Patents by Inventor Mark Anthony Mueller

Mark Anthony Mueller 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).

  • Method and apparatus to decrease combustor emissions
    Patent number: 6862889
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas turbine engine facilitates reducing an amount of emissions from a combustor. The combustor includes a mixer assembly including a pilot mixer, a main mixer, and an annular centerbody extending therebetween. The method comprises injecting at least one of fuel and airflow into the combustor through at least one swirler positioned within the pilot mixer, and injecting fuel into the combustor through at least one swirler positioned within the main mixer, such that the fuel is directed into a combustion chamber downstream from the main mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy James Held, Mark Anthony Mueller, Jun Xu
  • Method and apparatus to decrease combustor emissions
    Publication number: 20040103664
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas turbine engine facilitates reducing an amount of emissions from a combustor. The combustor includes a mixer assembly including a pilot mixer, a main mixer, and an annular centerbody extending therebetween. The method comprises injecting at least one of fuel and airflow into the combustor through at least one swirler positioned within the pilot mixer, and injecting fuel into the combustor through at least one swirler positioned within the main mixer, such that the fuel is directed into a combustion chamber downstream from the main mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy James Held, Mark Anthony Mueller, Jun Xu