US Patent Issued to GE Infrastructure Technology on June 10 for "Axial fuel stage injector creating air curtain" (Pennsylvania, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,260, issued on June 10, was assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Axial fuel stage injector creating air curtain" was invented by Bradley D. Crawley (Greenville, S.C.) and Michael John Hughes (State College, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An axial fuel stage (AFS) injector includes a mixing member and a high pressure (HP) air-fuel injection member. The injection member includes HP air-fuel injectors including an inner wall defining an inner air jet and an outer wall surrounding and concentric with the inner wall and defining an outer air jet loop therebetween. A spacer member spaces the walls. A plural...