William J Rusch

US Patent:

8350181, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Aug 24, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/546226

Inventors:

Joseph Garfield Albanese - Rotterdam Junction NY, US
Donald Joseph Baldwin - Galway NY, US
Christopher Joseph Lochner - Albany NY, US
William Patrick Rusch - Amsterdam NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

B23K 10/00

US Classification:

21912145, 21912151, 21912152

Abstract:

A gas distribution ring assembly for a plasma spray system includes a gas distribution ring including a plurality of openings allowing a gas to pass to an inner diameter thereof. The assembly also includes a separate positioning ring axially aligned with the gas distribution ring between the gas distribution ring and an electrically charged outlet of the plasma spray system.

US Patent:

20060166153, Jul 27, 2006

Filed:

Dec 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/314530

Inventors:

William Rusch - Westbury NY, US
Mark Spaulding - Westbury NY, US
Martin Hacker - Westbury NY, US

International Classification:

F23D 11/44

US Classification:

431011000, 431207000

Abstract:

The present invention provides a burner design and method for a high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) liquid fuel gun that generates turbulent atomization and uses one or more jets as an injection method for liquid fuel and oxygen to improve the combustion inside the combustion chamber. The burner uses preheated oxygen and preheated fuel to improve vaporization prior to combustion of the fuel.

US Patent:

20120128474, May 24, 2012

Filed:

Nov 18, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/949209

Inventors:

Kevin John Lewis Roy - Clifton Park NY, US
William Patrick Rusch - Amsterdam NY, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F04D 17/00

US Classification:

4151821

Abstract:

A steam turbine may include a turbine section including a rotor. An inner casing is provided about the turbine, the inner casing including an upstream end, a downstream end and an inner casing exhaust port positioned at the downstream end allowing exhaust steam to exit the inner casing. An outer casing is provided about the inner casing, the outer casing including an upstream end, a downstream end and an outer casing exhaust port positioned at the upstream end of the outer casing. A flow path extends between the inner casing and the outer casing through which the exhaust steam passes in an upstream direction from the inner casing exhaust port to the outer casing exhaust port. A flow barrier may be provided in the flow path between the inner casing and the outer casing.

US Patent:

20140053394, Feb 27, 2014

Filed:

Aug 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/594609

Inventors:

Edward Jay COOPER - Niskayuna NY, US
Peter John EIZENZOPF - Altamont NY, US
Xiaoqing ZHENG - Niskayuna NY, US
William Patrick RUSCH - Amsterdam NY, US
Hemanth GS. KUMAR - Bangalore, IN
Craig Daniel IVANCIC - Gloversville NY, US
Edward John SHARROW - Glenville NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

B23P 15/26

US Classification:

29726

Abstract:

A standard for supporting a turbine rotor and a turbine shell includes a bearing block including a housing enclosing bearing surfaces engageable by the turbine rotor. Turbine shell-arm supports are located on opposite sides of the housing, the turbine shell-arm supports each having a horizontal and one or more vertical surfaces adapted to be engaged by support arms of a turbine shell enclosing at least a portion of the turbine. An internal cooling/heating circuit is arranged to simultaneously cool or heat the bearing block and the turbine shell-arm supports to thereby reduce differential thermal growth characteristics of the turbine rotor and turbine shell.

US Patent:

47805919, Oct 25, 1988

Filed:

Mar 5, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/021958

Inventors:

Thomas F. Bernecki - Elmont NY
Kevin J. Varley - Hicksville NY
William P. Rusch - Lake Ronkonkoma NY
Janusz Wlodarczyk - Jackson Heights NY
John F. Klein - Port Washington NY

Assignee:

The Perkin-Elmer Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

B23K 900

US Classification:

21912152

Abstract:

A plasma generating system comprises a plasma gun including a hollow cylindrical anode member, a hollow cylindrical intermediate member electrically isolated from and juxtaposed coaxially with the anode member to form a plasma-forming gas passage through the intermediate member and the anode member, and an axially movable cathode member. The intermediate member comprises tubular segments separated by resilient insulating spacing rings held in compression. Arc radiation is blocked from the spacer rings by meanders in the inter-segment slots and further by ceramic barrier rings. An electric motor or pneumatic piston responsive to a measurement of arc voltage continually adjusts the axial position of the cathode tip relative to the anode nozzle so as to maintain a predetermined arc voltage.

US Patent:

20220364482, Nov 17, 2022

Filed:

Oct 28, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/755260

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
William Patrick RUSCH - Schenectady NY, US
Samuel Nathan MERRILL - Scarborough ME, US
Ejiro Anthony ORUAGA - Minneapolis MN, US
David John NELMES - Lutterworth, Leicestershire, GB
Justyna Ludwika WOJDYLO - Warsaw, PL
John Francis NOLAN - Schenectady NY, US

International Classification:

F01D 25/24
F01D 25/28
F01D 21/00

Abstract:

A method and system for aligning a component within a turbine casing, and a related turbine casing. In a top-on position, a location of an optical target and another, vertically spaced optical target on the joint flange are measured. After removing at least the upper casing, the optical targets' locations are measured again, and the locations of a pair of reference points on an upper surface of the horizontal joint flange are measured. A prediction offset value is calculated for the component support position in the top-on position based on the locations. The prediction offset value may include a vertical adjustment based, in part, on a translation of a triangular spatial relationship of a number of the reference points and/or a tilt angle, a horizontal adjustment, and a horizontal joint flange surface distortion adjustment. Support position is adjusted by the prediction offset value to improve alignment.