Patents by Inventor Stephen W. Bigham

Stephen W. Bigham 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).

  • Exhaust plenum for gas turbine
    Patent number: 8961116
    Abstract: An exhaust plenum for connection to an exhaust outlet portion of a gas turbine for receiving turbine exhaust gas. The exhaust plenum includes a first wall. The first wall includes a seal attachment component in thermal contact with an exterior shell of the first wall and is adapted for attaching an annular flex seal to the first wall. The seal attachment component extends generally around a perimeter of the inlet of the exhaust plenum, and is thermally insulated from an interior space of the exhaust plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Braden Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Laquinnia Lawson, Jr., Stephen W. Bigham
  • Exhaust Plenum for Gas Turbine
    Publication number: 20130315721
    Abstract: An exhaust plenum for connection to an exhaust outlet portion of a gas turbine for receiving turbine exhaust gas. The exhaust plenum includes a first wall. The first wall includes a seal attachment component in thermal contact with an exterior shell of the first wall and is adapted for attaching an annular flex seal to the first wall. The seal attachment component extends generally around a perimeter of the inlet of the exhaust plenum, and is thermally insulated from an interior space of the exhaust plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Laquinnia Lawson, JR., Stephen W. Bigham