Patents by Inventor William Edmund Girzone

William Edmund Girzone 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).

  • Axially faced seal system
    Patent number: 10041367
    Abstract: A first aspect of the invention provides an axially faced seal system for a radial tip of a turbine component, the system comprising: a stationary turbine component; a rotating turbine component; and a seal ring mounted to the stationary turbine component, the seal ring extending axially to the rotating turbine component and engaging the rotating turbine component on a side surface, wherein the side surface of the rotating turbine component is on a continuous, rotating mating ring having a 360 degree arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Edmund Girzone, Xiaoqing Zheng
  • AXIALLY FACED SEAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150167486
    Abstract: A first aspect of the invention provides an axially faced seal system for a radial tip of a turbine component, the system comprising: a stationary turbine component; a rotating turbine component; and a seal ring mounted to the stationary turbine component, the seal ring extending axially to the rotating turbine component and engaging the rotating turbine component on a side surface, wherein the side surface of the rotating turbine component is on a continuous, rotating mating ring having a 360 degree arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Edmund Girzone, Xiaoqing Zheng
  • Apparatus and method for removing gasses from a liquid
    Patent number: 7097690
    Abstract: Medical devices for removing gasses, such as gas bubbles and/or dissolved gasses, from a liquid to be delivered to a patient, and methods of use and making of such devices. In at least some embodiments, a gas permeable membrane material is used in the construction of the gas removal devices. In some embodiments, layers of gas permeable membrane material are used to construct a filter structure for removing gas from the liquid. In other embodiments, hollow tubes and/or fibers of the gas permeable membrane material are used to construct a filter structure for removing gas from the liquid. The gas removal devices may be used in any of a broad variety of liquid delivery systems and/or configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Usher, George R. Foster, Edward M. Kolvek, Andrew C. Harvey, Malcolm E. Taylor, Thomas Williams Lovell, Colin P. Hart, William Edmund Girzone
  • Multiple hinged tray cable connecting joint and method of using same
    Patent number: 7072559
    Abstract: A multiple hinged tray cable connecting joint includes a plurality of fiber trays pivotably coupled between sockets connected to fiber optic cables. The fiber trays can be positioned in a fiber loading position in which the fiber is spliced and coiled into the tray. The fiber trays can then be pivoted to a fiber storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Telecommunications (US) Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Giordano, Maurice Kordahi, William Edmund Girzone