Patents by Inventor James T. Becker

James T. Becker 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).

  • Cooled combustor dome heatshield
    Patent number: 5129231
    Abstract: The heatshield for the fuel nozzles mounted at the dome of an annular combustor for a gas turbine engine is cooled by discretely locating cool air film cooling holes in the heatshield oriented to inject the cooling air with the recirculation zone to be compatible with the direction of the swirling air in the recirculated zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James T. Becker, Thomas A. Auxier