Patents by Inventor Troy Lee Smith

Troy Lee Smith 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).

  • Combustion liner tool
    Patent number: 10704421
    Abstract: This disclosure provides tools for installing and removing a combustion liner in a combustion casing. A mounting frame has fasteners positioned circumferentially around an end casing surface of the combustion casing and removably attaches the mounting frame to the combustion casing. A positioning member has pushing surfaces and pulling surfaces distributed circumferentially around the combustion liner. An axial positioning mechanism engages the mounting frame and the positioning member along a common axis. The axial positioning mechanism incrementally positions the positioning member relative to the mounting frame by adjusting a positioning distance between the mounting frame and the positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Mogle, II, Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Troy Lee Smith
  • COMBUSTION LINER TOOL
    Publication number: 20180156071
    Abstract: This disclosure provides tools for installing and removing a combustion liner in a combustion casing. A mounting frame has fasteners positioned circumferentially around an end casing surface of the combustion casing and removably attaches the mounting frame to the combustion casing. A positioning member has pushing surfaces and pulling surfaces distributed circumferentially around the combustion liner. An axial positioning mechanism engages the mounting frame and the positioning member along a common axis. The axial positioning mechanism incrementally positions the positioning member relative to the mounting frame by adjusting a positioning distance between the mounting frame and the positioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Mogle, II, Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Troy Lee Smith