Patents by Inventor Drew Allen Dominique

Drew Allen Dominique 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).

  • Fuel injector
    Patent number: 11162682
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The fuel injector includes a fuel stem assembly for receiving and distributing fuel and an injector head receiving fuel from the fuel stem assembly. The injector head can include an injector body, swirler vanes, a pilot assembly, passages, and fuel galleries. The pilot assembly can include pilot struts and a pilot tube. The swirler vanes and pilot struts can include passages to transport the pilot fuel from the fuel stem assembly to the pilot tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard A. Rogers, Drew Allen Dominique, Timothy Ray Evans, Jr., Jonathan Gerrard Duckers, Stephen Burke, Robert Archer, Stefan Helmuth Humer, Hanjie Lee
  • FUEL INJECTOR
    Publication number: 20210108800
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The fuel injector includes a fuel stem assembly for receiving and distributing fuel and an injector head receiving fuel from the fuel stem assembly. The injector head can include an injector body, swirler vanes, a pilot assembly, passages, and fuel galleries. The pilot assembly can include pilot struts and a pilot tube. The swirler vanes and pilot struts can include passages to transport the pilot fuel from the fuel stem assembly to the pilot tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard A. Rogers, Drew Allen Dominique, Timothy Ray Evans, JR., Jonathan Gerrard Duckers, Stephen Burke, Robert Archer, Stefan Helmuth Humer, Hanjie Lee
  • Modular testing fixture
    Patent number: 10254190
    Abstract: A testing fixture for testing a component of an industrial machine is disclosed herein. The testing fixture includes a fixture block and a component interfacing fixture that fastens to the fixture block. The fixture block includes a block tapered bore that forms a block tapered bore wall. The block tapered bore wall includes a block tapered surface with a frustoconical shape. The component interfacing fixture includes a receiving slot for the component and a stem. The stem includes a tapered portion that has a stem tapered surface with a frustoconical shape that mates with the block tapered surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventor: Drew Allen Dominique
  • MODULAR TESTING FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20180080845
    Abstract: A testing fixture for testing a component of an industrial machine is disclosed herein. The testing fixture includes a fixture block and a component interfacing fixture that fastens to the fixture block. The fixture block includes a block tapered bore that forms a block tapered bore wall. The block tapered bore wall includes a block tapered surface with a frustoconical shape. The component interfacing fixture includes a receiving slot for the component and a stem. The stem includes a tapered portion that has a stem tapered surface with a frustoconical shape that mates with the block tapered surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Drew Allen Dominique