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Christian Lee Vandervort
Also filed as: VANDERVORT CHRISTIAN L · VANDERVORT CHRISTIAN LEE
38 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,190 citations·filing 1992–2017
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45 records- 0198US6397602B2Fuel system configuration for staging fuel for gas turbines utilizing both gaseous and liquid fuelsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 4, 2002·107 cites·11 claims
- 0295US10280760B2Turbine engine assembly and method of assembling the sameGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2015·Granted May 7, 2019·8 cites·17 claims
- 0395US7526912B2Pulse detonation engines and components thereofGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted May 5, 2009·40 cites·19 claims
- 0495US6448685B1Stator core assemblyGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·57 cites·13 claims
- 0595US6082092ACombustion dynamics control for variable fuel gas composition and temperature based on gas control valve feedbackGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·110 cites·5 claims
- 0695US5560195AGas turbine inlet heating system using jet blowerGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 1, 1996·272 cites·9 claims
- 0794US6598383B1Fuel system configuration and method for staging fuel for gas turbines utilizing both gaseous and liquid fuelsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 29, 2003·75 cites·4 claims
- 0892US6268668B1Gas cooled generator stator structure and method for impingement cooling of generator stator coilGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 31, 2001·51 cites·17 claims
- 0989US6346755B1Optimization of ventilating flow path at air gap exit in reverse flow generatorsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 12, 2002·39 cites·13 claims
- 1088US7841167B2Pulse detonation engine bypass and cooling flow with downstream mixing volumeGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·30 cites·27 claims
- 1187US9121608B2Gas turbine engine including secondary combustion chamber integrated with the stator vanes in the turbine/expansion section of the engine and a method of operating the sameELKADY AHMED MOSTAFA·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 1, 2015·10 cites·20 claims
- 1285US9599017B2Gas turbine engine and method of operating thereofGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 21, 2017·8 cites·16 claims
- 1384US9297267B2System and method for removing heat from a turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 29, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 1483US6465917B2Spaceblock deflector for increased electric generator endwinding coolingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·28 cites·20 claims
- 1582US6957945B2System to control axial thrust loads for steam turbinesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 25, 2005·40 cites·23 claims
- 1682US6452294B1Generator endwinding cooling enhancementGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 17, 2002·28 cites·21 claims
- 1778US6392326B1Flow-through spaceblocks with deflectors and method for increased electric generator endwinding coolingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·23 cites·21 claims
- 1877US9435537B2System and method for premixer wake and vortex filling for enhanced flame-holding resistanceELKADY AHMED MOSTAFA·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 6, 2016·6 cites·9 claims
- 1977US5737915ATri-passage diffuser for a gas turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·47 cites·6 claims
- 2075US6417586B1Gas cooled endwindings for dynamoelectric machine rotor and endwinding cool methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·20 cites·19 claims
- 2174US7614211B2Swirling flows and swirler to enhance pulse detonation engine operationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 10, 2009·14 cites·12 claims
- 2271US6495943B2Spaceblock scoops for enhanced rotor cavity heat transferGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·16 cites·18 claims
- 2370US6681476B2Method of forming a stator core assemblyGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·13 cites·9 claims
- 2468US6720687B2Wake reduction structure for enhancing cavity flow in generator rotor endwindingsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·14 cites·16 claims
- 2567US7818956B2Pulse detonation assembly and hybrid engineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 26, 2010·7 cites·25 claims
- 2665US6285110B1Spline retaining ringGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 4, 2001·12 cites·9 claims
- 2762US6617749B2Re-entrant spaceblock configuration for enhancing cavity flow in rotor endwinding of electric power generatorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 9, 2003·11 cites·13 claims
- 2861US6683398B2Generator magnetic armature wedgeGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 27, 2004·9 cites·22 claims
- 2961US6462458B1Ventilated series loop blocks and associated tie methodsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·10 cites·11 claims
- 3059US9557050B2Fuel nozzle and assembly and gas turbine comprising the sameVANDERVORT CHRISTIAN LEE·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 31, 2017·2 cites·7 claims
- 3159US7195443B2Variable pressure-controlled cooling scheme and thrust control arrangements for a steam turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 27, 2007·17 cites·16 claims
- 3258US6003296AFlashback event monitoring (FEM) processGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·36 cites·34 claims
- 3351US8381525B2System and method using low emissions gas turbine cycle with partial air separationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·2 cites·5 claims
- 3451US6865935B2System and method for steam turbine backpressure control using dynamic pressure sensorsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·4 cites·23 claims
- 3551US2013145771A1System and method using low emissions gas turbine cycle with partial air separationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3648US6674209B2Method for increasing subtransient reactance of a generatorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 6, 2004·3 cites·18 claims
- 3747US11248529B2Methods for startup and operation of gas turbine combined cycle power plants using NMHC fuelsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 15, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 3847US7634904B2Methods and apparatus to facilitate generating power from a turbine engineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 22, 2009·1 cites·10 claims
- 3947US2015167550A1System and method for processing gas streamsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4041US5250090ASeparation devicesHPS MERRIMACK INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 5, 1993·12 cites·19 claims
- 4140US2013006581A1Combustor health and performance monitoring system for gas turbines using combustion dynamicsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4239US2009053036A1Systems and Methods for Extending Gas Turbine Emissions ComplianceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4339US2008127630A1Turbine for application to pulse detonation combustion system and engine containing the turbineGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4437US2006260291A1Pulse detonation assembly with cooling enhancementsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4536US2002079753A1High thermal conductivity spaceblocks for increased electric generator rotor endwinding coolingFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
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