Patents by Inventor Sarah Hutcherson

Sarah Hutcherson 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: 20090320483
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle for use about an end cap of a combustor. The fuel nozzle may include a flange attached to the end cap, an aperture extending through the flange, a plug positioned in the aperture, and an orifice positioned within the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Michael Storey, Thomas Edward Johnson, Jesse Stewart, Sarah Hutcherson
  • Publication number: 20070151260
    Abstract: A crossfire tube for attachment between casing bosses of combustors includes a bellows assembly having a bellows with opposite cylindrical ends welded to annular flanges. The annular flanges include a bolt circle for securing the flanges to the combustor bosses. The flanges bear against a gasket for sealing against inserts welded to the casing bosses for retrofit in the sealing assembly to combustors or to seats where the inserts and bosses are formed integrally during original equipment manufacture. A telescoping cylindrical sleeve surrounds the bellows to protect from falling foreign object damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Nichols, Sarah Hutcherson, Keith Belsom, Thomas Amond, Natesh Chandrashekar, Alberto Negroni