Patents by Inventor Brian C. Brougher

Brian C. Brougher 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: 7788927
    Abstract: A method for assembling a fuel nozzle for a turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling a one-piece housing to a one-piece venturi wherein the housing defines an annular fuel nozzle tip and the venturi defines a fuel chamber within the fuel nozzle tip. The method further includes coupling a one-piece swirler to the venturi such that the swirler extends radially inward from the venturi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Marie Ann McMasters, Christopher Charles Glynn, Brian C. Brougher
  • Patent number: 7523616
    Abstract: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an axisymmetric structure within the gas turbine engine, wherein the axisymmetric structure includes a plurality of mounting bushings extending from a radially outer surface of the axisymmetric structure, inserting a first quantity of fixed pins at least partially into a respective mounting bushing to facilitate securing the axisymmetric structure within the gas turbine engine, and inserting a second quantity of floating pins at least partially into a respective mounting bushing to facilitate each floating pin moving in both an axial and tangential direction with respect to a gas turbine engine centerline axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Christopher Zigan, Brian C. Brougher