Patents by Inventor Kyle Kidder

Kyle Kidder 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 mounting bracket and related method
    Patent number: 7918433
    Abstract: A mounting bracket assembly includes: a first bracket component having a first pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; a second bracket component having a second pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; wherein said first and second bracket components are engageable with each other such that respective ones of each of the first and second pairs of securement tabs are located adjacent each other and adapted to engage corresponding pairs of recesses in a machine component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Melton, Kyle Kidder
  • Combustor bracket assembly
    Patent number: 7909300
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for securing a transition segment to a combustion liner of a gas turbine engine includes at least one flange mounted to the transition segment. The at least one flange includes a channel that extends radially from the transition segment. The bracket assembly further includes a bracket fixedly mounted relative to the gas turbine engine. The bracket includes an elongated section having at least one end section that is received by the channel to establish an axial floating interface that secures the transition segment to the combustion liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Kidder, Patrick Benedict Melton
  • Transition piece mounting bracket and related method
    Publication number: 20090321608
    Abstract: A mounting bracket assembly includes: a first bracket component having a first pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; a second bracket component having a second pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; wherein said first and second bracket components are engageable with each other such that respective ones of each of the first and second pairs of securement tabs are located adjacent each other and adapted to engage corresponding pairs of recesses in a machine component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Melton, Kyle Kidder
  • COMBUSTOR BRACKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090101788
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for securing a transition segment to a combustion liner of a gas turbine engine includes at least one flange mounted to the transition segment. The at least one flange includes a channel that extends radially from the transition segment. The bracket assembly further includes a bracket fixedly mounted relative to the gas turbine engine. The bracket includes an elongated section having at least one end section that is received by the channel to establish an axial floating interface that secures the transition segment to the combustion liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle KIDDER, Patrick Benedict MELTON