Inventor

Todd Garrett Wetzel

Inventor

Niskayuna, NY, US

Overview

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Patents

2002–2020

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 38 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y10Tprimary

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines6%

H02KDynamo-electric machines6%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h106%

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants6%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%

B05BSpraying apparatus3%

F02CGas-turbine plants3%

H05KPrinted circuits3%

PatentTitleYear

10,830,060Engine component with flow enhancer2020 10,830,132Micro thermal imaging system for turbine engines2020 10,660,236Systems and methods for using additive manufacturing for thermal management2020 10,550,717Thermal degradation monitoring system and method for monitoring thermal degradation of equipment2020 10,165,343Multi-function synthetic jet and method of manufacturing same2018 9,938,931Combined surface cooler and acoustic absorber for turbomachines2018 9,592,523'Low frequency synthetic jet actuator and method of manufacturing thereof'2017 9,528,880'Method and system for gas temperature measurement'2016 9,335,215'Method and system for gas temperature measurement'2016 9,215,520'Multi-function synthetic jet and method of manufacturing same'2015 RE045376'Cooling systems employing fluidic jets, methods for their use and methods for cooling'2015 8,881,994'Low frequency synthetic jet actuator and method of manufacturing thereof'2014 8,727,727'Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture'2014 8,651,708'Heat transfer system for a light emitting diode (LED) lamp'2014 8,477,500'Locking device and method for making the same'2013 8,333,552'Combined acoustic absorber and heat exchanging outlet guide vanes'2012 8,051,905'Cooling systems employing fluidic jets, methods for their use and methods for cooling'2011 7,969,734'Unique cooling scheme for advanced thermal management of high flux electronics'2011 7,347,049'Method and system for thermochemical heat energy storage and recovery'2008 7,204,615'LED light with active cooling'2007 7,124,584'System and method for heat recovery from geothermal source of heat'2006 7,010,930'Method and system for cooling high power density devices'2006 6,942,203'Spring mass damper system for turbine shrouds'2005 6,933,661'Self cooling piezo actuator for high temperature applications'2005 6,886,977'Measuring temperature in stationary components of electrical machines using fiber optics'2005 6,883,774'Microelectromechanical high pressure gas microvalve'2005 6,830,229'Two-stage valve suitable as high-flow high-pressure microvalve'2004 6,720,687'Wake reduction structure for enhancing cavity flow in generator rotor endwindings'2004 6,636,320'Fiber optic tufts for flow separation detection'2003 6,617,749'Re-entrant spaceblock configuration for enhancing cavity flow in rotor endwinding of electric power generator'2003 6,557,820'Two-stage valve suitable as high-flow high-pressure microvalve'2003 6,504,274'Generator stator cooling design with concavity surfaces'2003 6,495,943'Spaceblock scoops for enhanced rotor cavity heat transfer'2002 6,465,917'Spaceblock deflector for increased electric generator endwinding cooling'2002 6,452,294'Generator endwinding cooling enhancement'2002 6,417,586'Gas cooled endwindings for dynamoelectric machine rotor and endwinding cool method'2002 6,392,326'Flow-through spaceblocks with deflectors and method for increased electric generator endwinding cooling'2002 6,380,535'Optical tuft for flow separation detection'2002

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2002–2020Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (31)· patent assignee history

2002–2005Patents assigned to LOCKHEED CORP (6)· patent assignee history

2002–2020Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history

2012–2018Patents assigned to WETZEL TODD GARRETT (7)· patent assignee history

2013–2015Patents assigned to DE BOCK HENDRIK PIETER JACOBUS (2)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Patents assigned to BUNKER RONALD SCOTT (2)· patent assignee history

2020Based in Rexford, NY, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	31	2002–2020
WETZEL TODD GARRETTself	7	2012–2018
LOCKHEED CORP	6	2002–2005
BUNKER RONALD SCOTT	2	2014–2016
DE BOCK HENDRIK PIETER JACOBUS	2	2013–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Niskayuna, New York, US	35	2002–2020
Rexford, New York, US	3	2020