Patents by Inventor Kara Edwards

Kara Edwards 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 PREMIXED PILOT IN FUEL NOZZLE
    Publication number: 20150253011
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine engine has a head end portion that carries at least one fuel/air nozzle. Each fuel/air nozzle includes a premixed pilot nozzle having premix conduits where each premix conduit has an upstream end defining an opening and having a central axis and downstream end defining an outlet and having a central axis where the central axis of the downstream end is non-parallel with a central axis of a center body of the fuel/air nozzle. The premixed pilot nozzle can include an annular channel disposed radially outwardly from the premix conduits and may include air jets that direct air radially outwardly from the premix conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Jong Ho Uhm, Derrick Walter Simons, Gregory Allen Boardman, Bryan Wesley Romig, Kara Edwards, Michael John Hughes
  • ANNULAR PREMIXED PILOT IN FUEL NOZZLE
    Publication number: 20130219899
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine engine has a head end portion that carries at least one fuel/air nozzle. Each fuel/air nozzle includes a premixed pilot nozzle having premix conduits that are configured with concentric axes that direct the fuel/air mixture axially from the premixed pilot nozzle. The premixed pilot nozzle can include an annular channel disposed radially outwardly from the premix and including air jets that direct air radially outwardly from the premix conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jong Ho Uhm, Derrick Walter Simons, Gregory Allen Boardman, Bryan Wesley Romig, Kara Edwards, Michael John Hughes
  • Seals for a turbine engine, and methods of assembling a turbine engine
    Patent number: 8141879
    Abstract: A side seal for sealing the side edges of adjacent combustors of a turbine engine include extended ends. The extended ends of the side seal abut and seal against inner and outer circumferential seals to prevent leakage of combustion gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Krishna Kumar Venkataraman, Kevin Weston McMahan, Timur R. Repikov, Kara Edwards
  • SEALS FOR A TURBINE ENGINE, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110014029
    Abstract: A side seal for sealing the side edges of adjacent combustors of a turbine engine include extended ends. The extended ends of the side seal abut and seal against inner and outer circumferential seals to prevent leakage of combustion gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Krishna Kumar VENKATARAMAN, Kevin Weston MCMAHAN, Timur R. REPIKOV, Kara EDWARDS