Patents by Inventor Timothy S. Snyder, III

Timothy S. Snyder, III 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).

  • Circumferentially and axially staged annular combustor for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10330320
    Abstract: A combustor section for a gas turbine engine includes an outer wall assembly and an inner wall assembly inboard of the outer wall assembly to define an annular combustion chamber therebetween. A forward fuel injection system is in communication with the combustion chamber. A downstream fuel injection system is in communication with the combustion chamber through the outer wall assembly and a swirl mixer system in communication with the combustion chamber through the inner wall assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy S. Snyder, III
  • CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND AXIALLY STAGED CAN COMBUSTOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160298852
    Abstract: A combustor section for a gas turbine engine includes a can combustor with a combustion chamber. A pilot fuel injection system is in axial communication with the combustion chamber. A main fuel injection system is in radial communication with the combustion chamber. The main fuel injection system includes a multiple of first main fuel nozzles that circumferentially alternate with a multiple of second main fuel nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Timothy S. Snyder, III
  • CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND AXIALLY STAGED ANNULAR COMBUSTOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160245525
    Abstract: A combustor section for a gas turbine engine includes an outer wall assembly and an inner wall assembly inboard of the outer wall assembly to define an annular combustion chamber therebetween. A forward fuel injection system is in communication with the combustion chamber. A downstream fuel injection system is in communication with the combustion chamber through the outer wall assembly and a swirl mixer system in communication with the combustion chamber through the inner wall assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Timothy S. Snyder, III