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2016
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GE
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Sanji Ekanayake
SE
Sanji Ekanayake
— 6 Patents in 2016
GE
:
6
patents
#57
of
4,215
Top 2%
Mableton, GA
:
#3
of
26
inventors
Top 15%
Georgia
:
#110
of
3,922
inventors
Top 3%
Overall
(2016):
#17,287
of
481,213
Top 4%
6
Patents 2016
Issued Patents
2016
Showing
1–6
of
6
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
9309776
Replaceable seals for turbine engine components and methods for installing the same
Alston Ilford Scipio
,
Raymond Goetze
,
Peter King
,
Douglas Corbin Warwick
2016-04-12
$27,491,000
9297316
Method and apparatus for optimizing the operation of a turbine system under flexible loads
Alston Ilford Scipio
,
Thomas John Freeman
,
Ryan Eric Obenhoff
,
Michael Anthony Cocca
,
Mike Yarnold
+2 more
2016-03-29
$26,200,000
9280797
System and method to minimize grid spinning reserve losses by pre-emptively sequencing power generation equipment to offset solar generation capacity based on geospatial regional solar and cloud conditions
Alston Ilford Scipio
,
Dale J. Davis
,
Eric J. Kauffman
,
Timothy Tah-teh Yang
2016-03-08
$29,797,000
9243564
Systems and methods for removing impurities from heavy fuel oil
Alston Ilford Scipio
,
Paul Robert Fernandez
2016-01-26
$29,329,000
9239007
Gas turbine compressor inlet pressurization having a torque converter system
Alston Ilford Scipio
2016-01-19
$41,537,000
9239008
Turbine leak detection system
Alston Ilford Scipio
2016-01-19
$41,537,000
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