SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL POWER TO A LOAD
Granted: June 13, 2019
Application Number:
20190182944
A system for providing electrical power to a load is provided. The system includes at least two inverters and at least two resonant circuits. The inverters are operative to electrically connect to a power source. The resonant circuits are each electrically connected to at least one of the inverters and operative to provide electrical power to the load. The resonant circuits are coupled to each other.
THIMBLE ASSEMBLIES FOR INTRODUCING A CROSS-FLOW INTO A SECONDARY COMBUSTION ZONE
Granted: June 13, 2019
Application Number:
20190178496
A thimble assembly, which directs fluid flow through a combustor liner, includes a thimble boss and a thimble. The thimble boss is mounted an outer surface of the liner and surrounds a liner opening, thus defining a thimble boss passage. The thimble is disposed through the passage and the liner opening. The thimble wall extends from an inlet portion to an outlet of the thimble. The inlet portion has a greater diameter than the outlet and defines an inlet plane and a parallel intermediate…
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST DIFFUSERS
Granted: June 6, 2019
Application Number:
20190170010
A turbine engine having a turbine section operably connected to an exhaust section, through which an exhaust flowpath is defined. The exhaust section includes a diffuser having a diffuser flowpath. The turbine engine further includes: diffuser walls that define and enclose the diffuser flowpath between an inlet and outlet of the diffuser, the diffuser walls comprising at least one stationary diffuser wall and at least one adjustable diffuser wall; and an actuator connected to the at…
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR QUALIFICATION OF ECG DATA FOR REMOTE ANALYSIS
Granted: June 6, 2019
Application Number:
20190167141
A method of obtaining and analyzing ECG data from a patient or group of patients is disclosed. The ECG data is obtained from the patient at an acquisition device. Once the ECG data is obtained, the ECG data is transmitted to an analysis server that is operated by an analysis provider and is located remote from the location of the acquisition device. Along with the ECG data, acquisition parameters are transmitted to the analysis server. At the analysis server, one of a plurality of…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR AIR GAP SENSITIVITY IN TORQUE SENSORS
Granted: May 30, 2019
Application Number:
20190162610
A system may include a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor may include a driving pole that includes a driving coil that receives a driving current and emits a magnetic flux portion through a structure. The first sensor may also include a sensing pole that may include a sensing coil that receives the magnetic flux portion and generate a first signal based at least in part on the received magnetic flux portion. The first signal is based at least in part on a force on the…
MEDIUM-VOLTAGE OR HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING LOW-THICKNESS HYBRID INSULATION
Granted: May 23, 2019
Application Number:
20190156968
A medium-voltage or high-voltage electrical device comprising a sealed enclosure in which are located electrical components covered with a solid dielectric layer and a gaseous medium ensuring electrical insulation and/or extinguishing electrical arcs, the gaseous medium comprising heptafluoroisobutyronitrile and a dilution gas, the thickness of the solid dielectric layer being less than 1 mm and being produced from a material comprising a polyepoxide or polyurethane resin optionally…
FLEXIBLE RADIO FREQUENCY COIL ARRAY WITH DETACHABLE STRAPS FOR MR IMAGING
Granted: May 23, 2019
Application Number:
20190154775
Methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coil arrays for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In an embodiment, a RF coil array assembly for a MRI system includes a compressible body; an upper posterior RF coil array including a first plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body; a lower posterior RF coil array including a second plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body; and a head and neck RF coil array removably coupled to the upper…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AN OBJECT
Granted: May 23, 2019
Application Number:
20190154768
A system for magnetic resonance imaging an object is provided. The system includes a plurality of coil element groupings disposed within one or more RF coils, and a controller. The controller is operative to receive MR data from the object via the one or more RF coils, determine a g-factor for each of the coil element groupings of the plurality based at least in part on the MR data, and select a coil element grouping of the plurality based at least in part on the g-factors.
System and Method for Monitoring Anesthetic Agent Fill Level
Granted: May 23, 2019
Application Number:
20190151599
A system for monitoring anesthetic agents fill level in a vaporizer reservoir includes a camera configured to capture an image containing a sight glass on the vapor reservoir, just like, a processor, and an agent level module. The agent level module is executable to locate a sight glass portion within the image, an agent level edge within the sight glass portion, and minimum and maximum reference points within the image. A fill percentage is calculated based on a position of the agent…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A TRANSFORMER
Granted: May 16, 2019
Application Number:
20190150259
A system for protecting a transformer is provided. The system includes an inductor electrically disposed between the transformer and a load powered by the transformer, and a resistor electrically disposed in parallel with the inductor between the transformer and the load.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR BACK EMISSION CURRENT IN AN X-RAY GENERATOR
Granted: May 16, 2019
Application Number:
20190150256
A system for compensating for a back emission current in an X-ray generator is provided. The system includes a transformer, a common, and a voltage source. The transformer is operative to provide power to an electron emitter of the X-ray generator. The common is electrically coupled to an anode of the X-ray generator. The anode is operative to receive electrons emitted by the electron emitter such that the back emission current is generated between the common and the electron emitter.…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PROTECTION DEVICES OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE
Granted: May 9, 2019
Application Number:
20190139325
A system includes a machinery protection monitoring system. The machinery protection monitoring system includes a memory configured to store a plurality of alarm escalation rules associated with an operational protection function of an industrial machine, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to utilize the plurality of alarm escalation rules. The processor is also configured to receive an indication that the operational protection of the industrial machine…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AN OBJECT WITH A PLURALITY OF READOUT GRADIENT AMPLITUDES
Granted: May 9, 2019
Application Number:
20190137586
A system for magnetic resonance imaging an object with a plurality of readout gradient amplitudes is provided. The system includes a magnet assembly and a controller. The controller is operative to acquire MR data from the object via the magnet assembly. At least two portions of the MR data are acquired with different readout gradient amplitudes of the plurality.
COMMON DISPLAY UNIT FOR A PLURALITY OF CABLELESS MEDICAL SENSORS
Granted: May 9, 2019
Application Number:
20190133484
A wireless patient monitor comprises a generic activator module having a universal connection port that connects with any one of multiple sensor devices, a battery, and a radio transmitter wirelessly connected to a host device. The generic activator module connects to any one of multiple sensor devices via the universal connection port to provide power from the battery to the sensor device and to receive digital physiological data from the sensor device. The radio transmitter transmits…
System and Method for Processing ECG Recordings from Multiple Patients
Granted: May 9, 2019
Application Number:
20190133483
A system for processing ECG recordings from multiple patients includes a preprocessing database containing unprocessed ECG records from multiple patients, a reporting database containing processed ECG records from multiple patients, a processor, and a triage module executable on the processor to assess each of the unprocessed ECG recordings from the multiple patients. The triage module is executable to detect a presence or absence of one or more known abnormalities and determines at…
MANUAL SERVICE DISCONNECT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY STORAGE
Granted: May 2, 2019
Application Number:
20190131805
An energy storage module includes a module housing, a positive polarity module terminal and a negative polarity module terminal accessible via an external surface of the housing, and a plurality of battery cells contained within the housing and coupled in series between the positive polarity terminal and a negative polarity terminal to form a battery cell string. A removable manual service disconnect (MSD) unit is physically coupled to the external surface of the housing and electrically…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER GENERATING UNIT
Granted: May 2, 2019
Application Number:
20190131795
A method for controlling a power output of a power generating unit includes receiving at least two measurement data sets from a location of integration of a power generating unit to an electrical grid. Each measurement data set includes a plurality of electrical parameters. The method further includes generating a grid model of the electrical grid based on the at least two measurement data sets. The grid model is characterized by an equivalent grid voltage and an equivalent grid…
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF A VIEWED OBJECT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AN IMAGE DEPICTING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY OF THE VIEWED OBJECT
Granted: May 2, 2019
Application Number:
20190130636
A method and device for displaying a two-dimensional image of a viewed object simultaneously with an image depicting a three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object using a video inspection device is disclosed. The video inspection device displays a two-dimensional image of the object surface of a viewed object, and determines the three-dimensional coordinates of a plurality of surface points. At least one rendered image of the three-dimensional geometry of the viewed object is…
INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Granted: May 2, 2019
Application Number:
20190129912
Systems and methods provided herein. In one embodiment, a system includes a mobile device comprising a display screen. The system further includes a non-destructive testing (NDT) device comprising a camera configured to capture image data, video data, or a combination thereof, and a wireless system configured to communicate the image data, the video data, an overlay data or a combination thereof, to the mobile device; wherein the mobile device is configured to visually display the image…
CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN TURBINE ROTOR BLADES AND ROTOR WHEELS
Granted: April 25, 2019
Application Number:
20190120069
A turbine engine including: rotor blades circumferentially arrayed about a rotor wheel; a connection assembly by which each of the rotor blades connects to the rotor wheel, the connection assembly including: an axially oriented slot formed through a perimeter face of the rotor wheel; a root of the rotor blade installed within the slot, the root being shaped in relation to the slot such that the installation therein forms an axially extending shim cavity between opposing exterior surfaces…
