Patents by Inventor Erich Daniel Charters

Erich Daniel Charters 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: 8281596
    Abstract: A combustor assembly for a turbomachine includes combustor housing and a flow sleeve arranged between the combustor housing and a combustor liner. The flow sleeve defines a first annular fluid passage, and a second annular fluid passage. A quaternary cap is mounted to the combustor housing. The quaternary cap includes a first fluid plenum fluidly connected to the first annular fluid passage, a second fluid plenum fluidly connected to the second annular fluid passage, and a plurality of vanes fluidly connected to each of the first and second fluid plenums. Each of the plurality of vanes includes a body portion having a first fluid channel coupled to the first fluid plenum, and a second fluid channel coupled to the second fluid plenum. The first fluid channel extends completely through the body portion and the second fluid channel extends partially into the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Rohrssen, Erich Daniel Charters, Abdul Rafey Khan, Patrick Benedict Melton, John Drake Vanselow