Patents by Inventor David Kevin Spikings

David Kevin Spikings 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: 7134287
    Abstract: The endcover assembly for a combustor includes an endcover having an aperture, an insert disposed in the stepped bore opening through an internal face of the endcover, a fuel cartridge extending through the insert and aperture and a seal cover on the external face of the endcover. Seal cover/endcover annular seals are disposed in registering axial cavities to seal against fluid leakage externally of the endcover assembly. Generally C-shaped and W-shaped seals are disposed in the cavities between the stepped shoulders of the insert and aperture to seal against leakage through the internal face of the endcover. The seals maintain sealing engagement during assembly and thermal distortion during turbine usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Keith Cletus Belsom, Larry Lou Thomas, Donald Timothy Lemon, Bradley Donald Crawley, Matthew Eugene Roberts, David Kevin Spikings