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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Herbert Kopecek, Hallbergmoos, DE;
Johannes Eckstein, Ismaning, DE;
Craig Douglas Young, Maineville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Herbert Kopecek, Hallbergmoos, DE;
Johannes Eckstein, Ismaning, DE;
Craig Douglas Young, Maineville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/264 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas turbine engine system comprising, a gas turbine engine including a combustion area, a laser, a fuel nozzle including an optical fiber operative to transmit light emitted from the laser to the combustion area, the optical fiber also transmitting a fuel into the combustion area, wherein the light is operative to ignite the fuel in the combustion area.