Patents by Inventor Keith Tilson

Keith Tilson 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).

  • Bellows type outer crossfire tube
    Patent number: 6606865
    Abstract: An outer crossfire tube for attachment between adjacent combustors in a land-based gas turbine includes a substantially cylindrical bellows portion and a pair of uniform diameter free ends on opposite sides of the bellows portion, the uniform diameter free ends adapted to seat within apertures provided in the adjacent combustors. The outer crossfire tube is surrounded by a telescoping sleeve assembly, with remote ends of a pair of telescoping sleeve members fixed to respective combustor flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Keith Tilson, Harmon Lindsay Morton, Richard Anthony Elliott
  • Bellows type outer crossfire tube
    Publication number: 20030079462
    Abstract: An outer crossfire tube for attachment between adjacent combustors in a land-based gas turbine includes a substantially cylindrical bellows portion and a pair of uniform diameter free ends on opposite sides of the bellows portion, the uniform diameter free ends adapted to seat within apertures provided in the adjacent combustors. The outer crossfire tube is surrounded by a telescoping sleeve assembly, with remote ends of a pair of telescoping sleeve members fixed to respective combustor flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Keith Tilson, Harmon Lindsay Morton, Richard Anthony Elliott