Patents by Inventor Heath M. Ostebee

Heath M. Ostebee 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).

  • TORCH IGNITER FOR A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20230045965
    Abstract: An igniter for a combustor of a turbomachine includes a fuel inlet in fluid communication with a mixing plenum. The mixing plenum is positioned upstream of a mixing channel. An air inlet is in fluid communication with the mixing plenum and an ignition source is in operative communication with the mixing channel. The igniter may include a mounting flange configured for coupling the igniter to the combustor. The ignition source may be positioned proximate to a downstream end of the mixing channel and upstream of the mounting flange. The mixing channel may define a venturi shape. The venturi shape includes a converging section between an upstream end of the mixing channel and a venturi throat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Lucas John Stoia, Yimin Huang, Abdul Khan, Thomas Edward Johnson, Heath M. Ostebee, Jayaprakash Natarajan
  • Torch igniter for a combustor
    Patent number: 11519334
    Abstract: An igniter for a combustor of a turbomachine includes a fuel inlet in fluid communication with a mixing plenum. The mixing plenum is positioned upstream of a mixing channel. An air inlet is in fluid communication with the mixing plenum and an ignition source is in operative communication with the mixing channel. The igniter may include a mounting flange configured for coupling the igniter to the combustor. The ignition source may be positioned proximate to a downstream end of the mixing channel and upstream of the mounting flange. The mixing channel may define a venturi shape. The venturi shape includes a converging section between an upstream end of the mixing channel and a venturi throat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lucas John Stoia, Yimin Huang, Abdul Khan, Thomas Edward Johnson, Heath M. Ostebee, Jayaprakash Natarajan
  • TORCH IGNITER FOR A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20190032561
    Abstract: An igniter for a combustor of a turbomachine includes a fuel inlet in fluid communication with a mixing plenum. The mixing plenum is positioned upstream of a mixing channel. An air inlet is in fluid communication with the mixing plenum and an ignition source is in operative communication with the mixing channel. The igniter may include a mounting flange configured for coupling the igniter to the combustor. The ignition source may be positioned proximate to a downstream end of the mixing channel and upstream of the mounting flange. The mixing channel may define a venturi shape. The venturi shape includes a converging section between an upstream end of the mixing channel and a venturi throat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Lucas John Stoia, Yimin Huang, Abdul Khan, Thomas Edward Johnson, Heath M. Ostebee, Jayaprakash Natarajan