Patents by Inventor Willard James Dodds

Willard James Dodds 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).

  • Methods and systems for cooling gas turbine engine combustors
    Patent number: 6546733
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine includes a dome assembly that facilitates extending a useful life of the combustor in a cost-effective and reliable manner. The dome assembly includes a dome plate and a heat shield coupled to the dome plate. The dome plate includes an impingement baffle and an opening extending therethrough and sized to receive a fuel injector. The impingement baffle also includes a plurality of cooling openings in flow communication with the heat shield that direct cooling airflow for impingement cooling and film cooling of the heat shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gary Lee North, Willard James Dodds
  • Methods and systems for cooling gas turbine engine combustors
    Publication number: 20030000217
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine includes a dome assembly that facilitates extending a useful life of the combustor in a cost-effective and reliable manner. The dome assembly includes a dome plate and a heat shield coupled to the dome plate. The dome plate includes an impingement baffle and an opening extending therethrough and sized to receive a fuel injector. The impingement baffle also includes a plurality of cooling openings in flow communication with the heat shield that direct cooling airflow for impingement cooling and film cooling of the heat shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Lee North, Willard James Dodds