Patents by Inventor Walter Byron Houchens, III

Walter Byron Houchens, III 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).

  • Fabricated cowl for double annular combustor of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7222488
    Abstract: A fabricated cowl for a double annular combustor of a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, including an outer annular portion, an inner annular portion, and a middle annular portion. A plurality of circumferentially spaced radial slots are formed in at least one of the annular portions. The outer annular portion includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced windows of desired size formed therein, wherein a plurality of outer radial members connecting the outer annular portion and the middle annular portion are provided between adjacent windows therein. Similarly, the inner annular portion includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced windows of desired size formed therein, wherein a plurality of inner radial members connecting the inner annular portion and the middle annular portion are provided between adjacent windows therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gilbert Farmer, Steven Clayton Vise, Walter Byron Houchens, III, Craig Douglas Young