Patents by Inventor Ted Edwin Groocock

Ted Edwin Groocock 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).

  • Controlled-leak combustor grommet
    Patent number: 9803863
    Abstract: A grommet for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The grommet includes a lower platform and a raised platform. The lower platform includes a plurality of top slots located in the top surface and a plurality of bottom slots located in the bottom surface. Each top slot and bottom slot may extend radially along the lower platform. The plurality of top slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform. The plurality of bottom slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Crosby Hayhurst Johnson, Yong Weon Kim, Ted Edwin Groocock
  • CONTROLLED-LEAK COMBUSTOR GROMMET
    Publication number: 20160334102
    Abstract: A grommet for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The grommet includes a lower platform and a raised platform. The lower platform includes a plurality of top slots located in the top surface and a plurality of bottom slots located in the bottom surface. Each top slot and bottom slot may extend radially along the lower platform. The plurality of top slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform. The plurality of bottom slots may be spaced equidistantly from one another along the circumference of the lower platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Crosby Hayhurst Johnson, Yong Weon Kim, Ted Edwin Groocock