Patents by Inventor Kevin Michael Kolman

Kevin Michael Kolman 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).

  • Bypass air injection method and apparatus for gas turbines
    Patent number: 6568188
    Abstract: A bypass air injection scheme for a combustor of a gas turbine. Combustor includes a body with an inner liner and a casing enclosing the body with a passageway defined therebetween. A predetermined amount of the compressor discharge air passing through the passageway is extracted through a manifold. A conduit feeds the extracted air into an injection manifold having a plurality of injection tubes for injecting the extracted air into the combustor bypassing the reactor. The injection tubes and the injection manifold are disposed in a substantially common axial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Kolman, James Michael Storey
  • Bypass air injection method and apparatus for gas turbines
    Publication number: 20020184871
    Abstract: A bypass air injection scheme for a combustor of a gas turbine. Combustor includes a body with an inner liner and a casing enclosing the body with a passageway defined therebetween. A predetermined amount of the compressor discharge air passing through the passageway is extracted through a manifold. A conduit feeds the extracted air into an injection manifold having a plurality of injection tubes for injecting the extracted air into the combustor bypassing the reactor. The injection tubes and the injection manifold are disposed in a substantially common axial plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Kolman, James Michael Storey
  • BYPASS AIR INJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS TURBINES
    Publication number: 20020144507
    Abstract: A bypass air injection scheme for a combustor of a gas turbine. Combustor includes a body with an inner liner and a casing enclosing the body with a passageway defined therebetween. A predetermined amount of the compressor discharge air passing through the passageway is extracted through a manifold. A conduit feeds the extracted air into an injection manifold having a plurality of injection tubes for injecting the extracted air into the combustor bypassing the reactor. The injection tubes and the injection manifold are disposed in a substantially common axial plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Kolman, James Michael Storey
  • Bypass air injection method and apparatus for gas turbines
    Patent number: 6449956
    Abstract: A bypass air injection scheme for a combustor of a gas turbine. Combustor includes a body with an inner liner and a casing enclosing the body with a passageway defined therebetween. A predetermined amount of the compressor discharge air passing through the passageway is extracted through a manifold. A conduit feeds the extracted air into an injection manifold having a plurality of injection tubes for injecting the extracted air into the combustor bypassing the reactor. The injection tubes and the injection manifold are disposed in a substantially common axial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Kolman, James Michael Storey