generate a plurality of signals representative of exhaust gas temperatures of the gas turbine engine. The system includes an on-site monitoring system coupled in communication to the plurality of temperature sensors. The on-site monitoring system has a processor programmed to continuously receive the plurality of signals from the temperature sensors. In addition, the processor is programmed to analyze the plurality of signals to verify the accuracy of the exhaust gas temperatures associated with the plurality of signals, and to detect a jumpered temperature sensor of the plurality of temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Collins, Bryan Edward Sweet