Patents by Inventor Tony Keith Davis

Tony Keith Davis 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).

  • Flow device for turbine engine and method of assembling same
    Patent number: 8397512
    Abstract: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a transition piece between a combustor liner and a nozzle assembly. The method also includes extending a first portion of a flow sleeve from the transition piece about at least a portion of the combustor liner. The method further includes coupling a second portion of the flow sleeve to the first portion of the flow sleeve such that the flow sleeve second portion extends from the flow sleeve first portion and at least partially about at least a portion of the transition piece. The flow sleeve second portion includes a scoop that cooperates with the transition piece to at least partially define a unitary cooling air passage that includes a unitary scoop-shaped opening. The scoop is oriented to introduce a substantially uniform cooling air flow to the transition piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Kirk Hessler, Predrag Popovic, Wei A. Chen, Tony Keith Davis
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20100043441
    Abstract: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a transition piece between a combustor liner and a nozzle assembly. The method also includes extending a first portion of a flow sleeve from the transition piece about at least a portion of the combustor liner. The method further includes coupling a second portion of the flow sleeve to the first portion of the flow sleeve such that the flow sleeve second portion extends from the flow sleeve first portion and at least partially about at least a portion of the transition piece. The flow sleeve second portion includes a scoop that cooperates with the transition piece to at least partially define a unitary cooling air passage that includes a unitary scoop-shaped opening. The scoop is oriented to introduce a substantially uniform cooling air flow to the transition piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: William Kirk Hessler, Predrag Popovic, Wei A. Chen, Tony Keith Davis