Patents by Inventor KEVIN JAMES SPENCE

KEVIN JAMES SPENCE 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).

  • Transition piece having cooling rings
    Patent number: 11028705
    Abstract: A transition piece can include: an inner transition piece providing a gas channel; a plurality of cooling rings disposed on the inner transition piece; a plurality of film holes formed on the inner transition piece; and a plurality of impingement holes formed on the plurality of cooling rings, wherein the plurality of film holes are arranged to correspond to the plurality of cooling rings. Each of the plurality of cooling rings includes a cavity such that the plurality of film holes connect the cavity to the gas channel and the plurality of impingement holes connect the cavity to an outside of the inner transition piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Esam Abu-Irshaid, Michael Brody, Kevin James Spence
  • Impedance tube having a machined union
    Patent number: 10590797
    Abstract: A combustion system can include: a liner defining a combustion chamber; a casing covering the combustion chamber; a first tube disposed in the liner; a machined union disposed inside the casing and connected to the first tube; a second tube passing through the casing and connected to the machined union; a sensor housing disposed outside the casing and connected to the second tube; and an infinite tube connected to the sensor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Esam Abu-Irshaid, Kevin James Spence
  • IMPEDANCE TUBE HAVING A MACHINED UNION
    Publication number: 20190292935
    Abstract: A combustion system can include: a liner defining a combustion chamber; a casing covering the combustion chamber; a first tube disposed in the liner; a machined union disposed inside the casing and connected to the first tube; a second tube passing through the casing and connected to the machined union; a sensor housing disposed outside the casing and connected to the second tube; and an infinite tube connected to the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: ESAM ABU-IRSHAID, KEVIN JAMES SPENCE
  • TRANSITION PIECE HAVING COOLING RINGS
    Publication number: 20190284944
    Abstract: A transition piece can include: an inner transition piece providing a gas channel; a plurality of cooling rings disposed on the inner transition piece; a plurality of film holes formed on the inner transition piece; and a plurality of impingement holes formed on the plurality of cooling rings, wherein the plurality of film holes are arranged to correspond to the plurality of cooling rings. Each of the plurality of cooling rings includes a cavity such that the plurality of film holes connect the cavity to the gas channel and the plurality of impingement holes connect the cavity to an outside of the inner transition piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: ESAM ABU-IRSHAID, MICHAEL BRODY, KEVIN JAMES SPENCE