Inventor
Richard Lee Nichols
Inventor
Simpsonville, SC, US
Overview
Patents· 9 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
F01Dprimary
F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines20%
F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants16%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution16%
F02CGas-turbine plants12%
G01MTesting static or dynamic balance of machines or structures12%
F01KSteam engine plants8%
F23RGenerating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity, e.g. gas-turbine combustion chambers4%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes4%
Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods4%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation4%
PatentTitleYear
8,972,067'System and method for optimizing plant operations'20158,756,939'Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system of a powerplant machine'20148,661,880'Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system of a powerplant'20148,370,100'Method for determining when to perform a test of an overspeed protection system of a powerplant machine'20138,365,583'Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system of a powerplant machine'20137,716,971'Method and system for testing an overspeed protection system during a turbomachine shutdown sequence'20107,712,302'Crossfire tube assembly for gas turbines'20107,677,089'Method and system for testing the overspeed protection system of a turbomachine'20106,779,346'Control of gas turbine combustion temperature by compressor bleed air'2004Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2004–2015Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (9)· patent assignee history
2004–2010Based in Greenville, SC, US· patent location history
2010–2015Based in Simpsonville, SC, US· patent location history
2013–2015Patents assigned to BLOCK FREDERICK WILLIAM (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to NICHOLS RICHARD LEE (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to ELLIS GEORGE ALLEN (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to DALTON BRET STEPHEN (3)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ELECTRIC | 9 | 2004–2015 |
| BLOCK FREDERICK WILLIAM | 5 | 2013–2015 |
| NICHOLS RICHARD LEEself | 5 | 2013–2015 |
| ELLIS GEORGE ALLEN | 4 | 2013–2014 |
| DALTON BRET STEPHEN | 3 | 2013–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Simpsonville, SC, US | 7 | 2010–2015 |
| Greenville, SC, US | 2 | 2004–2010 |