Patents by Inventor M. Waseem Adhami

M. Waseem Adhami 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: 6536206
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor rotor assembly including a first rotor, a combustor configured to operate with a fuel/air mixture equivalence ratio less than one, and a water injection assembly. The water injection assembly includes a water delivery system including a first plurality of spray nozzles to supply water upstream from the first rotor. The water being supplied to the first rotor is atomized with the first plurality of spray nozzles prior to being supplied to the engine to lower the emissions generated by the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Richard B. Hook, Jr., M. Waseem Adhami, Narendra D. Joshi
  • Publication number: 20030005704
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor rotor assembly including a first rotor, a combustor configured to operate with a fuel/air mixture equivalence ratio less than one, and a water injection assembly. The water injection assembly includes a water delivery system including a first plurality of spray nozzles to supply water upstream from the first rotor. The water being supplied to the first rotor is atomized with the first plurality of spray nozzles prior to being supplied to the engine to lower the emissions generated by the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Richard B. Hook, M. Waseem Adhami, Narendra D. Joshi
  • Patent number: 6449953
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor rotor assembly including a first rotor, a combustor configured to operate with a fuel/air mixture equivalence ratio less than one, and a water injection assembly. The water injection assembly includes a water delivery system including a first plurality of spray nozzles to supply water upstream from the first rotor. The water being supplied to the first rotor is atomized with the first plurality of spray nozzles prior to being supplied to the engine to lower the emissions generated by the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard B. Hook, Jr., M. Waseem Adhami, Narendra D. Joshi