Patents by Inventor Shaun Michael DeVane

Shaun Michael DeVane 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).

  • Method and apparatus for heat shielding gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 7596949
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a gas turbine engine combustor that includes a domeplate and at least one fuel injector extending through an opening in the domeplate. The method includes fabricating a heatshield that includes a threaded collar extending upstream from the heatshield, positioning the heatshield on a downstream side of the domeplate such that the threaded collar is received within the domeplate opening, and coupling a retainer to the collar on an upstream side of the domeplate such that the domeplate is securely coupled between the heat shield and the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shaun Michael DeVane, Erika Suzanne Show, Glenn Edward Wiehe, Timothy Glen Umbaugh, James Neil Cooper, Mateusz Pawel Wenclik, Marek Krzysztof Krol