Patents by Inventor Monty Harned

Monty Harned 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 and method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 7784282
    Abstract: A fuel injector is provided. The fuel injector includes a nozzle, a cooling assembly, and a tip coupled to the nozzle. The tip includes a base including a cooling channel defined therein, a first transition member extending outwardly from the base and in flow communication with the cooling channel, and a second transition member extending outwardly from the base and in flow communication with the cooling channel, wherein the base, the first transition member, and the second transition member are formed integrally together. The tip is configured to couple to the cooling assembly to channel a flow of cooling fluid through the cooling channel via the first transition member and the second transition member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Purdue Masso, Monty Harned, Shashishekara Sitharamarao Talya
  • FUEL INJECTOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100037613
    Abstract: A fuel injector is provided. The fuel injector includes a nozzle, a cooling assembly, and a tip coupled to the nozzle. The tip includes a base including a cooling channel defined therein, a first transition member extending outwardly from the base and in flow communication with the cooling channel, and a second transition member extending outwardly from the base and in flow communication with the cooling channel, wherein the base, the first transition member, and the second transition member are formed integrally together. The tip is configured to couple to the cooling assembly to channel a flow of cooling fluid through the cooling channel via the first transition member and the second transition member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: James Purdue Masso, Monty Harned, Shashishekara Sitharamarao Talya