Inventor
BENJAMIN MICHAEL A
US92 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
37 patentsUS7841368B2Nov 30, 2010
Unitary conduit for transporting fluids
GEN ELECTRIC39 citations95
US11668462B1Jun 6, 2023
Method of operating a combustor with a variable combustion chamber
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations86
US11732652B2Aug 22, 2023
Removing safety markers from a hydrogen fuel system
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations85
US12078100B2Sep 3, 2024
Combustor size rating for a gas turbine engine using hydrogen fuel
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations75
US12241424B2Mar 4, 2025
Hydrogen fuel leak detection system
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations74
US11725819B2Aug 15, 2023
Gas turbine fuel nozzle having a fuel passage within a swirler
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations74
US11649966B1May 16, 2023
Combustor with an ignition tube
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations74
US12173898B1Dec 24, 2024
Combustion section with a primary combustor and a set of secondary combustors
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US12130013B2Oct 29, 2024
Swirler-ferrule assembly
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US12085281B2Sep 10, 2024
Fuel nozzle and swirler
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US12038176B2Jul 16, 2024
Coupling a fuel nozzle purge flow directly to a swirler
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11994295B2May 28, 2024
Multi pressure drop swirler ferrule plate
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11978934B2May 7, 2024
Integrated fuel cell and combustor assembly
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US11788724B1Oct 17, 2023
Acoustic damper for combustor
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations73
US12072099B2Aug 27, 2024
Gas turbine fuel nozzle having a lip extending from the vanes of a swirler
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations72
US11486262B2Nov 1, 2022
Diffuser bleed assembly
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations72
US11821366B2Nov 21, 2023
Methods of control for management of hot fuel
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations71
US11408610B1Aug 9, 2022
Systems and methods for spraying fuel in an augmented gas turbine engine
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations69
US11959036B2Apr 16, 2024
Tuning the zeta potential of surfaces for coke mitigation in fuel and oil systems
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations68
US12590561B2Mar 31, 2026
Combustor with lean openings
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US12492819B2Dec 9, 2025
Gas turbine engine fuel nozzle having a secondary fuel passage through a swirler
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US12486982B2Dec 2, 2025
Combustor having a main chamber and one or more trapped vortex cavities
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US12228282B2Feb 18, 2025
Gas turbine fuel nozzle having an inner air passage and plural outer fuel passages
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US12152780B2Nov 26, 2024
Method of supplying fuel and air to a combustor with an ignition tube
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US12152779B1Nov 26, 2024
Combustor
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations62
US12130016B1Oct 29, 2024
Turbine engine including a combustor
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations62
US12037128B2Jul 16, 2024
Safety markers for a hydrogen fuel system
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US12031486B2Jul 9, 2024
Combustor with lean openings
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US11898755B2Feb 13, 2024
Combustor with a variable volume primary zone combustion chamber
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US11421884B2Aug 23, 2022
System for aerodynamically enhanced premixer for reduced emissions
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US11421885B2Aug 23, 2022
System for aerodynamically enhanced premixer for reduced emissions
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US12460578B2Nov 4, 2025
Methods of control for management of hot fuel
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US12320300B2Jun 3, 2025
Methods of control for management of hot fuel
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US12116935B2Oct 15, 2024
Methods of control for management of hot fuel
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US11668241B2Jun 6, 2023
Methods of control for management of hot fuel
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US12410746B1Sep 9, 2025
Gas turbine and fuel nozzle assembly for mixing hydrogen fuel and steam to control flame speed
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations60
US12287094B2Apr 29, 2025
Combustor with dilution openings
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations60
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP
9 patentsUS6622488B2Sep 23, 2003
Pure airblast nozzle
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP92 citations97
US6547163B1Apr 15, 2003
Hybrid atomizing fuel nozzle
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP159 citations96
US6460344B1Oct 8, 2002
Fuel atomization method for turbine combustion engines having aerodynamic turning vanes
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP50 citations94
US7021562B2Apr 4, 2006
Macrolaminate direct injection nozzle
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP22 citations92
US6763663B2Jul 20, 2004
Injector with active cooling
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP22 citations92
US6311473B1Nov 6, 2001
Stable pre-mixer for lean burn composition
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP47 citations92
US6883332B2Apr 26, 2005
Fuel nozzle for turbine combustion engines having aerodynamic turning vanes
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP51 citations91
US6560964B2May 13, 2003
Fuel nozzle for turbine combustion engines having aerodynamic turning vanes
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP41 citations88
US7901191B1Mar 8, 2011
Enclosure with fluid inducement chamber
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP4 citations61
MCMASTERS MARIE ANN
4 patentsUS8336313B2Dec 25, 2012
Fuel distributor
MCMASTERS MARIE ANN31 citations95
US8806871B2Aug 19, 2014
Fuel nozzle
MCMASTERS MARIE ANN33 citations93
US8210211B2Jul 3, 2012
Method of manufacturing a unitary conduit for transporting fluids
MCMASTERS MARIE ANN19 citations91
US8171734B2May 8, 2012
Swirlers
MCMASTERS MARIE ANN23 citations91
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