Patents by Inventor KAMESH LAKSHMI NARAYANAN

KAMESH LAKSHMI NARAYANAN 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).

  • System and method for laser ignition of fuel in a coal-fired burner
    Patent number: 11859817
    Abstract: A system and method of igniting a coal air-fuel mixture, including a burner having a burner tube operable to carry a flowing mixture of fuel and air to a furnace for combustion therein and a first flow directing device disposed within the tube, operable to direct a first portion of the flowing fuel and air mixture to a location in the burner tube. The system also includes a laser igniter within the burner tube, the laser igniter including a laser tube having a first end with a laser light input and a second end with a light output, and a laser light source operably coupled to the laser light input. The laser light source, including a laser. The laser ignitor directing photons from the light output at the location in the burner tube to ignite at least a part of the first portion of the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Sameer Dinkar Vartak, Sreenivasa Rao Gubba, Kamesh Lakshmi Narayanan, Arun Kumar Sridharan, Ankur Maheshwari, Dragisa Ristic, Moorthi Subramaniyan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER IGNITION OF FUEL IN A COAL-FIRED BURNER
    Publication number: 20220178539
    Abstract: A system and method of igniting a coal air-fuel mixture, including a burner having a burner tube operable to carry a flowing mixture of fuel and air to a furnace for combustion therein and a first flow directing device disposed within the tube, operable to direct a first portion of the flowing fuel and air mixture to a location in the burner tube. The system also includes a laser igniter within the burner tube, the laser igniter including a laser tube having a first end with a laser light input and a second end with a light output, and a laser light source operably coupled to the laser light input. The laser light source, including a laser. The laser ignitor directing photons from the light output at the location in the burner tube to ignite at least a part of the first portion of the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: SAMEER DINKAR VARTAK, SREENIVASA RAO GUBBA, KAMESH LAKSHMI NARAYANAN, ARUN KUMAR SRIDHARAN, ANKUR MAHESHWARI, DRAGISA RISTIC, MOORTHI SUBRAMANIYAN