Patents by Inventor Cheryl Mele

Cheryl Mele 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).

  • Premixed secondary fuel nozzle with integral swirler
    Patent number: 5193346
    Abstract: A dual mode, dual stage low NOx combustor, includes a primary combustion chamber and a secondary combustion chamber separated by a throat region of reduced diameter. Fuel is input into the primary combustors by an annular array of diffusion type nozzles whereas in accordance with the invention, fuel is input into the secondary combustor by a central combination premix and diffusion nozzle. A premix swirler annulus is located upstream of a plurality of fuel distribution tubes of the combined premix and diffusion nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kuwata, Cheryl Mele, Richard J. Borkowicz