Patents by Inventor William T. Bechtel, II

William T. Bechtel, II 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).

  • Low NO.sub.x emission in gas turbine system
    Patent number: 5285631
    Abstract: An improved gas turbine combustor is provided which reduces nitric oxide emissions through premixing of the fuel gas and air and feeding the mixture through a venturi, providing an air cooled passage around the venturi, and extending the passage downstream toward the combustion zone to optimize the stability of the combustion and reduce NO.sub.x and CO emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William T. Bechtel, II, Masayoshi Kuwata, Roy M. Washam
  • Low NO.sub.x emission in gas turbine system
    Patent number: 5117636
    Abstract: An improved gas turbine combustor is provided which reduces nitric oxide emissions through premixing of the fuel gas and air and feeding the mixture through a venturi, providing an air cooled passage around the venturi, and extending the passage downstream toward the combustion zone to optimize the stability of the combustion and reduce NO.sub.x and CO emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William T. Bechtel, II, Masayoshi Kuwata, Roy M. Washam