US Patent Issued to GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology on Sept. 30 for "Flex fuel combustor" (American, Swiss, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,222, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Flex fuel combustor" was invented by Rajani Kumar Akula (Bengaluru, India), Juergen Gerhard Hoffmann (Baden, Switzerland) and Michael John Hughes (State College, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Combustors and methods of operation are provided. The combustor includes a combustion liner that defines a combustion chamber and that extends along an axial centerline from a forward end to an aft end. The combustor further includes a center fuel nozzle that extends along the axial centerline at least partially within the combustion cham...