Patents by Inventor Stony W. Kujala

Stony W. Kujala 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).

  • Transition scrolls for use in turbine engine assemblies
    Patent number: 8127552
    Abstract: An engine assembly includes a combustor having a combustion chamber in which an air and fuel mixture is combusted to produce combustion gases. The engine assembly further includes a transition scroll coupled to the combustor for receiving the combustion gases. The transition scroll includes an interior surface, an exterior surface, and effusion cooling holes for providing cooling air to the interior surface. The engine assembly further includes a turbine coupled to the transition scroll for receiving and extracting energy from the combustion gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jurgen C. Schumacher, Ian L. Critchley, David G. Walhood, Stony W. Kujala, Gregory O. Woodcock
  • TRANSITION SCROLLS FOR USE IN TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20090199568
    Abstract: An engine assembly includes a combustor having a combustion chamber in which an air and fuel mixture is combusted to produce combustion gases. The engine assembly further includes a transition scroll coupled to the combustor for receiving the combustion gases. The transition scroll includes an interior surface, an exterior surface, and effusion cooling holes for providing cooling air to the interior surface. The engine assembly further includes a turbine coupled to the transition scroll for receiving and extracting energy from the combustion gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jurgen C. Schumacher, Ian L. Critchley, David G. Walhood, Stony W. Kujala, Gregory O. Woodcock