ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,130, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Combustor and gas turbine" was invented by Takashi Nishiumi (Tokyo), Yusuke Takami (Tokyo), Akinori Ichikawa (Tokyo) and Norihiko Motoyama (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combustor that causes compressed air supplied from a compressor to combust together with fuel. The combustor includes at least one fuel nozzle having a fuel flow path for supplying fuel and a purge air flow path for ejecting purge air. The combustor further includes a nozzle-securing part for securing at least one fuel nozzle; and a top hat body located on the outer peripheral...