Patents by Inventor George Joseph Johnson

George Joseph Johnson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a turbine engine
    Patent number: 7837436
    Abstract: A method for regulating fluid flow through a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling an outer fairing to a radially outer duct wall and coupling an inner fairing to a radially inner duct wall. An annular valve is coupled between the radially outer and the radially inner duct walls such that an outer bypass flow area is at least partially defined between the annular valve and the outer fairing, and such that an inner bypass flow area is at least partially defined between the annular valve and the inner fairing. The annular valve is selectively positioned between a first operational position and a second operational position, such that at least one of the outer bypass and the inner bypass flow areas is varied during a transition from a first turbine operation to a second turbine operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Donald Michael Corsmeier, David Andrew Perveiler, George Joseph Johnson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATING FLUID FLOW THROUGH A TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20090016874
    Abstract: A method for regulating fluid flow through a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling an outer fairing to a radially outer duct wall and coupling an inner fairing to a radially inner duct wall. An annular valve is coupled between the radially outer and the radially inner duct walls such that an outer bypass flow area is at least partially defined between the annular valve and the outer fairing, and such that an inner bypass flow area is at least partially defined between the annular valve and the inner fairing. The annular valve is selectively positioned between a first operational position and a second operational position, such that at least one of the outer bypass and the inner bypass flow areas is varied during a transition from a first turbine operation to a second turbine operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Donald Michael Corsmeier, David Andrew Perveiler, George Joseph Johnson