General Electric Company

Michael Orlando Cimini

Douglas Roy Forman

Craig Douglas Young

Brandon Stephen Good

Lynn Ann DeRose

Robert William Tait

Jason Randolph Allen

Christopher Reynolds Hammond

Jeffrey Stanley Keller

Andrew Frank Ferro

Gene E Wiggs

James Walter Caddell

Janet Sue Bennett

Jared Crosby

Bethany Bleil Kniffin

James Nelson Bratton

Peder Fitch

Gregory Alan Richardson

Lee Roy LaPierre

Morgan Frederic Intrator

Jared Reece Reynolds

Bianca Mary McCartt

Christopher Joseph Uhl

Jared Michael Crosby

Bianca Mary Mccartt

A thermal inspection system includes a fluid source configured to supply a warm flow and a cool flow, indirectly or directly, to internal passage(s) of a component. The system includes an imager configured to capture a time series of images corresponding to a transient thermal response of the component to the warm and cool flows. The system further includes at least one flow meter configured to measure the warm and cool flows supplied to the component and a processor operably connected to the imager. The processor determines the transient thermal response of the component around a transition time. The flow supplied to the component switches from the warm flow to the cool flow at the transition time. The processor compares the transient thermal response around the transition time with one or more baseline values or with an acceptable range of values to determine if the component meets a desired specification.

Thermal inspection systems

A wireless-enabled tightening system for fasteners is disclosed. The system includes a visual designator configured to project an indicator onto a workpiece. The system also includes a torque wrench comprising a wireless transmitter and a means for identifying whether the correct torque has been applied to a fastener on the workpiece and configured to provide a feedback for a user. The system also includes a camera configured to capture an image of the workpiece when an appropriate amount of torque has been applied to the fastener. The system further includes a microprocessor for determining sequence of the fastener and identifying the tightened fastener.

Method for operating a torque system configured to tighten a series of fasteners

In one aspect, the present invention is a web-based system that facilitates rapid and reliable documenting, cataloging, and distributing of proven error proofing techniques. More specifically, and in an exemplary embodiment, a system includes a plurality of clients coupled to a web-based server. Each client includes a plurality of user interface classes and at least one class that provides access to a database. The server includes a plurality of servlets, and at least some of said servlets provide at least one of a database and server access capability to each client. The system further includes a database having a plurality of tables, and at least one of said tables includes at least one error proofing example. The database is accessed by each client via the server.

Method and apparatus for error proofing

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Fairfield, OH, United States of America

Michael Orlando Cimini