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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Marie Ann Mcmasters, Mason, OH (US);
Michael A. Benjamin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Alfred Mancini, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven Joseph Lohmueller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Marie Ann McMasters, Mason, OH (US);
Michael A. Benjamin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Alfred Mancini, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven Joseph Lohmueller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine is disclosed, the fuel nozzle comprising at least one unitary component made using a rapid manufacturing process. In one aspect, the rapid manufacturing process is a laser sintering process. Unitary components disclosed include a conduit, swirler, distributor, venturi and a centerbody.