Patents by Inventor Kyle Lee Kidder

Kyle Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 11359815
    Abstract: A sleeve assembly for a combustion system includes a first duct including a first circumferential surface and a second duct including a second circumferential surface. The first circumferential surface radially overlaps the second circumferential surface such that the first duct and the second duct collectively define a continuous combustion chamber therein. The continuous combustion chamber is configured to receive high temperature gases flowing therethrough. The sleeve assembly further includes a wear insert removably coupled to the first circumferential surface and extending radially therefrom to engage the second circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Zsolt Czirle
  • Publication number: 20210285643
    Abstract: A sleeve assembly for a combustion system includes a first duct including a first circumferential surface and a second duct including a second circumferential surface. The first circumferential surface radially overlaps the second circumferential surface such that the first duct and the second duct collectively define a continuous combustion chamber therein. The continuous combustion chamber is configured to receive high temperature gases flowing therethrough. The sleeve assembly further includes a wear insert removably coupled to the first circumferential surface and extending radially therefrom to engage the second circumferential surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: KYLE LEE KIDDER, Zsolt Czirle
  • Patent number: 10634349
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides for a wear pad system for a turbine combustion system including a transition piece (TP) forward ring, an impingement sleeve substantially surrounding the TP forward ring, and a gap between the TP forward ring and the impingement sleeve, the wear pad system comprising: a wear pad extending through a hole in the impingement sleeve and through the gap to contact the TP forward ring, the wear pad having a radially outer portion and a radially inner portion, the radially outer portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the impingement sleeve and the radially inner portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the TP forward ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Tiffany Marie Craig, Eunice Delia Garza
  • Publication number: 20170314408
    Abstract: A repair patch for use with a turbine seal includes a shim having a first side and an opposite second side and a cloth seal having a first section and a second section. The cloth seal is coupled to the shim, such that the cloth seal is folded over a radial edge of the shim such that the first section substantially covers the first side and the second section substantially covers the second side. The second section includes an extension section that extends from the second side such that at least a portion of the cloth seal overlaps at least a portion of the turbine seal when coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jacob Wade Word, Kyle Lee Kidder, Brian Leslie Henderson, Paul Albert Cook
  • Patent number: 9759427
    Abstract: An interface assembly for a combustor includes an interface housing having a channel defined by a forward wall and at least one aft wall segment, the aft wall segment operatively coupled to an aft flange of a flow sleeve. Also included is a piston ring fittingly disposed in the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Donald Timothy Lemon, Stephen Gerard Pope
  • Patent number: 9696037
    Abstract: The present application provides a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a liner and a flow sleeve surrounding the liner with the liner and the flow sleeve defining a flow path therebetween. A liner retaining feature extends into the flow path to retain the liner within the flow sleeve. The liner retaining feature may include a bolt therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Charles Lewis Davis, III, Steven Bataille
  • Publication number: 20170059158
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides for a wear pad system for a turbine combustion system including a transition piece (TP) forward ring, an impingement sleeve substantially surrounding the TP forward ring, and a gap between the TP forward ring and the impingement sleeve, the wear pad system comprising: a wear pad extending through a hole in the impingement sleeve and through the gap to contact the TP forward ring, the wear pad having a radially outer portion and a radially inner portion, the radially outer portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the impingement sleeve and the radially inner portion in contact with a radially outer surface of the TP forward ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Tiffany Marie Craig, Eunice Delia Garza
  • Publication number: 20160109135
    Abstract: The present application provides a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a liner and a flow sleeve surrounding the liner with the liner and the flow sleeve defining a flow path therebetween. A liner retaining feature extends into the flow path to retain the liner within the flow sleeve. The liner retaining feature may include a bolt therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Charles Lewis Davis, III, Steven Bataille
  • Publication number: 20150121880
    Abstract: An interface assembly for a combustor includes an interface housing having a channel defined by a forward wall and at least one aft wall segment, the aft wall segment operatively coupled to an aft flange of a flow sleeve. Also included is a piston ring fittingly disposed in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Donald Timothy Lemon, Stephen Gerard Pope
  • Patent number: 8800288
    Abstract: A system, including a combustor cap assembly, including a first plate configured to divide a combustion chamber from a head end chamber of a combustor, a first sleeve disposed about the first plate, and a first stiffening rib coupled to the combustor cap assembly, wherein the combustor cap assembly is configured to mount in a combustor, and the first stiffening rib is configured to damp vibration caused by combustion dynamics in the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Marcus Byron Huffman, Stephen Wayne Tilley
  • Publication number: 20140157783
    Abstract: In a first embodiment a system, including a gas turbine combustor, including an inner wall disposed about a combustion chamber, and an outer wall disposed about the inner wall, wherein a coolant flow path extends between the inner and outer walls, wherein the inner wall comprises a material blocking a plurality of openings, and the plurality of openings are configured to open after the material is consumed or depleted to define a plurality of coolant passages through the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Jerome D. Brown
  • Publication number: 20140123658
    Abstract: A system, including a combustor cap assembly, including a first plate configured to divide a combustion chamber from a head end chamber of a combustor, a first sleeve disposed about the first plate, and a first stiffening rib coupled to the combustor cap assembly, wherein the combustor cap assembly is configured to mount in a combustor, and the first stiffening rib is configured to damp vibration caused by combustion dynamics in the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle Lee Kidder, Marcus Byron Huffman, Stephen Wayne Tilley