Patents by Inventor William McGivern

William McGivern 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).

  • Patent number: 11028732
    Abstract: An exhaust assembly for use with a gas turbine engine includes an exhaust duct and a damper system coupled to the exhaust duct. The exhaust duct is configured for fluid communication with the gas turbine engine to receive hot exhaust gases produced by the gas turbine engine. The exhaust duct includes a plurality of panels that define an exhaust passageway. The damper system is coupled to one of the plurality of panels and is configured to dampen vibration of the exhaust duct during use of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: William McGivern, Michel S. Smallwood
  • Publication number: 20210071547
    Abstract: An exhaust assembly for use with a gas turbine engine includes an exhaust duct and a damper system coupled to the exhaust duct. The exhaust duct is configured for fluid communication with the gas turbine engine to receive hot exhaust gases produced by the gas turbine engine. The exhaust duct includes a plurality of panels that define an exhaust passageway. The damper system is coupled to one of the plurality of panels and is configured to dampen vibration of the exhaust duct during use of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: William McGivern, Michel S. Smallwood
  • Publication number: 20140278795
    Abstract: Example methods, systems, and computer readable storage media to predict purchasing behavior are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes creating a model based on first purchase data and demographic information. The first purchase data and demographic information is associated with panelists. The first purchase data is collected via both a home scanning system and via a frequent shopper system. The example method includes applying the model to consumer data to predict second purchase data. The consumer data corresponds to consumers participating in the frequent shopper system who are not panelists of the home scanning system. The example method includes creating a report based on the second purchase data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Subramaniam Satyamoorthy, Stephen P. Mooney, William McGivern.Smith, Kyle Gerhart