Patents by Inventor Balena B. Shorter

Balena B. Shorter 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).

  • Corrugated cowl for combustor of a gas turbine engine and method for configuring same
    Patent number: 6672067
    Abstract: A cowl for use with a combustor of a gas turbine engine, the cowl includes a main body with an annular corrugation. A combustor of a gas turbine engine, the combustor includes: a hollow body defining a combustion chamber, the hollow body having a liner; an outer cowl having an annular corrugation, the cowl connecting to the liner; and an inner cowl connecting to the liner. A method of configuring a cowl for a gas turbine engine combustor, the method includes forming an annular corrugation in a main body of the cowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gilbert Farmer, Ronald D. Redden, Balena B. Shorter, James A. Groeschen, Mehmet M. Dede, Daniel L. Durstock
  • Corrugated cowl for combustor of a gas turbine engine and method for configuring same
    Publication number: 20030159445
    Abstract: A cowl for use with a combustor of a gas turbine engine, the cowl includes a main body with an annular corrugation. A combustor of a gas turbine engine, the combustor includes: a hollow body defining a combustion chamber, the hollow body having a liner; an outer cowl having an annular corrugation, the cowl connecting to the liner; and an inner cowl connecting to the liner. A method of configuring a cowl for a gas turbine engine combustor, the method includes forming an annular corrugation in a main body of the cowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Gilbert Farmer, Ronald D. Redden, Balena B. Shorter, James A. Groeschen, Mehmet M. Dede, Daniel L. Durstock