Patents by Inventor Crosby Hayhurst Johnson

Crosby Hayhurst Johnson 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).

  • Controlled-leak combustor grommet
    Patent number: 9803863
    Abstract: A grommet for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The grommet includes a lower platform and a raised platform. The lower platform includes a plurality of top slots located in the top surface and a plurality of bottom slots located in the bottom surface. Each top slot and bottom slot may extend radially along the lower platform. The plurality of top slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform. The plurality of bottom slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Crosby Hayhurst Johnson, Yong Weon Kim, Ted Edwin Groocock
  • CONTROLLED-LEAK COMBUSTOR GROMMET
    Publication number: 20160334102
    Abstract: A grommet for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The grommet includes a lower platform and a raised platform. The lower platform includes a plurality of top slots located in the top surface and a plurality of bottom slots located in the bottom surface. Each top slot and bottom slot may extend radially along the lower platform. The plurality of top slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform. The plurality of bottom slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Crosby Hayhurst Johnson, Yong Weon Kim, Ted Edwin Groocock
  • HEAT SHIELD WITH STANDOFFS
    Publication number: 20150033746
    Abstract: A heat shield for a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The heat shield includes a plate portion, an inner ring, and a plurality of standoffs. The plate portion includes an annular sector shape. The inner ring extends from an inner part of the plate portion. The inner ring includes a hollow cylinder shape. The plurality of standoffs extends from the plate portion, proximate outer edges of the plate portion and in the same direction as the inner ring. The plurality of standoffs forms a plurality of scallops. Each scallop is located between adjacent standoffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel William Carey, Robert Anthony Corr, II, Crosby Hayhurst Johnson, Yong Weon Kim