Patents by Inventor Michael T. Bucaro

Michael T. Bucaro 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).

  • Publication number: 20250224115
    Abstract: A turbine engine has a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustion section has a combustor liner and dome wall collectively forming at least a portion of a combustion chamber. The dome wall has an opening. The combustion section has a fuel supply assembly extending through the opening. The fuel supply assembly includes a fuel nozzle and a series of air injectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Sibtosh Pal, Karthikeyan Sampath, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Steven C. Vise, Michael A. Benjamin, Michael T. Bucaro, Andrew Joseph Wickersham
  • Publication number: 20250207775
    Abstract: A turbine engine has a compression section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustion section has a combustor liner and dome wall collectively forming at least a portion of a combustion chamber. The dome wall has a fuel nozzle opening. The combustion section has a fuel nozzle extending through the fuel nozzle opening. The fuel nozzle has a gaseous fuel supply channel, and a compressed air channel. The combustion section includes a gaseous fuel channel fluidly coupled to the gaseous fuel supply channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Michael T. Bucaro, Michael A. Benjamin, Sibtosh Pal, Karthikeyan Sampath, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Steven C. Vise, Andrew Joseph Wickersham, Nicholas Ryan Overman, Steven Marakovits
  • Publication number: 20250207780
    Abstract: A turbine engine has a compression section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustion section has a combustion liner and dome wall collectively forming at least a portion of a combustion chamber. The combustion section has a fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly has a compressed air tube, and a body. The body defining a gaseous fuel channel exhausting into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Sibtosh Pal, Michael T. Bucaro, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Karthikeyan Sampath, Andrew Joseph Wickersham
  • Patent number: 12339006
    Abstract: A turbine engine has a compression section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustion section has a combustion liner and dome wall collectively forming at least a portion of a combustion chamber. The combustion section has a fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly has a compressed air tube, and a body. The body defining a gaseous fuel channel exhausting into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Sibtosh Pal, Michael T. Bucaro, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Karthikeyan Sampath, Andrew Joseph Wickersham
  • Patent number: 12339003
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprising a combustion section enshrouded by a casing having at least one through passage, the combustion section comprising a dome wall and a liner at least partially defining a combustion chamber; a fuel nozzle connected to the dome wall and having a nozzle tube; and a coupling securing the fuel nozzle with casing and disposed at least partially in the at least one through passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignees: GE Marmara Technology Center Muhendislik Hizmetleri Ltd, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Volkan Ataman, Fatih Yasar, Emrah Deniz, Michael T. Bucaro
  • Patent number: 12331932
    Abstract: A turbine engine can include a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustion section can include a combustor with a fuel mixer. The fuel mixer can include an outer wall defining a longitudinal direction and having a mixture outlet, a first compressed air flow passage, and a second compressed air flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: R Narasimha Chiranthan, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Ajoy Patra, Pradeep Naik, Perumallu Vukanti, Michael T. Bucaro, Hiranya Kumar Nath
  • Publication number: 20250189132
    Abstract: A turbine engine has a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustion section has a combustion liner and dome wall collectively forming at least a portion of a combustion chamber. The dome wall has a fuel nozzle opening. The combustion section has a fuel nozzle assembly extending through the fuel nozzle opening. The fuel nozzle assembly has a gaseous fuel supply, a compressed air supply, a mixer, a fuel nozzle and a first swirler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Steven C. Vise, Michael A. Benjamin, Michael T. Bucaro, Sibtosh Pal, Andrew Joseph Wickersham, Karthikeyan Sampath
  • Publication number: 20250189133
    Abstract: A turbine engine has a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustion section has a combustor liner and dome wall collectively forming at least a portion of a combustion chamber. The dome wall has a fuel nozzle opening. The combustion section has a fuel nozzle assembly extending through the fuel nozzle opening. The fuel nozzle assembly has a first body, a second body, a first swirler and a second swirler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Karthikeyan Sampath, Michael A. Benjamin, Sibtosh Pal, Michael T. Bucaro, Andrew Joseph Wickersham, Steven C. Vise
  • Patent number: 12287094
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a compressor section and a combustion section in serial flow arrangement along an engine centerline, the combustion section having a combustor liner, a dome wall coupled to the combustor liner, and a dome inlet located in the dome wall, a fuel injector fluidly coupled to the dome inlet, a combustion chamber fluidly coupled to the fuel injector and defined at least in part by the combustor liner and the dome wall, and at least one set of dilution openings located in the dome wall and fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Perumallu Vukanti, Varun S. Lakshmanan, Michael T. Bucaro, Pradeep Naik, Steven C. Vise, Michael A. Benjamin
  • Publication number: 20250116402
    Abstract: A combustor comprising a dome wall, a combustor liner extending from the dome wall, and a combustion chamber at least partially defined by the dome wall and the combustor liner. A set of fuel cups are arranged along the dome wall. A set of dilution passages extend through the dome wall or the combustor liner to direct air into the combustion chamber, wherein a dilution passage of the set of dilution passages includes an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Aritra Chakraborty, Perumallu Vukanti, Pradeep Naik, Arijit Sinha Roy, Bhavya Naidu Panduri, R. Narasimha Chiranthan, Ajoy Patra, Michael T. Bucaro, Sibtosh Pal, Pabitra Badhuk
  • Publication number: 20250093032
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in a serial flow arrangement and enshrouded by a casing, the combustion section comprising: an annular combustion chamber defined by at least a dome wall and an annular liner; a plurality of combustor cups circumferentially arranged on the dome wall; a fuel supply connected to the casing; and a fuel nozzle passing through the casing and having a nozzle tube and a distribution manifold fluidly coupling the nozzle tube to at least two combustor cups of the plurality of combustor cups; wherein the fuel nozzle is fixed to the at least two combustor cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Emrah Deniz, Fatih Yasar, Katarzyna Anna Mikolajczyk, Michael T. Bucaro, Ahmet Kacar, Anquan Wang, Hejie Li, Craig Alan Gonyou, Aaron C. Brady
  • Publication number: 20250093031
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprising a combustion section enshrouded by a casing having at least one through passage, the combustion section comprising a dome wall and a liner at least partially defining a combustion chamber; a fuel nozzle connected to the dome wall and having a nozzle tube; and a coupling securing the fuel nozzle with casing and disposed at least partially in the at least one through passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Volkan Ataman, Fatih Yasar, Emrah Deniz, Michael T. Bucaro
  • Patent number: 12228282
    Abstract: 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 can include both a primary and secondary fuel passage, and an additional air passage to provide for greater flame control, fuel provision, or local fuel and air mixing prior to combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael T. Bucaro, Ajoy Patra, Pradeep Naik, Perumallu Vukanti, R Narasimha Chiranthan, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Krishnakumar Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 12222104
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Manampathy G. Giridharan, Michael T. Bucaro, Pradeep Naik, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Ajoy Patra, Perumallu Vukanti, R Narasimha Chiranthan
  • Publication number: 20250035311
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Pradeep Naik, Ajoy Patra, Michael T. Bucaro, Perumallu Vukanti, Steven C. Vise, Michael A. Benjamin, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Sakat Singh, Clayton S. Cooper
  • Publication number: 20250020324
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Manampathy G. Giridharan, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Steven C. Vise, Michael T. Bucaro, Ajoy Patra, Pradeep Naik, Perumallu Vukanti, R Narasimha Chiranthan
  • Publication number: 20250020325
    Abstract: A turbine engine that includes an engine core having at least a compressor section and a combustion section. The combustion section includes a combustor. The combustor section or combustor includes a fuel-air mixing assembly fluidly coupled to the compressor section. The fuel-air mixing assembly includes an outer wall, a center body at least partially circumscribed by the outer wall, and an annular flow passage between the outer wall and center body. At least one fuel orifice includes a fuel outlet fluidly coupled to the annular flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Manampathy G. Giridharan, Ajoy Patra, Pradeep Naik, R Narasimha Chiranthan, Perumallu Vukanti, Michael T. Bucaro
  • Publication number: 20240410582
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a compressor section and a combustion section in serial flow arrangement along an engine centerline, the combustion section having a combustor liner, a dome wall coupled to the combustor liner, and a dome inlet located in the dome wall, a fuel injector fluidly coupled to the dome inlet, a combustion chamber fluidly coupled to the fuel injector and defined at least in part by the combustor liner and the dome wall, and at least one set of dilution openings located in the dome wall and fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Perumallu Vukanti, Varun S. Lakshmanan, Michael T. Bucaro, Pradeep Naik, Steven C. Vise, Michael A. Benjamin
  • Publication number: 20240401809
    Abstract: 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, which can supply a primary fuel supply and a secondary fuel supply. Increasing efficiency and reducing emission require the use of alternative fuels, which combust at higher temperatures or burn at faster burn speeds than traditional fuels, requiring improved fuel introduction without the occurrence of flame holding or flashback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Perumallu Vukanti, Pradeep Naik, Clayton S. Cooper, Michael A. Benjamin, Michael T. Bucaro, Manampathy G. Giridharan, Steven C. Vise, Ajoy Patra, Saket Singh, R Narasimha Chiranthan
  • Patent number: 12158270
    Abstract: A combustor comprising a dome wall, an annular liner, a combustion chamber, a set of fuel cups, and a set of dilution passages for each fuel cup of the set of fuel cups. The set of fuel cups circumferentially spaced along the dome wall relative to the combustor centerline. The set of dilution passages terminating in a plurality of slots spaced about the corresponding fuel cup in the set of fuel cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Perumallu Vukanti, Pradeep Naik, R Narasimha Chiranthan, Ajoy Patra, Arijit Sinha Roy, Pabitra Badhuk, Aritra Chakraborty, Bhavya Naidu Panduri, Michael T. Bucaro, Sibtosh Pal