Patents by Inventor Stephen Charles Furbish

Stephen Charles Furbish 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).

  • Apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine combustors
    Patent number: 7159403
    Abstract: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine combustor facilitates reducing costs and time required for assembly. The combustor includes a spectacle plate, a plurality of swirlers, and a plurality of deflector plates. The method includes coupling an assembly fixture to at least one swirler, coupling the assembly fixture to the spectacle plate such that the swirler is maintained in alignment with respect to the spectacle plate during assembly of the combustor, and attaching the swirler to the spectacle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Allen Kastrup, Stephen Charles Furbish
  • Methods for assembling gas turbine engine combustors
    Patent number: 6655027
    Abstract: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine combustor facilitates reducing costs and time required for assembly. The combustor includes a spectacle plate, a plurality of swirlers, and a plurality of deflector plates. The method includes coupling an assembly fixture to at least one swirler, coupling the assembly fixture to the spectacle plate such that the swirler is maintained in alignment with respect to the spectacle plate during assembly of the combustor, and attaching the swirler to the spectacle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Allen Kastrup, Stephen Charles Furbish
  • Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine combustors
    Publication number: 20030131474
    Abstract: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine combustor facilitates reducing costs and time required for assembly. The combustor includes a spectacle plate, a plurality of swirlers, and a plurality of deflector plates. The method includes coupling an assembly fixture to at least one swirler, coupling the assembly fixture to the spectacle plate such that the swirler is maintained in alignment with respect to the spectacle plate during assembly of the combustor, and attaching the swirler to the spectacle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: David Allen Kastrup, Stephen Charles Furbish