Patents by Inventor Scott Brensike

Scott Brensike 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 for shielding heat from a fuel nozzle stem of a fuel nozzle
    Patent number: 6622383
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle including a nozzle stem having an annular overhang and a heat shield secured to the overhang is described. More specifically, and in one embodiment, the nozzle stem includes an upstream end and a downstream end. The annular overhang is intermediate to the upstream end and the downstream end of the stem. The heat shield includes a first end and a second end, and the heat shield is welded to the annular overhang at the heat shield first end. An annular air gap is between the nozzle stem and the heat shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: George E. Moertle, Edward C. Vickers, Scott Brensike, Clifford S. Creevy, Peter W. Mueller
  • Methods and apparatus for shielding heat from a fuel nozzle stem of fuel nozzle
    Patent number: 6149075
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle including a nozzle stem having an annular overhang and a heat shield secured to the overhang is described. More specifically, and in one embodiment, the nozzle stem includes an upstream end and a downstream end. The annular overhang is intermediate to the upstream end and the downstream end of the stem. The heat shield includes a first end and a second end, and the heat shield is welded to the annular overhang at the heat shield first end. An annular air gap is between the nozzle stem and the heat shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: George E. Moertle, Edward C. Vickers, Scott Brensike, Clifford S. Creevy, Peter W. Mueller