Patents by Inventor Luiz C. V. Fernandes

Luiz C. V. Fernandes 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).

  • System and method for air-fuel mixing in gas turbines
    Patent number: 8215116
    Abstract: A system includes a fuel nozzle for a turbine engine that includes a tapered central body located at an interior base of the fuel nozzle, an air swirler, and a fuel port in the tapered central body, separate from the air swirler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Luiz C. V. Fernandes, Elias Marquez, Roy Marshall Washam
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIR-FUEL MIXING IN GAS TURBINES
    Publication number: 20100083663
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes includes a fuel nozzle for a turbine engine that includes a tapered central body located at an interior base of the fuel nozzle, an air swirler, and a fuel port in the tapered central body, separate from the air swirler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Luiz C.V. Fernandes, Elias Marquez, Roy Marshall Washam