Patents by Inventor Larry Lee Vacek

Larry Lee Vacek 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: 6415609
    Abstract: A heat shield for protecting a fuel injection tube of a turbine engine afterburner. The heat shield includes a base adapted for attachment to a duct member, the base having a first mounting surface, a first fastener hole, and a recess in the base. A housing encloses the fuel injection tube. The housing has an internal channel for receiving the fuel injection tube, a second mounting surface, a second fastener hole, and a tab protruding from the housing. The tab is sized and shaped for being received in the recess of the base. The housing may be secured to the base at a mounting position wherein the tab is received in the recess, the mounting surfaces are engaged, and the second fastener hole is positioned in registration with the first fastener hole whereby a fastener may be inserted to secure the housing to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry Lee Vacek, William Ralph Maskiell