Patents by Inventor Adam Robert KAHN

Adam Robert KAHN 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).

  • Patent number: 12372238
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) dome structure, a CMC outer liner, a CMC inner liner, and a cowl structure, that are connected together via at least one outer connection and at least one inner connection. An outer seal member is arranged to seal an outer gap between an outer liner connecting flange and an outer dome connecting flange, and an inner seal member is arranged to seal an inner gap between an inner liner connecting flange and an inner dome connecting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Trevor James Hahm, Daniel J. Kirtley, Scott M. Bush, Adam Robert Kahn, Shai Birmaher, Ryan Christopher Jones, Nathan Richard Hermanson, Gerardo Antonio Salazar Lois
  • Patent number: 10823416
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising a bulkhead wall extended generally along a radial direction relative to a combustor centerline and a mixer disposed concentric to the nozzle centerline. The bulkhead wall defines one or more openings therethrough adjacent to a combustion chamber. Each of the openings defines a nozzle centerline extended along a lengthwise direction. The mixer comprises a retaining wall extended along a radial direction relative to the nozzle centerline and coupled to the upstream side of the bulkhead wall. The mixer further comprises an annular shroud extended at least partially through the one or more openings of the bulkhead wall. The mixer defines a cooling passage through the retaining wall and the annular shroud. The cooling passage defines an inlet opening through the retaining wall and an outlet opening through the annular shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nayan Vinodbhai Patel, Daniel Kirtley, Duane Douglas Thomsen, Neeraj Kumar Mishra, Adam Robert Kahn
  • Publication number: 20190049113
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising a bulkhead wall extended generally along a radial direction relative to a combustor centerline and a mixer disposed concentric to the nozzle centerline. The bulkhead wall defines one or more openings therethrough adjacent to a combustion chamber. Each of the openings defines a nozzle centerline extended along a lengthwise direction. The mixer comprises a retaining wall extended along a radial direction relative to the nozzle centerline and coupled to the upstream side of the bulkhead wall. The mixer further comprises an annular shroud extended at least partially through the one or more openings of the bulkhead wall. The mixer defines a cooling passage through the retaining wall and the annular shroud. The cooling passage defines an inlet opening through the retaining wall and an outlet opening through the annular shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nayan Vinodbhai Patel, Daniel Kirtley, Duane Douglas Thomsen, Neeraj Kumar Mishra, Adam Robert Kahn
  • Patent number: 10113486
    Abstract: A method of transferring a fluid flow from a static component to a rotor of a gas turbine engine and a modulated flow transfer system are provided. The modulated flow transfer system includes an annular inducer configured to accelerate the fluid flow in a substantially circumferential direction in a direction of rotation of the rotor. The system further includes a first fluid flow supply including a compressor bleed connection, a feed manifold formed of bendable tubing, and a feed header extending between the compressor bleed connection and the feed manifold. The feed header includes a modulating valve configured to control an amount of fluid flow into the feed manifold. The system also includes a flow supply tube that extends between the feed manifold and the inducer and is couplable to at least one of the plurality of first fluid flow inlet openings through a sliding piston seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Herman Mueller, Andrew Bradley Gebbia, Adam Robert Kahn
  • Patent number: 9976746
    Abstract: A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustor assembly generally includes an annular dome and a liner. The liner at least partially defines a combustion chamber and includes the forward end received within a slot defined by the annular dome. Additionally, a heat shield is provided. The heat shield includes an end also received within the slot defined by the annular dome. A mounting assembly attaches the forward end of the liner and the end of the heat shield to the annular dome, such that the forward end of the liner and the end of the heat shield are co-mounted within the slot defined by the annular dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas John Bloom, Daniel Kirtley, Adam Robert Kahn
  • Publication number: 20170096945
    Abstract: A method of transferring a fluid flow from a static component to a rotor of a gas turbine engine and a modulated flow transfer system are provided. The modulated flow transfer system includes an annular inducer configured to accelerate the fluid flow in a substantially circumferential direction in a direction of rotation of the rotor. The system further includes a first fluid flow supply including a compressor bleed connection, a feed manifold formed of bendable tubing, and a feed header extending between the compressor bleed connection and the feed manifold. The feed header includes a modulating valve configured to control an amount of fluid flow into the feed manifold. The system also includes a flow supply tube that extends between the feed manifold and the inducer and is couplable to at least one of the plurality of first fluid flow inlet openings through a sliding piston seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: John Herman Mueller, Andrew Bradley Gebbia, Adam Robert Kahn
  • Publication number: 20170059167
    Abstract: A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustor assembly generally includes an annular dome and a liner. The liner at least partially defines a combustion chamber and includes the forward end received within a slot defined by the annular dome. Additionally, a heat shield is provided. The heat shield includes an end also received within the slot defined by the annular dome. A mounting assembly attaches the forward end of the liner and the end of the heat shield to the annular dome, such that the forward end of the liner and the end of the heat shield are co-mounted within the slot defined by the annular dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas John BLOOM, Daniel KIRTLEY, Adam Robert KAHN