Patents by Inventor James Peffley

James Peffley 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).

  • Air tube
    Patent number: 11079111
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an air tube for a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The air tube includes an inner tube and an outer tube to deliver discharged compressor air into a combustion chamber of the combustor. The air tube can include struts and fins that can improve the cooling performance of the air tube during operation of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: German Verduzco, Michael Telfer, Drew Dominique, James Peffley, Taher Basrai, Rasoul Paydar
  • AIR TUBE
    Publication number: 20200340673
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an air tube for a combustor of a gas turbine engine. The air tube includes an inner tube and an outer tube to deliver discharged compressor air into a combustion chamber of the combustor. The air tube can include struts and fins that can improve the cooling performance of the air tube during operation of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: German Verduzco, Michael Telfer, Drew Dominique, James Peffley, Taher Basrai, Rasoul Paydar
  • FUEL INJECTOR FOR HIGH ALTITUDE STARTING AND OPERATION OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150354459
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes an air swirler adjacent to a pressure atomizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Daih-Yeou Chen, Xiaolan Hu, James Peffley, Hanjie Lee
  • Symmetric fuel injection for turbine combustor
    Patent number: 9062609
    Abstract: A fuel injection system comprises a combustor liner, an air tube, a fuel manifold and a fuel injector. The combustor liner defines primary and secondary combustion zones. The air tube extends through the combustor liner along an axis to an exit aperture inside the combustor. The fuel manifold is positioned proximate the combustor line to deliver fuel through the air tube to the primary and secondary combustion zones. The fuel injector is coupled to the fuel manifold and positioned to inject the fuel along an axis of the air tube, such that the fuel has a substantially symmetric distribution at the exit aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Carsten Ralf Mehring, James Peffley
  • SYMMETRIC FUEL INJECTION FOR TURBINE COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20130174559
    Abstract: A fuel injection system comprises a combustor liner, an air tube, a fuel manifold and a fuel injector. The combustor liner defines primary and secondary combustion zones. The air tube extends through the combustor liner along an axis to an exit aperture inside the combustor. The fuel manifold is positioned proximate the combustor line to deliver fuel through the air tube to the primary and secondary combustion zones. The fuel injector is coupled to the fuel manifold and positioned to inject the fuel along an axis of the air tube, such that the fuel has a substantially symmetric distribution at the exit aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carsten Ralf Mehring, James Peffley