Steven D Levin

US Patent:

20190146000, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Nov 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/809747

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Mei Gao - Evendale OH, US
Vivek Gandhi - Bangalore, IN
Donald Horn - West Chester OH, US
Gregory Jon Chiaramonte - West Chester OH, US
Katherine Tharp Nowicki - Cincinnati OH, US
Steven Richard Levin - West Chester OH, US
Michael William Bailey - Evendale OH, US
Ronald Plybon - Cincinnati OH, US
Mustafa Tekin Dokucu - Latham NY, US
Aditya Kumar - Schenectady NY, US

International Classification:

G01P 5/14
G01P 13/02
G01P 21/02

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to perform prognostic health monitoring of a turbine engine. An example apparatus includes a health quantifier calculator to execute a computer-generated model to generate first sensor data of a turbine engine, the first sensor data based on simulating a sensor monitoring the turbine engine using asset monitoring information, a parameter tracker to execute a tracking filter using the first sensor data and second sensor data to generate third sensor data corresponding to the turbine engine, the second sensor data based on obtaining sensor data from a sensor monitoring the turbine engine, the third sensor data based on comparing the first sensor data to the second sensor data, the health quantifier calculator to execute the computer-generated model using the third sensor data to generate an asset health quantifier of the turbine engine; and a report generator to generate a report including the asset health quantifier and a workscope recommendation based on the asset health quantifier when the asset health quantifier satisfies a threshold.

US Patent:

20190146446, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Nov 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/809774

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Gregory Jon Chiaramonte - West Chester OH, US
Steven Richard Levin - West Chester OH, US
Donald Horn - West Chester OH, US
Nitish Umang - Niskayuna NY, US
Victor Manuel Perez Zarate - Niskayuna NY, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/042
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate an asset health quantifier of a turbine engine. An example apparatus includes a health quantifier generator to execute a computer-generated model to simulate an operating condition of a turbine engine using asset monitoring information and generate an asset health quantifier of the turbine engine based on the simulation, and compare the asset health quantifier to a threshold, and a removal scheduler to identify the turbine engine for removal from service based on the comparison to improve an operation of the turbine engine by performing a workscope on the removed turbine engine.

US Patent:

20190147412, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Nov 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/809788

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Donald Horn - West Chester OH, US
Vijay John - West Chester OH, US
Steven Richard Levin - West Chester OH, US
Victor Manuel Perez Zarate - Niskayuna NY, US
Charles Larry Abernathy - West Chester OH, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 10/06

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to generate an asset workscope are disclosed. An example system includes an asset health calculator to identify an asset on which to perform maintenance based on generating a first asset health quantifier corresponding to a first asset health status, a task generator to determine a first workscope including first asset maintenance tasks, and a task optimizer to determine a second workscope including second asset maintenance tasks based on the first asset health quantifier and/or first workscope. The example system includes a workscope effect calculator to generate a second asset health quantifier corresponding to a second asset health status when the second workscope is completed on the asset, and to update the asset health calculator, task generator, and/or task optimizer to improve determination of first and/or second workscopes to improve the second asset health quantifier relative to the first asset health quantifier.

US Patent:

20170234773, Aug 17, 2017

Filed:

Feb 15, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/043655

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Charles Larry Abernathy - West Chester OH, US
Steven Richard Levin - West Chester OH, US
Bernard Dumm - Loveland OH, US
Brett Stephen Kramer - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

G01M 15/14

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to an automated system and method of analyzing performance of engines in a test cell. The method includes electronically accessing engine operational data in a stored database of the test cell. Another step includes electronically retrieving operational data corresponding to the new test if at least one new test is detected in the stored database for an engine. Further, the method includes inputting the operational data corresponding to the new test into a performance model specific to an engine type for the engine. The method also includes electronically analyzing an output of the performance model. An additional step includes electronically generating at least one summary report of engine health of the engine based on the analyzed output. Thus, the method also includes providing the summary report as electronic output to a user.