Patents by Inventor Stephen W. Falls

Stephen W. Falls 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).

  • Patent number: 5375420
    Abstract: A double annular combustor having concentrically disposed inner and outer annular combustors is provided with inner and outer domes. A centerbody is disposed between the inner and outer domes and is constructed of a plurality of annular segments. Each segment includes an upper wall, a lower wall, an upstream wall and a downstream end. The upper and lower walls include flanges extending therefrom to form cavities, within which are cooling holes. Pins are also provided which extend between the upper and lower walls of the centerbody to augment the cooling and structural connection thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stephen W. Falls, Hubert S. Roberts, Jr., James N. Cooper, Stephen E. Melton
  • Patent number: 5321951
    Abstract: A carburetor for the combustor of a gas turbine engine wherein a swirler and a venturi cooperate to atomize and mix air and fuel for the combustor, wherein a downstream mounted integrally formed sleeve and splash plate is provided to control the flow of the air/fuel mixture into the combustor. The integral splash plate and sleeve has protuberances formed on its upstream surface to increase the area impinged by cooling air and thereby enhance cooling of the splash plate flange thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stephen W. Falls, Eric J. Kress, Joseph F. Savelli, James N. Cooper, Byron A. Pritchard, Jr.