Patents by Inventor Andrew Joseph Wickersham

Andrew Joseph Wickersham has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fuel staging for rotating detonation combustor
    Patent number: 11236908
    Abstract: A combustion system includes an annular tube disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall, the annular tube extending from an inlet end to an outlet end; at least one fluid inlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the inlet end, the fluid inlet providing a conduit through which fluid flows into the annular tube; at least one outlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the outlet end; at least one primary fuel injector, the primary fuel injector dispersing fuel into a fluid stream entering the annular tube via the fluid inlet; and at least one secondary fuel injector, the secondary fuel injector disposed in the annular tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Wickersham, Sarah Marie Monahan, Thomas Michael Lavertu, Kapil Kumar Singh
  • Damper for a fuel delivery system
    Patent number: 10808788
    Abstract: Dampers and a fuel delivery systems including such dampers are disclosed. The damper includes a first component and a dampening component. The first component is coupled to a first tubular element and includes a first extended hollow section. The dampening component is coupled to a second tubular element. The dampening component includes a first end portion including a plurality of slits. The first end portion is disposed within the first extended hollow section to frictionally couple the first end portion to the first extended hollow section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Charles Erklin Seeley, Walter John Smith, Suryarghya Chakrabarti, Andrew Joseph Wickersham
  • FUEL STAGING FOR ROTATING DETONATION COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20200132020
    Abstract: A combustion system includes an annular tube disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall, the annular tube extending from an inlet end to an outlet end; at least one fluid inlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the inlet end, the fluid inlet providing a conduit through which fluid flows into the annular tube; at least one outlet disposed in the annular tube proximate the outlet end; at least one primary fuel injector, the primary fuel injector dispersing fuel into a fluid stream entering the annular tube via the fluid inlet; and at least one secondary fuel injector, the secondary fuel injector disposed in the annular tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Wickersham, Sarah Marie Monahan, Thomas Michael Lavertu, Kapil Kumar Singh
  • DAMPER FOR A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180291976
    Abstract: Dampers and a fuel delivery systems including such dampers are disclosed. The damper includes a first component and a dampening component. The first component is coupled to a first tubular element and includes a first extended hollow section. The dampening component is coupled to a second tubular element. The dampening component includes a first end portion including a plurality of slits. The first end portion is disposed within the first extended hollow section to frictionally couple the first end portion to the first extended hollow section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Erklin Seeley, Walter John Smith, Suryarghya Chakrabarti, Andrew Joseph Wickersham