Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm William Scott Andres
  • Patent number: 6415594
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a combustor system to reduce an amount of nitrogen oxide emissions formed by the gas turbine engine. The combustor system includes a combustor including a first annular dome. A centerbody is secured within the dome and includes at least one orifice for supplying fuel to the dome. An inner swirler is attached to the centerbody and an outer swirler is attached radially outward from the inner swirler such that a leading edge of the inner swirler and a leading edge of the centerbody are disposed upstream from a leading edge of the outer swirler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark David Durbin, Timothy James Held