Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Berkebile

Matthew P. Berkebile 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cooling a combustor
    Patent number: 8453460
    Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber and an interior wall circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the combustion chamber and defining an exterior surface. A plurality of turbulators are on the exterior surface. The combustor further includes means for preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the turbulators. A method for cooling a combustion chamber includes locating a plurality of turbulators to an exterior surface of the combustion chamber and preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the plurality of turbulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Saurav Dugar, Matthew P. Berkebile, Dullal Ghosh, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Krishnakumar Pallikara Gopalan, Marcus Byron Huffman
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20120247120
    Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber and an interior wall circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the combustion chamber and defining an exterior surface. A plurality of turbulators are on the exterior surface. The combustor further includes means for preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the turbulators. A method for cooling a combustion chamber includes locating a plurality of turbulators to an exterior surface of the combustion chamber and preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the plurality of turbulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Saurav Dugar, Matthew P. Berkebile, Dullal Ghosh, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Krishnakumar Pallikara Gopalan, Marcus Byron Huffman
  • Apparatus and method for cooling a combustor
    Patent number: 8201412
    Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber and an interior wall circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the combustion chamber and defining an exterior surface. A plurality of turbulators are on the exterior surface. The combustor further includes means for preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the turbulators. A method for cooling a combustion chamber includes locating a plurality of turbulators to an exterior surface of the combustion chamber and preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the plurality of turbulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Saurav Dugar, Matthew P. Berkebile, Dullal Ghosh, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Krishnakumar Pallikara Gopalan, Marcus Byron Huffman
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20120060504
    Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber and an interior wall circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the combustion chamber and defining an exterior surface. A plurality of turbulators are on the exterior surface. The combustor further includes means for preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the turbulators. A method for cooling a combustion chamber includes locating a plurality of turbulators to an exterior surface of the combustion chamber and preferentially directing fluid flow across a predetermined position of the plurality of turbulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Saurav Dugar, Matthew P. Berkebile, Dullal Ghosh, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Krishnakumar Pallikara Gopalan, Marcus Byron Huffman