Patents by Inventor Nathan Joel Mullenix

Nathan Joel Mullenix 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).

  • Inleakage management apparatus
    Patent number: 12292003
    Abstract: A leakage management assembly for an orifice configured to limit a flow of at least one of a leakage fluid and a cooling fluid past an instrument positioned within the orifice are provided. The leakage management assembly includes a labyrinth ferrule including an annular ferrule body having a central bore extending therethrough. The labyrinth ferrule further includes an annular assembly cone formed at a first end of the labyrinth ferrule. The annular assembly cone includes an annular convergent lip and is configured to facilitate directing the instrument into the central bore. The labyrinth ferrule also includes a plurality of labyrinthine annular restrictions extending from a radially inner surface of the annular body toward the central bore. A combustor and a gas turbine engine including such a seal assembly are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Craig Alan Gonyou, Nathan Joel Mullenix, Fei Huang
  • INLEAKAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220128007
    Abstract: A leakage management assembly for an orifice configured to limit a flow of at least one of a leakage fluid and a cooling fluid past an instrument positioned within the orifice are provided. The leakage management assembly includes a labyrinth ferrule including an annular ferrule body having a central bore extending therethrough. The labyrinth ferrule further includes an annular assembly cone formed at a first end of the labyrinth ferrule. The annular assembly cone includes an annular convergent lip and is configured to facilitate directing the instrument into the central bore. The labyrinth ferrule also includes a plurality of labyrinthine annular restrictions extending from a radially inner surface of the annular body toward the central bore. A combustor and a gas turbine engine including such a seal assembly are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Craig Alan Gonyou, Nathan Joel Mullenix, Fei Huang
  • Inleakage management apparatus
    Patent number: 11242804
    Abstract: A leakage management assembly for an orifice configured to limit a flow of at least one of a leakage fluid and a cooling fluid past an instrument positioned within the orifice are provided. The leakage management assembly includes a labyrinth ferrule including an annular ferrule body having a central bore extending therethrough. The labyrinth ferrule further includes an annular assembly cone formed at a first end of the labyrinth ferrule. The annular assembly cone includes an annular convergent lip and is configured to facilitate directing the instrument into the central bore. The labyrinth ferrule also includes a plurality of labyrinthine annular restrictions extending from a radially inner surface of the annular body toward the central bore. A combustor and a gas turbine engine including such a seal assembly are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Craig Alan Gonyou, Nathan Joel Mullenix, Fei Huang
  • INLEAKAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180363561
    Abstract: A leakage management assembly for an orifice configured to limit a flow of at least one of a leakage fluid and a cooling fluid past an instrument positioned within the orifice are provided. The leakage management assembly includes a labyrinth ferrule including an annular ferrule body having a central bore extending therethrough. The labyrinth ferrule further includes an annular assembly cone formed at a first end of the labyrinth ferrule. The annular assembly cone includes an annular convergent lip and is configured to facilitate directing the instrument into the central bore. The labyrinth ferrule also includes a plurality of labyrinthine annular restrictions extending from a radially inner surface of the annular body toward the central bore. A combustor and a gas turbine engine including such a seal assembly are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Craig Alan Gonyou, Nathan Joel Mullenix, Fei Huang