Patents by Inventor Gregory Michael BALOW

Gregory Michael BALOW 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).

  • Micromix fuel injection air nozzles
    Patent number: 12025311
    Abstract: Known micromixers for fuel injection (e.g., in a gas turbine engine) experience early burning or have limited operability. Accordingly, a micromixer is disclosed that utilizes an air nozzle, in combination with one or more fuel jets, to produce short flames that minimize the emission of nitrogen oxides, while providing additional benefits, such as mechanical robustness, aerodynamic efficiency, resistance to flame damage, suitability for additive manufacturing, wider operating ranges, operation with a variety of gaseous fuels, and/or amenability to control using conventional mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Gareth W. Oskam, Georgina J. McGee, Yonduck Sung, Gregory Michael Balow, Rajeshriben Patel, Nathan J. Kirksey
  • MICROMIX FUEL INJECTION AIR NOZZLES
    Publication number: 20230065831
    Abstract: Known micromixers for fuel injection (e.g., in a gas turbine engine) experience early burning or have limited operability. Accordingly, a micromixer is disclosed that utilizes an air nozzle, in combination with one or more fuel jets, to produce short flames that minimize the emission of nitrogen oxides, while providing additional benefits, such as mechanical robustness, aerodynamic efficiency, resistance to flame damage, suitability for additive manufacturing, wider operating ranges, operation with a variety of gaseous fuels, and/or amenability to control using conventional mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Gareth W. OSKAM, Georgina J. MCGEE, Yonduck SUNG, Gregory Michael BALOW, Rajeshriben PATEL, Nathan J. KIRKSEY