Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Stowell

Thomas Edward Stowell 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).

  • System for purging gas fuel circuit for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 9650955
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-fuel gas turbine configured to operate on both a liquid fuel system and a gas fuel system, wherein the multi-fuel gas turbine comprises a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The system also includes a gas fuel purge system configured to purge a gas fuel circuit of the gas fuel system during liquid fuel operation of the gas turbine, wherein the gas fuel purge system is configured to sequentially purge the gas fuel circuit with air and steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Sabelhaus, Thomas Edward Stowell, James Charles Przytulski, Raymundo Aviles Sandoval
  • SYSTEM FOR PURGING GAS FUEL CIRCUIT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130118178
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-fuel gas turbine configured to operate on both a liquid fuel system and a gas fuel system, wherein the multi-fuel gas turbine comprises a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The system also includes a gas fuel purge system configured to purge a gas fuel circuit of the gas fuel system during liquid fuel operation of the gas turbine, wherein the gas fuel purge system is configured to sequentially purge the gas fuel circuit with air and steam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Eric Michael Sabelhaus, Thomas Edward Stowell, James Charles Przytulski, Raymundo Aviles Sandoval