Inventor
HUGHES MICHAEL JOHN
US68 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
39 patentsUS8381532B2Feb 26, 2013
Bled diffuser fed secondary combustion system for gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC39 citations94
US8377232B2Feb 19, 2013
On-line cleaning of turbine hot gas path deposits via pressure pulsations
GEN ELECTRIC24 citations92
US11566790B1Jan 31, 2023
Methods of operating a turbomachine combustor on hydrogen
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations86
US10563869B2Feb 18, 2020
Operation and turndown of a segmented annular combustion system
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations86
US10641176B2May 5, 2020
Combustion system with panel fuel injector
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations84
US10520194B2Dec 31, 2019
Radially stacked fuel injection module for a segmented annular combustion system
GEN ELECTRIC9 citations84
US10087844B2Oct 2, 2018
Bundled tube fuel nozzle assembly with liquid fuel capability
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations84
US9995221B2Jun 12, 2018
Staged fuel and air injection in combustion systems of gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US9989260B2Jun 5, 2018
Staged fuel and air injection in combustion systems of gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations84
US9976487B2May 22, 2018
Staged fuel and air injection in combustion systems of gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US9945562B2Apr 17, 2018
Staged fuel and air injection in combustion systems of gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations84
US9945294B2Apr 17, 2018
Staged fuel and air injection in combustion systems of gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US9938903B2Apr 10, 2018
Staged fuel and air injection in combustion systems of gas turbines
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations84
US9353950B2May 31, 2016
System for reducing combustion dynamics and NOx in a combustor
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations84
US10513987B2Dec 24, 2019
System for dissipating fuel egress in fuel supply conduit assemblies
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations83
US11828467B2Nov 28, 2023
Fluid mixing apparatus using high- and low-pressure fluid streams
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US11460191B2Oct 4, 2022
Cooling insert for a turbomachine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11428413B2Aug 30, 2022
Fuel injection module for segmented annular combustion system
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11371702B2Jun 28, 2022
Impingement panel for a turbomachine
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US10830442B2Nov 10, 2020
Segmented annular combustion system with dual fuel capability
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations73
US10690056B2Jun 23, 2020
Segmented annular combustion system with axial fuel staging
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US10584638B2Mar 10, 2020
Turbine nozzle cooling with panel fuel injector
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations73
US10584876B2Mar 10, 2020
Micro-channel cooling of integrated combustor nozzle of a segmented annular combustion system
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10584880B2Mar 10, 2020
Mounting of integrated combustor nozzles in a segmented annular combustion system
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations73
US10408455B2Sep 10, 2019
Fuel nozzle assembly with fuel inlet slots
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US8371123B2Feb 12, 2013
Apparatus for conditioning airflow through a nozzle
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US10072848B2Sep 11, 2018
Fuel injector with premix pilot nozzle
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations72
US9435540B2Sep 6, 2016
Fuel injector with premix pilot nozzle
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US9423135B2Aug 23, 2016
Combustor having mixing tube bundle with baffle arrangement for directing fuel
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US10718523B2Jul 21, 2020
Fuel injectors with multiple outlet slots for use in gas turbine combustor
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations68
US12025314B2Jul 2, 2024
Methods of operating a turbomachine combustor on hydrogen
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations63
US11326522B1May 10, 2022
Magnetic turbomachine sealing arrangement
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations63
US11255545B1Feb 22, 2022
Integrated combustion nozzle having a unified head end
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations63
US11187091B1Nov 30, 2021
Magnetic sealing arrangement for a turbomachine
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations63
US11187095B1Nov 30, 2021
Magnetic aft frame side seals
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations63
US11002190B2May 11, 2021
Segmented annular combustion system
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations63
US10641491B2May 5, 2020
Cooling of integrated combustor nozzle of segmented annular combustion system
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations63
US9528701B2Dec 27, 2016
System for tuning a combustor of a gas turbine
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations63
US11231175B2Jan 25, 2022
Integrated combustor nozzles with continuously curved liner segments
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations62
HUGHES MICHAEL JOHN
4 patentsUS8701419B2Apr 22, 2014
Multi-tube fuel nozzle with mixing features
HUGHES MICHAEL JOHN20 citations92
US8991187B2Mar 31, 2015
Combustor with a lean pre-nozzle fuel injection system
HUGHES MICHAEL JOHN8 citations82
US9534781B2Jan 3, 2017
System and method having multi-tube fuel nozzle with differential flow
HUGHES MICHAEL JOHN3 citations72
US9347375B2May 24, 2016
Hot EGR driven by turbomachinery
HUGHES MICHAEL JOHN3 citations72
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
4 patentsUS12326260B1Jun 10, 2025
Axial fuel stage injector creating air curtain
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC2 citations69
US12516630B1Jan 6, 2026
System and method for fuel injection in turbine section of gas turbine engine
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US12305860B2May 20, 2025
Bundled tube fuel nozzle assembly for gas turbine combustor
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
US12188658B1Jan 7, 2025
Fuel injection assembly for a combustor
GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC0 citations62
BOARDMAN GREGORY ALLEN
2 patentsWU CHUNYANG
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