Patents by Inventor Brian Michael Leinonen

Brian Michael Leinonen 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).

  • Tool for repairing out-of-round component
    Patent number: 10612785
    Abstract: A tool for repairing an out-of-round component such as a combustor body is disclosed. The tool includes a base including a first arcuate member; a second arcuate member; and a linear actuator coupling the second arcuate member to the base. The linear actuator moves the second arcuate member between a retracted position out of engagement with the out-of-round component and an extended position in which the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member engage an interior surface of the out-of-round component in an opposing relationship to force the out-of-round component into a more round state compared to an initial state of the out-of-round component. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Merlau, Joseph Daniel Becker, Stuart Craig Hanson, Brian Michael Leinonen, Gregory Scott Means
  • TOOL FOR REPAIRING OUT-OF-ROUND COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20180202664
    Abstract: A tool for repairing an out-of-round component such as a combustor body is disclosed. The tool includes a base including a first arcuate member; a second arcuate member; and a linear actuator coupling the second arcuate member to the base. The linear actuator moves the second arcuate member between a retracted position out of engagement with the out-of-round component and an extended position in which the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member engage an interior surface of the out-of-round component in an opposing relationship to force the out-of-round component into a more round state compared to an initial state of the out-of-round component. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Merlau, Joseph Daniel Becker, Stuart Craig Hanson, Brian Michael Leinonen, Gregory Scott Means
  • Fuel plenum annulus
    Patent number: 9182125
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a combustor assembly. The combustor assembly may include one or more fuel plenums. The combustor assembly may also include one or more fuel distribution plates disposed within the fuel plenums. Moreover, the combustor assembly may include a number of mixing tubes disposed at least partially within the fuel plenums and extending through the fuel distribution plates. In certain aspects, the mixing tubes may each include a reduced diameter about the fuel distribution plates to form an annulus therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Michael Leinonen, George Kalinovich
  • Fuel Plenum Annulus
    Publication number: 20140144149
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a combustor assembly. The combustor assembly may include one or more fuel plenums. The combustor assembly may also include one or more fuel distribution plates disposed within the fuel plenums. Moreover, the combustor assembly may include a number of mixing tubes disposed at least partially within the fuel plenums and extending through the fuel distribution plates. In certain aspects, the mixing tubes may each include a reduced diameter about the fuel distribution plates to form an annulus therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Michael Leinonen, George Kalinovich