Patents by Inventor John L. Vandike

John L. Vandike 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).

  • Annular one-piece corrugated liner for combustor of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 6655147
    Abstract: An annular one-piece liner for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including a first end adjacent to an upstream end of the combustor, a second end adjacent to a downstream end of the combustor, and a plurality of corrugations between the first and second ends, each corrugation having an amplitude and a wavelength between an adjacent corrugation, wherein the amplitude of the corrugations and/or the wavelength between adjacent corrugations is variable from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gilbert Farmer, Shaun M. Devane, John L. Vandike
  • Annular one-piece corrugated liner for combustor of a gas turbine engine
    Publication number: 20030192320
    Abstract: An annular one-piece liner for a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including a first end adjacent to an upstream end of the combustor, a second end adjacent to a downstream end of the combustor, and a plurality of corrugations between the first and second ends, each corrugation having an amplitude and a wavelength between an adjacent corrugation, wherein the amplitude of the corrugations and/or the wavelength between adjacent corrugations is variable from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Gilbert Farmer, Shaun M. Devane, John L. Vandike