Inventor

George J. Silvestri, Jr.

Inventor

Winter Park, FL, US

Overview

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Patents

1976–1995

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 57 as inventor

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

F01Kprimary

F01KSteam engine plants32%

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines31%

F22BMethods of steam generation6%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants3%

G21CNuclear reactors3%

B01DSeparation2%

F22GSuperheating of steam2%

PatentTitleYear

5,435,138'Reduction in turbine/boiler thermal stress during bypass operation'1995 5,404,724'Boiler feedpump turbine drive/feedwater train arrangement'1995 5,377,489'Internal moisture separation cycle for a low pressure turbine'1995 5,333,457'Operation between valve points of a partial-arc admission turbine'1994 5,191,764'Governor valve positioning to overcome partial-arc admission limits'1993 5,174,120'Turbine exhaust arrangement for improved efficiency'1992 5,161,942'Moisture drainage of honeycomb seals'1992 5,140,818'Internal moisture separation cycle'1992 5,136,848'Method for predicting the optimum transition between constant and sliding pressure operation'1992 5,123,433'Ultrasonic flow nozzle cleaning apparatus'1992 5,112,187'Erosion control through reduction of moisture transport by secondary flow'1992 5,079,922'Moisture-separator-reheater drain cooler system'1992 5,061,431'Method of determining the enthalpy and moisture content of wet steam'1991 5,056,986'Inner cylinder axial positioning system'1991 5,056,989'Stage replacement blade ring flow guide'1991 5,018,356'Temperature control of a steam turbine steam to minimize thermal stresses'1991 4,958,985'Performance low pressure end blading'1990 4,957,410'Steam turbine flow direction control system'1990 4,955,200'Reheater piping and drain cooler system'1990 4,948,335'Turbine moisture removal system'1990 4,940,383'System for admitting steam into a turbine'1990 4,936,002'Method of modifying integral steam chest steam turbines'1990 4,903,490'Cam-driven valve system for steam turbines'1990 4,901,532'System for routing preseparator drains'1990 4,888,954'Method for heat rate improvement in partial-arc steam turbine'1989 4,870,823'Low load operation of steam turbines'1989 4,850,793'Steam chest modifications for improved turbine operations'1989 4,847,039'Steam chest crossties for improved turbine operations'1989 4,840,537'Axial flow steam turbine'1989 4,834,614'Segmental vane apparatus and method'1989 4,825,657'Apparatus and method for improved utilization of steam-to-steam reheater drains'1989 4,827,429'Turbine impulse chamber temperature determination method and apparatus'1989 4,825,653'Water collector for steam turbine exhaust system'1989 4,819,435'Method for reducing valve loops for improving stream turbine efficiency'1989 4,811,566'Method and apparatus for removing moisture from turbine exhaust lines'1989 4,803,841'Moisture separator for steam turbine exhaust'1989 4,780,057'Partial arc steam turbine'1988 4,673,426'Moisture pre-separator for a steam turbine exhaust'1987 4,622,819'Steam turbine exhaust pipe erosion prevention system'1986 4,576,008'Turbine protection system for bypass operation'1986 4,561,255'Power plant feedwater system'1985 4,557,113'Single low pressure turbine with zoned condenser'1985 4,527,396'Moisture separating device'1985 4,352,270'Method and apparatus for providing process steam of desired temperature and pressure'1982 4,336,105'Nuclear power plant steam system'1982 4,325,670'Method for admitting steam into a steam turbine'1982 4,297,848'Method of optimizing the efficiency of a steam turbine power plant'1981 4,277,944'Method and apparatus for regeneratively superheating auxiliary steam'1981 4,277,943'Method and apparatus for supplying steam to a turbine'1981 4,274,259'Superheated steam power plant with steam to steam reheater'1981 4,242,041'Rotor cooling for double axial flow turbines'1980 4,156,349'Dry cooling power plant system'1979 4,150,917'Rotor cooling for single and double axial flow turbines'1979 4,099,385'Extended fuel cycle operation for pressurized water reactor plants'1978 4,000,037'Reactor-turbine control for low steam pressure operation in a pressurized water reactor'1976 3,973,402'Cycle improvement for nuclear steam power plant'1976 3,972,196'Steam pressure increasing device for drive turbines'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1976–1995Patents assigned to WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP (57)· patent assignee history

1976–1978Based in Morton, PA, US· patent location history

1979–1982Based in Upper Chichester, PA, US· patent location history

1981Based in Aston, PA, US· patent location history

1985–1995Based in Winter Park, FL, US· patent location history

1985Based in Maitland, FL, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP	57	1976–1995

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Winter Park, Florida, US	41	1985–1995
Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, US	9	1979–1982
Morton, Pennsylvania, US	4	1976–1978
Maitland, Florida, US	2	1985
Aston, Pennsylvania, US	1	1981