Patents by Inventor Anthony Krull

Anthony Krull 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).

  • Combustor flashback/flame holding detection via temperature sensing
    Patent number: 9353947
    Abstract: A combustor includes a combustor housing defining a combustion chamber having a plurality of combustion zones. A plurality of temperature detectors are disposed in communication with the combustion chamber. The plurality of temperature detectors detect a temperature in the plurality of combustion zones. A controller communicating with the plurality of temperature detectors is programmed to determine an occurrence of a flame holding condition or a flashback condition in the plurality of combustion zones based on signals from the plurality of temperature detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Anthony Krull
  • Systems and methods for detecting a flame in a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine
    Patent number: 8434291
    Abstract: A system may detect a flame about a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine. The gas turbine may have a compressor and a combustor. The system may include a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a transducer. The first pressure sensor may detect a first pressure upstream of the fuel nozzle. The second pressure sensor may detect a second pressure downstream of the fuel nozzle. The transducer may be operable to detect a pressure difference between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gilbert Otto Kraemer, James Michael Storey, John Lipinski, Julio Enrique Mestroni, David Lee Williamson, Jason Randolph Marshall, Anthony Krull
  • System and method for adjusting engine parameters based on flame visualization
    Patent number: 8432440
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an engine that includes a combustion chamber and a viewing port into the combustion chamber. The engine also includes a camera configured to obtain an image of a flame in the combustion chamber through the viewing port and a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the engine based on the image of the flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anthony Krull, David Leach, Gilbert Kraemer, Geoffrey Myers, Alexey Vert, Garth Frederick, Samer Aljabari
  • Combustor Flashback/Flame Holding Detection Via Temperature Sensing
    Publication number: 20100318274
    Abstract: A combustor includes a combustor housing defining a combustion chamber having a plurality of combustion zones. A plurality of temperature detectors are disposed in communication with the combustion chamber. The plurality of temperature detectors detect a temperature in the plurality of combustion zones. A controller communicating with the plurality of temperature detectors is programmed to determine an occurrence of a flame holding condition or a flashback condition in the plurality of combustion zones based on signals from the plurality of temperature detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: Anthony Krull
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ENGINE PARAMETERS BASED ON FLAME VISUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20100220182
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an engine that includes a combustion chamber and a viewing port into the combustion chamber. The engine also includes a camera configured to obtain an image of a flame in the combustion chamber through the viewing port and a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the engine based on the image of the flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony Krull, David Leach, Gilbert Kraemer, Geoffrey Myers, Alexey Vert, Garth Frederick, Samer Aljabari
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A FLAME IN A FUEL NOZZLE OF A GAS TURBINE
    Publication number: 20100170217
    Abstract: A system may detect a flame about a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine. The gas turbine may have a compressor and a combustor. The system may include a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a transducer. The first pressure sensor may detect a first pressure upstream of the fuel nozzle. The second pressure sensor may detect a second pressure downstream of the fuel nozzle. The transducer may be operable to detect a pressure difference between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gilbert Otto Kraemer, James Michael Storey, John Lipinski, Julio Enrique Mestroni, David Lee Williamson, Jason Randolph Marshall, Anthony Krull