Patents by Inventor Wei D. Zhang

Wei D. Zhang 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).

  • Flow control devices and methods for a once-through horizontal evaporator
    Patent number: 9746174
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more substantially horizontal evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers; and a plurality of flow control devices to dynamically control the fluid flow to a respective inlet header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Bruce W. Wilhelm, Wei D. Zhang, Jeffrey F. Magee, Vinh Q. Truong
  • Method and apparatus for connecting sections of a once-through horizontal evaporator
    Patent number: 9696098
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more substantially horizontal evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; and an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Magee, Wei D. Zhang, Bruce W. Wilhelm, Vinh Q. Truong, Christopher J. Lech, James D. Pschirer