SHAFT CENTERLINE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR ROTATING EQUIPMENT
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190390572
An alignment system and method for aligning the shaft centerline of rotating equipment positioned on opposing roller stands are provided. The system includes a laser transmission unit on the first stand and a target unit on the second stand. The laser transmission unit includes a laser that transmits a laser beam to a target on the target unit. When the laser beam contacts the center of the target, the roller stands are aligned. The system may be automated to detect the position of the…
OVERLAPPING NEAR SURFACE COOLING CHANNELS
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190390568
A cooled structure has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side portion orthogonal to each of the leading and trailing edge, and a second side portion opposite the first side portion and substantially orthogonal to each of the leading and trailing edge. The cooled structure includes a substrate surface defined by boundaries including the leading edge, trailing edge, first side and second side portion. A first set of cooling channels beneath the substrate surface extends from a first…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACT MANAGEMENT OF A BIOPSY APPARATUS
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190388152
A system for management of a biopsy apparatus is provided. The system includes an imaging device and a controller. The imaging device is operative to obtain one or more images of an object to be biopsied by the biopsy apparatus. The controller is in electronic communication with the imaging device and operative to receive the one or more images; and to generate a contour of the object based at least in part on the one or more images. The controller is further operative to determine,…
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190388040
An apparatus for controlling medical equipment is provided. The apparatus includes patient positioning equipment, and a control system coupled to the patient positioning equipment. The control system is configured to control a function of the medical equipment.
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH DIFFERENTIATED EQUALIZATION DRIVE CIRCUITS
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190387988
An electrophysiology data acquisition system that receives physiological signals from at least one catheter includes an amplifier and at least one noise reduction circuit operatively connected to the amplifier and configured to cancel interference in the physiological signals from the catheter. A drive selection circuit is controllable to connect any one of two or more available electrodes to the noise reduction circuit such that the connected electrode becomes an equalization drive…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING BLOOD FLOW IN A VESSEL
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190387981
A system for evaluating blood flow in a vessel of a patient includes a catheter containing a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor and configured to simultaneously measure pressure data within a vessel on either side of a stenosis. Pressure data generated by the catheter includes a first series of pressure measurements from the first pressure sensor a second series of pressure measurements from the second pressure sensor. The system further includes an FFR calculation module…
VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH MULTI-CHANNEL DC BUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
Granted: December 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190381897
An apparatus includes a multi-channel DC bus assembly comprising a first channel and a second channel, a first electromechanical device coupled to a positive DC link of the first channel, and a second electromechanical device coupled to a positive DC link of the second channel. A first DC-to-AC voltage inverter is coupled to the positive DC link of the first channel and a second DC to AC voltage inverter is coupled to the positive DC link of the second channel. The apparatus further…
INTEGRATED COMBUSTOR NOZZLES WITH CONTINUOUSLY CURVED LINER SEGMENTS
Granted: December 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190383488
An integrated combustor nozzle includes an inner liner segment; an outer liner segment; and a panel extending radially between the inner and outer liner segments. The panel includes a forward end, an aft end, and a side walls extending axially from the forward end to the aft end. The aft end defines a turbine nozzle having a trailing edge circumferentially offset from the forward end. The inner liner segment has a pair of sealing surfaces, each of which defines a first continuous curve…
CURVED SEAL WITH RELIEF CUTS FOR ADJACENT GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS
Granted: December 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190383393
A flexible seal is used to seal between two adjacent gas turbine components. The flexible seal includes at least one metal ply having a forward end, an aft end axially separated from the forward end, and an intermediate portion between the forward end and the aft end. The intermediate portion defines a continuous curve in the circumferential direction, such that the aft end is circumferentially, and optionally radially, offset from the forward end. A plurality of relief cuts is defined…
CURVED SEAL FOR ADJACENT GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS
Granted: December 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190383156
A flexible seal for sealing between two adjacent gas turbine components includes a forward end, an aft end axially separated from the forward end, and an intermediate portion between the forward end and the aft end. The intermediate portion defines a continuous curve in the circumferential direction, such that the aft end is circumferentially offset from the forward end. In other cases, the forward and aft ends are axially, radially, and circumferentially offset from one another. A…
System and Method for Apnea Detection
Granted: December 19, 2019
Application Number:
20190380620
An impedance-based respiration monitoring system for apnea detection includes at least three surface electrodes configured to record impedance respiration data from a patient's torso, a signal processing system, and an apnea detection module. The signal processing system is configured to generate a first respiration lead formed by a first set of surface electrodes from the at least three surface electrodes, the first respiration lead providing a first series of impedance measurements,…
A RADIO FREQUENCY HEAD COIL FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF
Granted: December 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190377041
In an embodiment, a radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body defining an imaging cavity for receiving a head of a patient, and one or more bracket shells disposed within the body. At least one or more coil elements operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal emitted from the patient are disposed on the bracket shells.
MASS FLOW METER INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE PLATE
Granted: December 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190376825
A mass flow meter and methods for using the same are provided. The mass flow meter can include a tubular housing, a flexible plate, an actuator, and at least two sensors. The flexible plate can be coupled to an interior wall of the tubular housing such that the flexible plate can vibrate in torsion. The actuator can be configured to apply an oscillating torque to the flexible plate sufficient to vibrate the flexible plate in torsion. The at least two sensors can each be configured to…
PILOT NOZZLE TIPS FOR EXTENDED LANCE OF COMBUSTOR BURNER
Granted: December 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190376691
A burner for a combustor includes (a) a swirl generator enclosing a burner interior on an inlet side and including a tangential air inlet relative to a longitudinal center axis; (b) a mixing chamber enclosing the burner interior on an outlet side and defining a burner outlet fluidly connecting the burner interior with a combustion chamber; and (c) a lance arranged coaxially with the longitudinal center axis. The lance introduces fuel through a nozzle tip at or near the burner outlet into…
POWDER REMOVAL FLOATING STRUCTURES
Granted: December 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190375018
An article of manufacture includes a part structure formed via a first additive manufacturing process and a floating structure within the part structure which is mechanically decoupled from the part structure. The floating structure is formed concurrently with the part structure via the first additive manufacturing process.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POWDER REMOVAL
Granted: December 12, 2019
Application Number:
20190374983
A powder removal system includes a plurality of tubes including upstream and downstream ends, a manifold fluidly coupled to the tubes, and a pressurized air supply fluidly coupled to the manifold supplying pressurized air to the tubes via the manifold. The downstream ends of the tubes are inserted into a plurality of channels partially filled with powder.
TURBOMACHINE REPAIR USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Granted: December 5, 2019
Application Number:
20190366491
A system includes a mounting plate having a plurality of reference members, an inspection system having a profiler device, and an additive manufacturing machine operatively coupled with the inspection system. A computer device scans the mounting plate with the profiler device to obtain position and orientation of the reference members and position and top surface profile data of any parts located on the mounting plate. A transmitting step transmits reference member position and…
VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER
Granted: December 5, 2019
Application Number:
20190372478
Embodiments for a voltage source converter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a voltage source converter can include first and second DC terminals for connection to a DC network, the voltage source converter including one or more limbs connected between the first and second DC terminals, each limb including: a phase element having one or more switching elements and at least one AC terminal for connection to a respective phase of a multi-phase AC network, the one or more switching elements…
SHROUD FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Granted: December 5, 2019
Application Number:
20190368365
A turbine shroud segment including: a target exterior surface and target interior region; and a cooling configuration having first and second channel types. The first channel type includes: an inlet and outlet; a target section extending through the target interior region; lateral ports spaced lengthwise between first and second ends of the target section; and a path within the target interior region offset from the target exterior surface by a minimum offset. The second channel type…
SHROUD AND SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Granted: December 5, 2019
Application Number:
20190368364
A turbine of a gas turbine engine that includes a stationary shroud ring having inner shroud segments circumferentially stacked about a hot gas path. The inner shroud segments may include a first inner shroud segment that includes: a cooling configuration having cooling channels configured to receive and direct a coolant through an interior of the first inner shroud segment, where each of the cooling channels extends lengthwise between a first end and a second end that includes an outlet…
