Patents by Inventor Glenn Knight, III

Glenn Knight, III 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 airfoil integrated heat exchanger
    Patent number: 8616834
    Abstract: A heat exchanger apparatus includes: (a) an airfoil having opposed pressure and suction sides, a root, a tip, and spaced-apart leading and trailing edges; and (b) a plenum integrally formed within the airfoil which is configured to receive a flow of circulating working fluid; and (c) inlet and outlet ports communicating with the plenum and an exterior of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Glenn Knight, III, Bojan Lukovic, Daniel Laborie, Kenneth S. Scheffel
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20110268562
    Abstract: A heat exchanger apparatus includes: (a) an airfoil having opposed pressure and suction sides, a root, a tip, and spaced-apart leading and trailing edges; and (b) a plenum integrally formed within the airfoil which is configured to receive a flow of circulating working fluid; and (c) inlet and outlet ports communicating with the plenum and an exterior of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Glenn Knight, III, Bojan Lukovic, Daniel Laborie, Kenneth S. Scheffel