Patents by Inventor William Anthony Nolan

William Anthony Nolan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240077000
    Abstract: A method and system for aligning a component within a turbine casing, and a related turbine casing, are disclosed. In a top-on position, a location of a reference point and another, vertically spaced reference point on the lower casing are measured. After removing at least the upper casing, the reference points' locations are measured again, and the locations of a reference point on an upper surface of the HJ flange are measured. A prediction offset value is calculated for the component support position in the top-on position based on the locations. The prediction offset value may include a vertical adjustment based, in part, on a translation of a triangular spatial relationship of a number of the reference points and/or a tilt angle, a horizontal adjustment, and a HJ flange surface distortion adjustment. The component support position is adjusted by the prediction offset value to improve alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Krzysztof Andrzej WOSZCZAK, William Patrick RUSCH, Samuel Nathan MERRILL, Ejiro Anthony ORUAGA, David John NELMES, Justyna Ludwika WOJDYLO, John Francis NOLAN
  • Patent number: 11509406
    Abstract: A device, a method, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an antenna assembly detection service is provided. A device may include an oscillator circuit whose frequency of operation is determined by a resonant frequency of a tank circuit and reactance of a load associated with the antenna terminal configured to receive an external antenna. A controller may be configured to measure an output signal of the oscillator circuit when the oscillator circuit is connected to the antenna terminal, and determine whether or not the external antenna is connected to the antenna terminal based on the measurement and comparison data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Neptune Technology Group Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Donald Bragg, William Anthony Nolan
  • Publication number: 20200313777
    Abstract: A device, a method, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an antenna assembly detection service is provided. A device may include an oscillator circuit whose frequency of operation is determined by a resonant frequency of a tank circuit and reactance of a load associated with the antenna terminal configured to receive an external antenna. A controller may be configured to measure an output signal of the oscillator circuit when the oscillator circuit is connected to the antenna terminal, and determine whether or not the external antenna is connected to the antenna terminal based on the measurement and comparison data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Donald Bragg, William Anthony Nolan