Patents by Inventor Danny Gauce

Danny Gauce 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 combustor with mounting for Helmholtz resonators
    Patent number: 8973365
    Abstract: A combustor liner may include an annular inner liner and an annular outer liner with a plurality of air holes thereon. The outer liner may be positioned circumferentially around the inner liner such that an annular cooling space is defined between the inner and the outer liner. The combustor liner may also include at least one resonator coupled to the outer liner such that a base of the resonator is separated from the outer liner to form a gap with an external surface of the outer liner. The combustor liner may also include a throat extending from the base of the resonator penetrating the inner liner and the outer liner. The combustor liner may further include a grommet assembly that allows for relative thermal expansion between the inner liner and the outer liner proximate the throat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Corr, Peter Sykes, Bruno Struck, Kenneth G. Thomas, Richard Braeutigam, Danny Gauce, Alexander Krichever, Vu Phi, Timothy Caron
  • GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR WITH MOUNTING FOR HELMHOLTZ RESONATORS
    Publication number: 20120102963
    Abstract: A combustor liner may include an annular inner liner and an annular outer liner with a plurality of air holes thereon. The outer liner may be positioned circumferentially around the inner liner such that an annular cooling space is defined between the inner and the outer liner. The combustor liner may also include at least one resonator coupled to the outer liner such that a base of the resonator is separated from the outer liner to form a gap with an external surface of the outer liner. The combustor liner may also include a throat extending from the base of the resonator penetrating the inner liner and the outer liner. The combustor liner may further include a grommet assembly that allows for relative thermal expansion between the inner liner and the outer liner proximate the throat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Corr, Peter Sykes, Bruno Struck, Kenneth G. Thomas, Richard Braeutigam, Danny Gauce, Alexander Krichever, Vu Phi, Timothy Caron