GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150260193 | SENSING SYSTEM FOR A COOKTOP APPLIANCE WITH AIRFLOW PROTECTED SENSOR - The present invention provides for operation of a sensor directed toward a cooking surface positioned beneath the sensor. If a cooking utensil is detected on the cooking surface, a fan is operated to direct a flow of air over the sensing end of the sensor to protect or shield it during cooking operations. | 09-17-2015 |
20140036545 | LLC CONVERTER WITH DYNAMIC GAIN TRANSFORMATION FOR WIDE INPUT AND OUTPUT RANGE - A resonant power converter system includes an output load and a rectifier stage that provides a DC output voltage to the output load from an AC intermediate voltage. The resonant power converter system also includes a resonant inverter stage that provides the AC intermediate voltage from a DC input voltage, wherein an inverter gain is controlled by switching between full-bridge and half-bridge topologies based on an external variable of the resonant power converter system. The resonant power converter system further includes a controller that controls the resonant power converter system. Additionally, a method of operating a power converter includes rectifying an AC intermediate voltage to provide a DC output voltage and providing the AC intermediate voltage by inverting a DC input voltage, wherein an inversion gain of the AC intermediate voltage is controlled by switching between full-bridge and half-bridge inversion topologies based on an external variable. | 02-06-2014 |
20130227258 | Systems And Methods For Machine Configuration - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for a machine configuration. In an embodiment, an image capture device captures an image associated with a machine. A diagnostic device receives the image and extracts data from the image that identifies the machine. Once the machine is identified associated configuration data is used to configure the diagnostic device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223598 | Sliding Counterbalanced C-Arm Positioning Devices and Methods for Using Such Devices - Systems and methods for making and using sliding counterbalanced C-arm positioning devices are described. In such systems and methods, each C-arm positioning device includes a C-arm X-ray device, a linear bearing rail, a linear bearing block, and a counterbalance mechanism. Generally, the C-arm is connected to the linear bearing block, which, in turn, is slidably coupled to the bearing rail to allow the bearing block and C-arm to slide up and down on the rail. The counterbalance mechanism can apply a force to the bearing block to counterbalance the weight of the C-arm and the bearing block. Thus, the described C-arm positioning device can allow a user to easily raise or lower the C-arm with relatively little effort. While some implementations of the C-arm positioning device are connected to mobile support structure, other implementations of the C-arm positioning device are mounted to a fixed support structure. Other implementations are also described. | 08-29-2013 |
20130116973 | HYPERTHREADED ANALYTICS - An apparatus monitoring system includes a plurality of sensors monitoring the operation of the apparatus; a real-time monitoring system that receives sensor data from the sensors according to a periodic sensor data time; and a non-real-time analysis system periodically receiving a collection of the sensor data from the real-time monitoring system. The non-real-time analysis system analyzes a plurality of the collections over a time greater than the periodic sensor data time and provides the results of the analysis to the real-time monitoring system during a subsequent periodic sensor data time. The real-time monitoring system outputs a combination of the sensor data and the analysis results according to the periodic sensor data time. | 05-09-2013 |
20130092417 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - A sleeve structure includes an electrically insulating protective sleeve having clips that retain and capture component pins and regulate a mounting distance of the electrical component from a wiring structure. A method of component wiring assembly is also included. | 04-18-2013 |
20120261534 | Electrical Machine Component Mounting Apparatus - A mounting apparatus includes a channel assembly having side members defining opposing channels, a first mount block member slidably engaging the opposing channels, a second mount block member slidably engaging the opposing channels, a first end member disposed at a first distal end of the channel assembly, and a second end member disposed at a second distal end of the channel assembly. | 10-18-2012 |
20110132063 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING MID-IR LASER MEASURE AND MONITOR EXHAUST POLLUTANT - A method is provided of calibrating a system that detects presence of a pollution component within exhaust gases proceeding along an exhaust passageway. A measurement cell of a probe is isolated by movement of either the entire probe or a shield within the probe from the exhaust gas to allow reference gas to be detected by a laser beam in the mid-infrared range in the measurement cell to calibrate the system. In another example, a laser source is placed on one side of an exhaust passageway and a detector is placed on the other side. A reference cell is provided that is used to receive reference gas and calibrate the system. In yet another example, the exhaust gas is extracted from the passageway and is measured in a reference cell. The reference cell is also filled with reference gas when it is desired to calibrate the system. | 06-09-2011 |
20110083439 | Staged Multi-Tube Premixing Injector - A fuel injection nozzle includes a body member having an upstream wall opposing a downstream wall, and an internal wall disposed between the upstream wall and the downstream wall, a first chamber partially defined by the an inner surface of the upstream wall and a surface of the internal wall, a second chamber partially defined by an inner surface of the downstream wall and a surface of the internal wall a first gas inlet communicative with the first chamber operative to emit a first gas into the first chamber, a second gas inlet communicative with the second chamber operative to emit a second gas into the second chamber, and a plurality of mixing tubes, each of the mixing tubes having a tube inner surface, a tube outer surface, a first inlet communicative with an aperture in the upstream wall operative to receive a third gas. | 04-14-2011 |
20100279018 | CERAMIC CORROSION RESISTANT COATING FOR OXIDATION RESISTANCE - A coating system and a method for forming the coating system, the method including coating a surface of a gas turbine engine turbine component having a metallic surface that is outside the combustion gas stream and exposed to cooling air during operation of the engine. A gel-forming solution including a ceramic metal oxide precursor is provided. The gel-forming solution is heated to a first preselected temperature for a first preselected time to form a gel. The gel is then deposited on the metallic surface. Thereafter the gel is fired at a second preselected temperature above the first preselected temperature to form a ceramic corrosion resistant coating comprising a ceramic metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of zirconia, hafnia and combinations thereof. The ceramic corrosion resistant coating having a thickness of up to about 127 microns and remaining adherent at temperatures greater than about 1000° F. | 11-04-2010 |
20100211233 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An energy management system manages energy consumption of managed device(s) disposed to receive energy via a meter connected to an energy supply, the energy supply. A system controller has a computer processor that instructs the managed device(s) to employ an operational mode based on the priority, the energy need, the demand state, and whether the energy consumption rate of the managed device(s) exceeds energy available from at least one of the external energy source and internal energy source. | 08-19-2010 |
20100207728 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT - An energy management system includes a module for an energy consuming device. The module has a module main controller including a computer processor in communication with a module computer readable storage medium containing computer executable code. When the computer executable code is executed by the computer processor, it performs a method including determining whether a demand state is a peak demand state, employing a reduced operational mode of the energy consuming device during a peak demand state, and employing a normal operational mode of the energy consuming device during a demand state other than a peak demand state. In an embodiment, the system also includes a system main controller in communication with the module. | 08-19-2010 |
20090239061 | CERAMIC CORROSION RESISTANT COATING FOR OXIDATION RESISTANCE - A coating system and a method for forming the coating system, the method including coating a surface of a gas turbine engine turbine component having a metallic surface that is outside the combustion gas stream and exposed to cooling air during operation of the engine. A gel-forming solution including a ceramic metal oxide precursor is provided. The gel-forming solution is heated to a first preselected temperature for a first preselected time to form a gel. The gel is then deposited on the metallic surface. Thereafter the gel is fired at a second preselected temperature above the first preselected temperature to form a ceramic corrosion resistant coating comprising a ceramic metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of zirconia, hafnia and combinations thereof. The ceramic corrosion resistant coating having a thickness of up to about 127 microns and remaining adherent at temperatures greater than about 1000° F. | 09-24-2009 |
20090153656 | WIND TURBINE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A wind turbine monitoring system having a central monitoring device and one or more wind turbines. The central monitoring device is capable of receiving signals from one or more wind turbines. The wind turbines each include one or more cameras arranged and disposed to provide visual signals transmittable to the central monitoring device. The visual signals generated by the cameras provide sufficient information to the central monitoring device to determine whether maintenance to the wind turbine is required. A method for providing maintenance to a wind turbine is also disclosed. | 06-18-2009 |
20090132567 | COMPRESSED DATA STORAGE TO PROVIDE RECENT AND SUMMARY DATA - The present invention is related to data storage and transmission. Data is compressed and stored by a controller computer instead of having a client computer gather, compress and store the data. This allows for data to be retrieved from the data stores and displayed for user retrieval, even when communication failures have occurred. | 05-21-2009 |
20090074145 | HIGH FLUX X-RAY TARGET AND ASSEMBLY - An X-ray tube anode assembly, an X-ray tube assembly and a method for heat management to an X-ray assembly having a movable X-ray target having a target surface. The anode assembly includes a drive member arranged and disposed to provide oscillatory motion to the target assembly and a target surface that is configured to remain at a substantially fixed distance from a cathode assembly during oscillatory motion. | 03-19-2009 |