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Michael Twerdochlib
Also filed as: TWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL
87 granted patents·6 pending applications·2,192 citations·filing 1985–2013
99Inventor score
Files withWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP44SIEMENS ENERGY INC12SIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC11TWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL11SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER7
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93 records- 0195US7341428B2Turbine blade for monitoring torsional blade vibrationSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 11, 2008·34 cites·17 claims
- 0295US6992315B2In situ combustion turbine engine airfoil inspectionSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 31, 2006·73 cites·24 claims
- 0394US7489811B2Method of visually inspecting turbine blades and optical inspection system thereforSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 10, 2009·70 cites·20 claims
- 0493US7987725B2Method of matching sensors in a multi-probe turbine blade vibration monitorSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 2, 2011·20 cites·6 claims
- 0593US5479826AMicrowave system for monitoring turbine blade vibrationWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 2, 1996·81 cites·10 claims
- 0693US4901061AInstrumentation and monitoring systems employing differential temperature sensorsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 13, 1990·85 cites·30 claims
- 0793US4787408AFail safe valve for an air inleakage monitoring system in a steam turbineWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 29, 1988·70 cites·6 claims
- 0892US7836772B2Method and apparatus for tracking a rotating blade tip for blade vibration monitor measurementsSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·22 cites·16 claims
- 0992US7654145B2Non-synchronous vibrational excitation of turbine blades using a rotating excitation structureSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 2, 2010·21 cites·20 claims
- 1092US7379632B1Fiber optic Bragg grating strain gauge for application on structures with compliant surface coveringSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 27, 2008·27 cites·20 claims
- 1191US4766557AApparatus for monitoring hydrogen gas leakage into the stator coil water cooling system of a hydrogen cooled electric generatorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Aug 23, 1988·73 cites·8 claims
- 1290US7533572B2High bandwidth fiber optic vibration sensorSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 19, 2009·20 cites·22 claims
- 1390US4777979APosition detector for clapper of non-return valveWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Oct 18, 1988·57 cites·5 claims
- 1489US9016991B2Bolt tightener device for tightening a through-bolt in a generator coreTWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 28, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 1589US7259552B2Wear monitor for turbo-machineSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·20 cites·18 claims
- 1689US4970670ATemperature compensated eddy current sensor temperature measurement in turbine blade shroud monitorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 13, 1990·63 cites·11 claims
- 1788US7866213B2Method of analyzing non-synchronous vibrations using a dispersed array multi-probe machineSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 11, 2011·16 cites·18 claims
- 1888US4898021AQuantitative air inleakage detection system and method for turbine-condenser systemsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 6, 1990·55 cites·1 claims
- 1988US4790194AFlow measurement deviceWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 13, 1988·51 cites·1 claims
- 2087US8151647B2Apparatus for monitoring blade vibration with an imaging fiber optic ribbon probeTWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 10, 2012·15 cites·20 claims
- 2187US7230205B2Compressor airfoil surface wetting and icing detection systemSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 12, 2007·14 cites·18 claims
- 2287US7064811B2Imaging rotating turbine blades in a gas turbine engineSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 20, 2006·29 cites·14 claims
- 2386US8687175B2Fluid flow velocity and temperature measurementDIATZIKIS EVANGELOS V·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 1, 2014·7 cites·9 claims
- 2486US4827487ADistributed temperature sensing system for stator windingsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1987·Granted May 2, 1989·52 cites·12 claims
- 2585US7604399B2Temperature monitor for bus structure flex connectorSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 20, 2009·15 cites·20 claims
- 2685US7250776B2System for on-line assessment of the condition of a thermal coating on a turbine vaneSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 31, 2007·8 cites·6 claims
- 2785US6094989AMethod and apparatus for analyzing non-synchronous blade vibrations using unevenly spaced probesSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 1, 2000·68 cites·16 claims
- 2885US5123433AUltrasonic flow nozzle cleaning apparatusWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 23, 1992·40 cites·16 claims
- 2985US4987555ATurbine blade shroud clearance monitorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 22, 1991·40 cites·10 claims
- 3084US9014460B2Apparatus to measure blade vibration in a turbine engine based on series of images exposed by an imager in response to a sequence of illumination burstsTWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·6 cites·18 claims
- 3184US8076909B2Method and system for monitoring the condition of generator end windingsDIATZIKIS EVANGELOS·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·21 cites·20 claims
- 3284US4859076ADifferential temperature sensorsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 22, 1989·47 cites·26 claims
- 3383US7632012B2Method of measuring in situ differential emissivity and temperatureSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 15, 2009·10 cites·20 claims
- 3483US7123031B2System for on-line assessment of the condition of thermal coating on a turbine vaneSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 17, 2006·23 cites·19 claims
- 3583US6949922B2Turbine blade clearance on-line measurement systemSIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·29 cites·32 claims
- 3682US4922233AFlow sensor and system incorporating the same for monitoring steam turbine drain valvesWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1988·Granted May 1, 1990·40 cites·17 claims
- 3781US7775114B2Method of on-line turbine blade slope and sensor position verificationSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 17, 2010·13 cites·18 claims
- 3881US7369057B2Power generator and power generator auxiliary monitoringSIEMENS POWER GENERATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·18 cites·17 claims
- 3981US5152309AValve control apparatusWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 6, 1992·42 cites·21 claims
- 4080US5148711AApparatus and method for removing common mode vibration data from digital turbine blade vibration dataWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 22, 1992·64 cites·8 claims
- 4179US8098072B2Partial discharge coupler for application on high voltage generator bus worksTWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 17, 2012·9 cites·20 claims
- 4279US5227950AShaft grounding brush and holderWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 13, 1993·41 cites·27 claims
- 4379US5033305ADigital torsionmeterWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 23, 1991·49 cites·16 claims
- 4478US5032826ACore monitor that uses rotor shaft voltagesWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 16, 1991·33 cites·8 claims
- 4578US4776216AProgrammable jet blade excitation systemWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Oct 11, 1988·36 cites·6 claims
- 4676US8192077B2Method of measuring in situ differential emissivity and temperatureTWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·6 cites·7 claims
- 4776US8126662B2Method and apparatus for monitoring blade vibration with a fiber optic ribbon probeTWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 28, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 4876US8096184B2Turbine blade for monitoring blade vibrationTWERDOCHLIB MICHAEL·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 17, 2012·12 cites·29 claims
- 4976US7861592B2Blade shroud vibration monitorSIEMENS ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·15 cites·15 claims
- 5076US5146776AMethod for continuously calibrating an optical vibration sensorWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 15, 1992·46 cites·15 claims
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