Patents by Inventor Benjamin Chorpening

Benjamin Chorpening 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).

  • Lean blowoff detection sensor
    Publication number: 20050274116
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for detecting incipient lean blowoff conditions in a lean premixed combustion nozzle of a gas turbine. A sensor near the flame detects the concentration of hydrocarbon ions and/or electrons produced by combustion and the concentration monitored as a function of time are used to indicate incipient lean blowoff conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Jimmy Thornton, Douglas Straub, Benjamin Chorpening, David Huckaby