Patents by Inventor Michael S. Cooper
Michael S. Cooper 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).
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Publication number: 20250109853Abstract: A turbine engine with a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement along an engine centerline. The combustion section includes a primary combustor liner including an inner liner and an outer liner. A dome wall and a primary dome inlet are located in the dome wall. The outer liner defines at least one opening downstream from the primary dome inlet. A primary combustion chamber and a set of secondary combustors are fluidly coupled to the primary combustion chamber at the at least one opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Perumallu Vukanti, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Sahana Narasimhan Suresh, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Sripathi Mohan, Hiranya Kumar Nath
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Publication number: 20250075910Abstract: A turbine engine with a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement along an engine centerline. A combustion section for the turbine engine, having a primary combustor liner including an inner liner and an outer liner annular about an engine centerline. A dome wall extending between the inner liner and the outer liner. A set of primary dome inlets located in the dome wall and circumferentially arranged about the engine centerline. A set of secondary combustors fluidly coupled to a primary combustion chamber, the set of secondary combustors including a first mini combustor and a second mini combustor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Joseph Zelina, Sripathi Mohan, Perumallu Vukanti, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Karthikeyan Sampath
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Publication number: 20250075911Abstract: A combustor having a main chamber and a trapped vortex cavity. The main chamber includes an outer liner and an inner liner. The trapped vortex cavity extends from at least one of the outer liner or the inner liner. A plurality of mixing assemblies operably injects a fuel-air mixture into the trapped vortex cavity to produce combustion gases. The trapped vortex cavity injects the combustion gases into the main chamber. A steam system is in fluid communication with the main chamber. The steam system operably injecting steam into the main chamber such that the steam flows downstream of the trapped vortex cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Clayton S. Cooper, Perumallu Vukanti, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Sripathi Mohan
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Publication number: 20250067439Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber having an outer liner and an inner liner and defining a first combustion zone, an annular dome coupled to the outer liner and the inner liner, and a trapped vortex cavity extending from at least one of the outer liner or the inner liner and defining a second combustion zone. A plurality of first mixing assemblies are disposed through the annular dome, and operably inject a first fuel-air mixture into the first combustion zone. A plurality of second mixing assemblies are disposed at the trapped vortex cavity, and operably inject a second fuel-air mixture into the second combustion zone defined in the trapped vortex cavity to produce combustion gases. A steam system includes a steam injector in fluid communication with the trapped vortex cavity. The steam injector operably injects steam into the trapped vortex cavity and the steam mixes with the combustion gases.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Clayton S. Cooper, Perumallu Vukanti, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Sripathi Mohan
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Publication number: 20250067214Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber and an annular dome. The combustion chamber includes an outer liner and an inner liner and has a combustion zone. The annular dome is coupled to the outer liner and the inner liner. A plurality of mixing assemblies operably injects a fuel-air mixture into the combustion zone of the combustion chamber to produce combustion gases. A combustor steam system is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber. The combustor steam system includes a steam path defined by at least one of the outer liner, the inner liner, or the annular dome. The combustor steam system operably directs steam through the steam path from the at least one of the outer liner, the inner liner, or the annular dome and into the combustion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Perumallu Vukanti, Pradeep Naik, Saket Singh, Michael A. Benjamin, Sripathi Mohan, Clayton S. Cooper, Rajendra Wankhade, Hiranya Nath, Nicholas R. Overman, Steven C. Vise
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Patent number: 12228286Abstract: A combustion section of a turbine engine having a primary combustion chamber and a secondary combustion chamber. The primary combustion chamber is defined, at least in part, by a combustor liner and a dome wall. A primary fuel nozzle having an outlet is located at the dome wall, wherein the outlet of the primary fuel nozzle is fluidly coupled with the primary combustion chamber. At least one opening located in an outer liner axially aft of the dome wall fluidly couples the secondary combustion chamber and the primary combustion chamber. A set of secondary fuel nozzles are fluidly coupled with the secondary combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Pradeep Naik, Hiranya Kumar Nath, Perumallu Vukanti, Clayton S. Cooper, Steven C. Vise, Michael A. Benjamin, R Narasimha Chiranthan
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Patent number: 12222104Abstract: A turbine engine can include a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. A combustor in the combustion section can include a combustor liner at least partially defining a combustion chamber. The combustor liner can include at least one aperture fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Manampathy G. Giridharan, Michael T. Bucaro, Pradeep Naik, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Ajoy Patra, Perumallu Vukanti, R Narasimha Chiranthan
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Publication number: 20250035311Abstract: An engine can utilize a combustor to combust fuel to drive the engine. A fuel nozzle assembly can supply fuel to the combustor for combustion or ignition of the fuel. The fuel nozzle assembly can include a swirler and a fuel nozzle to supply a mixture of fuel and air for combustion. The fuel nozzle assembly can be configured to increase lateral provision of fuels to reduce flame scrubbing on combustor liners for the combustor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Ajoy Patra, Michael T. Bucaro, Perumallu Vukanti, Steven C. Vise, Michael A. Benjamin, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Sakat Singh, Clayton S. Cooper
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Publication number: 20250035304Abstract: A swirler-ferrule assembly includes a radial swirler, a ferrule, a fuel nozzle, and a surface feature. The radial swirler includes a primary swirler vane having a primary air passage and a secondary swirler vane having a secondary air passage. The ferrule may be connected to the radial swirler. The surface feature may be located on the primary swirler vane and/or the ferrule. The surface feature may be configured to direct an air flow through the primary air passage away from a recirculation zone located upstream of the primary swirler vane. The surface feature has a trailing end and a distal end, and the fuel nozzle is axially aligned with the trailing end of the surface feature or is located axially downstream of the trailing end of the surface feature. The surface feature may have a plurality of grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Steven C. Vise, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Pradeep Naik, Kwanwoo Kim, Shai Birmaher, Perumallu Vukanti, Saket Singh, Karthikeyan Sampath
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Publication number: 20250020324Abstract: A turbine engine and method for controlling nitrogen oxides present within a combustor of the turbine engine. The turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement along an engine centerline. The combustion section having a combustor liner having a first end, a second end, opposing the first end, and at least partially defining a combustion chamber extending between the first and second ends. A dome assembly is mounted to the combustor liner at the first end and defines a dome inlet of the combustion chamber. There are multiple sets of dilution holes including a first set of dilution holes provided in the combustor liner downstream from the dome inlet and a second set of dilution holes provided in the combustor liner between the first set of dilution holes and the dome inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Manampathy G. Giridharan, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Michael T. Bucaro, Ajoy Patra, Pradeep Naik, Perumallu Vukanti, R Narasimha Chiranthan
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Patent number: 9015578Abstract: Embodiments provide for systems, methods, and computer program products for optimizing content rendered at a display unit by dynamically formatting the content layout based on a display unit's parameters. For example, content is received from a server. The content is capable of being rendered at a number of remote display devices with various display parameters. In addition, a number of display rules are also received. The display rules specify how content should be rendered in terms of content layout and properties by the remote display devices based on the parameters of the display devices. The display rules are compared with the parameters of a display device that is used to render the content. Based on the comparison, at least one of the display rules is applied such that the layout of the content on the display device is optimized for the particular parameters of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael S. Cooper, Filipe Fortes, Kevin B. Gjerstad, Radoslav P. Nickolov, David H. Salesin, Raman Narayanan
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Publication number: 20120102418Abstract: This patent relates to techniques associated with rich interactive narratives (RINs) and other RIN-related content, including techniques for sharing and monetizing such content. For example, a RIN-related content item (e.g., a themed RIN book) might be obtained from a hosting platform, edited, and re-published on the hosting platform. In some circumstances, the edit might include or serve as one or more annotations. One or more sharing restrictions associated with the published content item can be enforced. This enforcement can then be utilized to monetize the published content item by virtue of one or more sharing arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph M. Joy, Michael S. Cooper, Kanchen Rajanna
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Patent number: 7831898Abstract: A document, publication or a portion of a publication containing collateral information (e.g. advertisements) is delivered in electronic form, preferably appearing electronically as it appears in traditional printed form. Collateral information associated with the document, publication or portion of the publication is dynamically replaced, enabling the user to potentially receive more useful and relevant information and enabling the publisher to potentially generate new revenue from the replaced collateral information.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Brian Wecker, Michael S. Cooper
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Publication number: 20070204220Abstract: Techniques for modifying network content layout to be presented by an application are disclosed. More specifically, the content layout or portions thereof can be altered to facilitate specific tasks including, but not limited to, enhancing readability. For example, content can be laid out in one or more discrete areas and navigation enabled in unique sequential and/or non-sequential manners. Further yet, content can be modified, moved and/or removed, among other things. This functionality can be executed automatically or upon specific instruction, for instance as specified by a user, content provider or third party service.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2006Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Radoslav Petrov Nickolov, Charles E. Jacobs, Patrice Y. Simard, Kevin Gjerstad, Michael S. Cooper
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Patent number: 7237568Abstract: A fire-control riser system that provides a multi-function unitary valve system including providing pressure test, pressure relief, and drain/test fluid flow capability for fire-control sprinkler systems. Furthermore, the fire-control riser system comprises an enclosure that provides for easier installation, pre-assembled components and protects such riser systems from damage during the construction process. Additionally, the fire-control riser system may be substantially comprised of plastic material. The system utilizes an improved flow switch coupling-attachment system that includes no-thread attachment or threaded attachment. The system also provides for multi-function components as well as reduced ports for component installation thereby reducing potential leak areas.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Inventor: Michael S. Cooper
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Publication number: 20040205508Abstract: A document, publication or a portion of a publication containing collateral information (e.g. advertisements) is delivered in electronic form, preferably appearing electronically as it appears in traditional printed form. Collateral information associated with the document, publication or portion of the publication is dynamically replaced, enabling the user to potentially receive more useful and relevant information and enabling the publisher to potentially generate new revenue from the replaced collateral information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2002Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Brian Wecker, Michael S. Cooper
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Publication number: 20040000337Abstract: A fire-control riser system that provides a multi-function unitary valve system including providing pressure test, pressure relief, and drain/test fluid flow capability for fire-control sprinkler systems. Furthermore, the fire-control riser system comprises an enclosure that provides for easier installation, pre-assembled components and protects such riser systems from damage during the construction process. Additionally, the fire-control riser system may be substantially comprised of plastic material. The system utilizes an improved flow switch coupling-attachment system that includes no-thread attachment or threaded attachment. The system also provides for multi-function components as well as reduced ports for component installation thereby reducing potential leak areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: January 1, 2004Inventor: Michael S. Cooper
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Patent number: 6601604Abstract: This invention provides for a valve system for use in fire suppression systems that provides pressure relief, pressure testing, and drain/test fluid flow capability. The valve system consists of a valve body with an attached riser. Adjustably attached to the riser is a rotary handle for raising and lowering a spring loaded valve stem. A blocking plug is provided for attachment to the handle which operates to block the movement of the valve stem during pressure testing of the fire suppression system. A tension disk is adjustably attached to the inside of the riser to manually adjust the spring tension. In addition, a means is provided for preventing system fluid from contacting the spring.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Inventor: Michael S. Cooper
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Patent number: 6510748Abstract: A pipe connection system has a non-threaded, quick-pipe connection for connecting pipe in a pressurized system, for connecting piping components within a fire sprinkler system, including a flow switch to a fire sprinkler system riser port. A male and female member are attached through the use of a through-slot in the female member that aligns with a groove in the male member such that a locking clip may be inserted through the female and male members when they are joined, thereby blocking the members from being dis-joined. An O-ring seal in a groove on the male member and sealable bore on the female member allow for a sealed and pressurized piping system.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2000Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Inventor: Michael S. Cooper
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Publication number: 20020069707Abstract: A pipe connection system has a non-threaded, quick-pipe connection for connecting pipe in a pressurized system, for connecting piping components within a fire sprinkler system, including a flow switch to a fire sprinkler system riser port. A male and female member are attached through the use of a through-slot in the female member that aligns with a groove in the male member such that a locking clip may be inserted through the female and male members when they are joined, thereby blocking the members from being dis-joined. An O-ring seal in a groove on the male member and sealable bore on the female member allow for a sealed and pressurized piping system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2000Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventor: Michael S. Cooper