Patents by Inventor Nathan E Gibson

Nathan E Gibson 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to produce hydrogen gas turbine propulsion
    Patent number: 11946419
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to produce hydrogen gas turbine propulsion are disclosed. An example apparatus to produce propulsion in a gas turbine engine includes a fluid line to transport hydrogen from a hydrogen supply and an inert gas from an inert gas supply to a gas turbine combustor. The apparatus also includes at least one heat exchanger coupled to the fluid line to heat the inert gas and the hydrogen in the fluid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: General Electric Company, GE AVIO S.R.L.
    Inventors: David Justin Brady, Mirko Gernone, Nathan E Gibson
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS TURBINE PROPULSION
    Publication number: 20230265797
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to produce hydrogen gas turbine propulsion are disclosed. An example apparatus to produce propulsion in a gas turbine engine includes a fluid line to transport hydrogen from a hydrogen supply and an inert gas from an inert gas supply to a gas turbine combustor. The apparatus also includes at least one heat exchanger coupled to the fluid line to heat the inert gas and the hydrogen in the fluid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: David Justin Brady, Mirko Gernone, Nathan E Gibson