Patents by Inventor Brian C. DeDe

Brian C. DeDe 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).

  • Gas Turbine Engine with Eductor and Eductor Flow Distribution Shield
    Publication number: 20100199673
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises: a combustor with an aft end exhaust nozzle that discharges along an axis of the combustor; an eductor with a housing that circumscribes the combustor that has a sideward eductor inlet that intakes generally normal to the combustor axis and an aft end eductor outlet that circumscribes the combustor exhaust nozzle and exhausts along the combustor axis; and an eductor distribution shield mounted within the eductor housing between the eductor inlet and the combustor with a deflection surface that deflects the intake of the eductor inlet around the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Brian C. DeDe, David Lau, Nagamany Thayalakhandan