Patents by Inventor James N. Reinhold, Jr.

James N. Reinhold, Jr. 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).

  • Impact resistant combustor
    Patent number: 5331815
    Abstract: An impact resistant cowl structure for a gas turbine engine mounted in front of the combustor dome of the engine having a concave dish-like center for capturing incident debris which is bounded by a pair of forward protruding elbows that transition into outwardly and rearwardly extending mounting legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James N. Reinhold, Jr., Mark P. Hammerl, Scott D. Zimmerle
  • Birdstrike resistant swirler support for combustion chamber dome
    Patent number: 5239832
    Abstract: A backing support or bumper mounted downstream of the disk shaped flange of the venturi in adjacently lying fuel cup assemblies and extends to a mid portion of each flange to prevent rotation of the flange and possible disengagement of the fuel nozzle in the event of a bird strike or impact by a foreign object on the dome of the combustor or on the flange itself. The invention provides for a single or double supporting bumper faces or a pair of supporting surfaces on the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John M. Koshoffer, James N. Cooper, Mary C. Haas, James N. Reinhold, Jr.