Glen W Brooksby

US Patent:

6462673, Oct 8, 2002

Filed:

Dec 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/468169

Inventors:

Glen W. Brooksby - Glenville NY
Daniel Arthur Staver - Scotia NY

Assignee:

General Electric Company

International Classification:

G08C 1904

US Classification:

34087011, 34087002

Abstract:

An asymmetric-rate communication method and system for remote data collection using a processor-operated modem at a respective data collection site is provided. The modem processor used at the data collection site may be rated to have a predetermined relatively low processing power. The method includes a first selecting step that allow for selecting a first protocol for transmitting data at a predetermined rate. The selected first protocol uses a predetermined percentage of the processing power of the processor. The method includes a second selecting step that allows for selecting a second protocol for receiving data at another predetermined rate. The selected second protocol uses another predetermined percentage of the processing power of the processor. A third selecting step allows for selecting the percentage of processing power used for receiving data to be sufficiently low relative to the percentage of processing power used for transmitting data so that the combined transmitting and receiving processing requirements are kept within the low processing power of the processor.

US Patent:

6615503, Sep 9, 2003

Filed:

Apr 16, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/063362

Inventors:

Victor Nzomigni - Rennes Carre, FR
Donald Wagner Hamilton - Burnt Hills NY
James Vradenburg Miller - Clifton Park NY
Peter Henry Tu - Schenectady NY
Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY

International Classification:

G01D 2100

US Classification:

33520, 33644, 33502, 33567, 335671, 73 179, 702 95

Abstract:

A method for determining the axis of rotation (AR) of an object ( ) mounted to a rotary stage or platform ( ) in a gauge measurement system by estimating a transformation ( ) between multiple views or measurements of the object ( ) obtained at different poses.

US Patent:

6681011, Jan 20, 2004

Filed:

Apr 11, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/546849

Inventors:

Daniel A. Staver - Scotia NY
Glen W. Brooksby - Scotia NY

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

H04M 100

US Classification:

37938701, 379377, 379 9309

Abstract:

A circuit and method for determining connection status of a phone line shared by multiple telecommunications devices, such as modems and phones, are provided. The phone line includes respective tip and ring lines. The circuit comprises a first operational amplifier coupled to receive a signal indicative of a voltage difference between the respective tip and ring lines. The circuit further comprises a lag network coupled to impart a predetermined delay to the output signal from the first operational amplifier. A second operational amplifier is coupled to receive the voltage difference signal. The output signal from the second operational amplifier has a sufficiently fast time response relative to the output signal from the lag network.

US Patent:

6753876, Jun 22, 2004

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/683409

Inventors:

Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY
Joseph Leagrand Mundy - Schenectady NY

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY

International Classification:

G09G 510

US Classification:

345589, 345440

Abstract:

A method for increasing the dynamic light intensity range of an image by combining pixel data from multiple images collected at different levels of illumination intensity to create a single floating-point image representation of an observed scene.

US Patent:

6816360, Nov 9, 2004

Filed:

Apr 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/826792

Inventors:

Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY
Daniel David Harrison - Delanson NY
Daniel Arthur Staver - Scotia NY
Ertugrul Berkcan - Schenectady NY
Ralph Thomas Hoctor - Saratoga Springs NY
Wolfgang Daum - Louisville KY

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY

International Classification:

H02B 103

US Classification:

361667, 361664, 361659

Abstract:

A low cost and easy to assemble communicating utility meter provides selectable measurement, calibration, display, and communications means so as to be re-configurable based on several factors including; harmonic content of the power signal measured, LCD display alternatives, time of use measurements, bandpass filter settings, power quality measurements, PLC communications alternatives, radio frequency communications alternatives, optical communications alternatives, and hard wire communications alternatives.

US Patent:

6868194, Mar 15, 2005

Filed:

Dec 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/683371

Inventors:

Peter Henry Tu - Niskayuna NY, US
Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY

International Classification:

G06K009/20

US Classification:

382312

Abstract:

A method for generating, in a non-contact range finding and measurement system, a template structure representative of the surface of an observed object, and for utilizing the template structure to synthesize data points in corrupted regions of an image of the object.

US Patent:

6876459, Apr 5, 2005

Filed:

Apr 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/063228

Inventors:

Peter Henry Tu - Schenectady NY, US
Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY, US
James Vradenburg Miller - Clifton Park NY, US
Donald Wagner Hamilton - Burnt Hills NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY

International Classification:

G01B011/14
G01N021/86

US Classification:

356614, 25055936

Abstract:

Apparatus () for determining the leading edge (E) of an airfoil (A) includes a first light source (S) illuminating a portion of the airfoil including its leading edge and a first camera (M) acquiring an image of the illuminated portion of the airfoil. A second light source (S), spaced apart from the first light source, also illuminates a portion of the airfoil including its leading edge. A second camera (M) acquires an image of the portion of the airfoil illuminated by the second light source. The location (N) of the second light source and the first camera are coincident in space as are the location (N) of the first light source and the second camera. An image processor (P) processes the respective images obtained from the two cameras to locate the leading edge of the object. In doing so, the processor utilizes similarities in illumination of the airfoil by the respective light sources and occlusion boundaries of the respective illuminated portions of the airfoil.

US Patent:

7136171, Nov 14, 2006

Filed:

Dec 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/683369

Inventors:

Peter Henry Tu - Schenectady NY, US
Glen William Brooksby - Glenville NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY

International Classification:

G01B 11/24
G01B 11/30

US Classification:

356611, 382154, 382275

Abstract:

A method for use with a non-contact range finding and measurement system for generating a template guide representative of the surface of a observed object, and for utilizing the template guide to improve laser stripe signal to noise ratios and to compensate for corrupted regions in images of the observed object to improve measurement accuracy.