Patents by Inventor Prashant C. Mahalingappanavar

Prashant C. Mahalingappanavar 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).

  • Combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine and method of making same
    Patent number: 9897322
    Abstract: A combustor can assembly includes a plurality of combustor cans spaced circumferentially about a gas turbine engine. Each combustor can is coupled in flow communication with at least one fuel manifold via a respective can fuel line. The combustor can assembly also includes a first interconnecting fuel line that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled in flow communication with the can fuel line of a first combustor can, and the second end is coupled in flow communication with the can fuel line of a second combustor can that is not circumferentially adjacent to the first combustor can. The combustor can assembly further includes a first control device operatively coupled to the can fuel line of the first combustor can. The first control device is operable to change a dynamic operational characteristic of the first and second combustor cans independently of other combustor cans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kihyung Kim, Diego Fernando Rancruel, Prashant C. Mahalingappanavar
  • COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20170009996
    Abstract: A combustor can assembly includes a plurality of combustor cans spaced circumferentially about a gas turbine engine. Each combustor can is coupled in flow communication with at least one fuel manifold via a respective can fuel line. The combustor can assembly also includes a first interconnecting fuel line that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled in flow communication with the can fuel line of a first combustor can, and the second end is coupled in flow communication with the can fuel line of a second combustor can that is not circumferentially adjacent to the first combustor can. The combustor can assembly further includes a first control device operatively coupled to the can fuel line of the first combustor can. The first control device is operable to change a dynamic operational characteristic of the first and second combustor cans independently of other combustor cans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kihyung Kim, Diego Fernando Rancruel, Prashant C. Mahalingappanavar