Patents by Inventor William Gene Newman
William Gene Newman 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).
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Patent number: 8645096Abstract: A deflection measurement probe includes a body portion having a cavity defined by the body portion, a first positional measurement sensor disposed in the cavity of the body portion, the first positional measurement sensor including a sensor tip extending from the body portion operative to contact a measurement surface, and a second positional measurement sensor disposed in the cavity of the body portion, the first positional measurement sensor including a sensor tip extending from the body portion operative to contact a measurement surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Brock Matthew Lape, William Gene Newman, Stuart Alan Oliver
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Publication number: 20120203499Abstract: A deflection measurement probe includes a body portion having a cavity defined by the body portion, a first positional measurement sensor disposed in the cavity of the body portion, the first positional measurement sensor including a sensor tip extending from the body portion operative to contact a measurement surface, and a second positional measurement sensor disposed in the cavity of the body portion, the first positional measurement sensor including a sensor tip extending from the body portion operative to contact a measurement surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Brock Matthew Lape, William Gene Newman, Stuart Alan Oliver
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Patent number: 7311971Abstract: Novel one part, heat cured pressure-sensitive adhesives capable of bonding metallic and non-metallic materials at ambient temperatures and curing at elevated temperatures to form a bond with very high adhesive bond strengths at temperatures up to at least 160° C. The invention is particularly well suited for use with insulated copper coils in electrical generators and includes both the adhesive compositions per se and adhesive transfer tapes capable of bonding to the copper coils at ambient temperatures upon contact due to the pressure sensitive tack of the adhesive. The transfer tapes can subsequently be cured to a hard, thermoset adhesive with high adhesive bond strength. In applications on insulated copper coils, exemplary one part, heat cured pressure-sensitive adhesives can be used either alone or in combination with a substrate to form single or double-sided adhesive tape capable of securing the generator rotor turn insulation.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Markovitz, William Gene Newman, Mabel Shang Yung, Leonard Paul Squillacioti, Peter John Foley
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Publication number: 20040063896Abstract: Resin composition comprising an epoxy resin having an epoxide functionality of at least 2.5, a cycloaliphatic epoxy resin, a phenol-formaldehyde novolac and aluminum acetylacetonate. The resin is heat stable and is suitable for fabrication of resin-rich mica tapes having low reactivity at ambient temperatures for good shelf life stability combined with high reactivity above 140° C. for application in press-cured tapes. The dissipation factors at room temperature to at least 200° C. are less than 3.0%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Mark Markovitz, William Gene Newman, Alan Michael Iversen, Mabel S. Yung
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Patent number: 6708395Abstract: A tool for driving a stator slide under a stator wedge within a radial slot of a stator core includes a frame including a pair of elongated rail members, the frame provided with a pair of handles at respective opposite ends of the elongated rail members. A force application cart is located between the rail members, the force application cart having a drive block thereon. A drive is connected to the frame, substantially intermediate opposite ends of the frame, the drive having an on/off trigger located on one of the handles. A lead screw is threadably engaged at one end with the force application cart and connected at an opposite end to the drive such that the drive rotates the lead screw when actuate; wherein in use, rotation of the lead screw causes axial movement of the force application cart and the drive block along the elongated rail members.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Leonard Pezzano, Alan Michael Iversen, William Gene Newman, Kenneth John Hatley, Richard Michael Hatley
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Patent number: 6584680Abstract: A process for installing a stator slide under a stator wedge in a radially oriented slot of a stator core assembly includes: a) loading windings in the radial slot, the radial slot having axially extending dovetail grooves in opposing sidewalls thereof; b) loading at least one stator wedge and stator slide in the dovetail grooves of the slot, and tightening the at least one stator wedge with the stator slide; c) loading at least one additional stator wedge in the dovetail grooves; d) locating at least one additional stator wedge slide relatively loosely under the additional stator wedge: and e) using the at least one stator wedge as a force reaction point, applying a force to the additional stator slide to drive the additional stator slide under the additional stator wedge.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alan Michael Iversen, William Gene Newman, Kenneth John Hatley, Richard Michael Hatley
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Patent number: 6438861Abstract: A radial clearance measurement device includes a pair of opposed drive heads, connected by an adjustable strut. Each drive head is fitted with a radial distance measurement device including a plate adapted to slide within a dovetail groove in a radial stator core slot, a spring-loaded plunger adapted to engage a surface of an armature bar located in the radial stator slot, and a linear voltage displacement transducer for measuring distance between the dovetail groove and the armature bar. The device is adapted to move through the bore of the stator, with the plungers engaged with armature bars in diametrically opposed radial stator core slots.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kenneth John Hatley, Richard Michael Hatley, Michael John Bousquet, Alan Michael Iversen, William Gene Newman
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Publication number: 20020112345Abstract: A tool for driving a stator slide under a stator wedge within a radial slot of a stator core includes a frame including a pair of elongated rail members, the frame provided with a pair of handles at respective opposite ends of the elongated rail members. A force application cart is located between the rail members, the force application cart having a drive block thereon. A drive is connected to the frame, substantially intermediate opposite ends of the frame, the drive having an on/off trigger located on one of the handles. A lead screw is threadably engaged at one end with the force application cart and connected at an opposite end to the drive such that the drive rotates the lead screw when actuate; wherein in use, rotation of the lead screw causes axial movement of the force application cart and the drive block along the elongated rail members.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Leonard Pezzano, Alan Michael Iversen, William Gene Newman, Kenneth John Hatley, Richard Michael Hatley
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Patent number: 6421914Abstract: A process for installing a stator slide under a stator wedge in a radially oriented slot of a stator core assembly includes: a) loading windings in the radial slot, the radial slot having axially extending dovetail grooves in opposing sidewalls thereof; b) loading at least one stator wedge and stator slide in the dovetail grooves of the slot, and tightening the at least one stator wedge with the stator slide; c) loading at least one additional stator wedge in the dovetail grooves; d) locating at least one additional stator wedge slide relatively loosely under the additional stator wedge; and e) using the at least one stator wedge as a force reaction point, applying a force to the additional stator slide to drive the additional stator slide under the additional stator wedge.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2000Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alan Michael Iversen, William Gene Newman, Kenneth John Hatley, Richard Michael Hatley
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Publication number: 20020078586Abstract: A radial clearance measurement device includes a pair of opposed drive heads, connected by an adjustable strut. Each drive head is fitted with a radial distance measurement device including a plate adapted to slide within a dovetail groove in a radial stator core slot, a spring-loaded plunger adapted to engage a surface of an armature bar located in the radial stator slot, and a linear voltage displacement transducer for measuring distance between the dovetail groove and the armature bar. The device is adapted to move through the bore of the stator, with the plungers engaged with armature bars in diametrically opposed radial stator core slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2000Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Kenneth John Hatley, Richard Michael Hatley, Michael John Bousquet, Alan Michael Iversen, William Gene Newman
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Publication number: 20020050063Abstract: A process for installing a stator slide under a stator wedge in a radially oriented slot of a stator core assembly includes: a) loading windings in the radial slot, the radial slot having axially extending dovetail grooves in opposing sidewalls thereof; b) loading at least one stator wedge and stator slide in the dovetail grooves of the slot, and tightening the at least one stator wedge with the stator slide; c) loading at least one additional stator wedge in the dovetail grooves; d) locating at least one additional stator wedge slide relatively loosely under the additional stator wedge: and e) using the at least one stator wedge as a force reaction point, applying a force to the additional stator slide to drive the additional stator slide under the additional stator wedge.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Alan Michael Iversen, William Gene Newman, Kenneth John Hatley, Richard Michael Hatley