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Inventor

Willy Steve Ziminsky

Inventor
Simpsonville, SC, US

Overview

66→
Patents
2005–2017
Patent span
Mechanical engineering
Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 66 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F23Rprimary
F23RGenerating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity, e.g. gas-turbine combustion chambers35%
F23DBurners16%
F02CGas-turbine plants15%
F23NRegulating or controlling combustion9%
F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants6%
F23CMethods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or solid fuel suspended in  a carrier gas or air5%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation4%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution3%
F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines1%
F23LSupplying air or non-combustible liquids or gases to combustion apparatus in general1%
PatentTitleYear
9,845,956System and method for control of combustion dynamics in combustion system20179,835,089System and method for a fuel nozzle20179,822,649'Integrated combustor and stage 1 nozzle in a gas turbine and method'20179,562,687'Variable volume combustor with an air bypass system'20179,546,598'Variable volume combustor'20179,506,654'System and method for reducing combustion dynamics in a combustor'20169,353,950'System for reducing combustion dynamics and NOx in a combustor'20169,322,557'Combustor and method for distributing fuel in the combustor'20169,303,874'Systems and methods for preventing flashback in a combustor assembly'20169,140,454'Bundled multi-tube nozzle for a turbomachine'20159,080,513'Method and apparatus for combusting syngas within a combustor'20158,959,921'Flame tolerant secondary fuel nozzle'20158,887,507'Traversing fuel nozzles in cap-less combustor assembly'20148,801,428'Combustor and method for supplying fuel to a combustor'20148,800,289'Apparatus and method for mixing fuel in a gas turbine nozzle'20148,789,372'Injector with integrated resonator'20148,701,382'Late lean injection with expanded fuel flexibility'20148,677,760'Fuel nozzle with integrated passages and method of operation'20148,650,881'Methods and apparatus for combustor fuel circuit for ultra low calorific fuels'20148,613,187'Fuel flexible combustor systems and methods'20138,607,568'Dry low NOx combustion system with pre-mixed direct-injection secondary fuel nozzle'20138,579,211'System and method for enhancing flow in a nozzle'20138,539,773'Premixed direct injection nozzle for highly reactive fuels'20138,534,075'Wobbe control and enhanced operability through in-line fuel reforming'20138,505,302'Multiple tube premixing device'20138,464,537'Fuel nozzle for combustor'20138,459,034'Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines'20138,457,861'Late lean injection with adjustable air splits'20138,443,607'Coaxial fuel and air premixer for a gas turbine combustor'20138,429,917'Fuel control method of a can annular combustor array'20138,424,311'Premixed direct injection disk'20138,387,399'System and method for controlling a combustor assembly'20138,371,101'Radial inlet guide vanes for a combustor'20138,365,532'Apparatus and method for a gas turbine nozzle'20138,327,642'Multiple tube premixing device'20128,312,722'Flame holding tolerant fuel and air premixer for a gas turbine combustor'20128,276,386'Apparatus and method for a combustor'20128,276,385'Staged multi-tube premixing injector'20128,275,533'Late lean injection with adjustable air splits'20128,240,150'Lean direct injection diffusion tip and related method'20128,230,687'Multi-tube arrangement for combustor and method of making the multi-tube arrangement'20128,186,166'Hybrid two fuel system nozzle with a bypass connecting the two fuel systems'20128,181,891'Monolithic fuel injector and related manufacturing method'20128,157,189'Premixing direct injector'20128,147,121'Pre-mixing apparatus for a turbine engine'20128,112,216'Late lean injection with adjustable air splits'20128,042,339'Lean direct injection combustion system'20118,033,117'NOx adjustment method for gas turbine combustors'20118,019,523'Late lean injection with adjustable air splits'20118,007,274'Fuel nozzle assembly'20117,980,082'Wobbe control and enhanced operability through in-line fuel reforming'20117,942,038'Systems and methods of monitoring acoustic pressure to detect a flame condition in a gas turbine'20117,886,545'Methods and systems to facilitate reducing NOx emissions in combustion systems'20117,886,991'Premixed direct injection nozzle'20117,743,599'System and apparatus for gas turbine engine lean blowout avoidance'20107,681,401'Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine'20107,565,805'Method for operating gas turbine engine systems'20097,513,100'Systems for low emission gas turbine energy generation'20097,441,398'NOx adjustment system for gas turbine combustors'20087,337,057'Methods and apparatus for predicting and/or for avoiding lean blow-outs'20087,320,213'System for identification of hot and cold chambers in a gas turbine combustor'20087,278,266'Methods and apparatus for gas turbine engine lean blowout avoidance'20077,210,297'Method and apparatus for identification of hot and cold chambers in a gas turbine combustor'20077,185,494'Reduced center burner in multi-burner combustor and method for operating the combustor'20077,181,916'Method for operating a reduced center burner in multi-burner combustor'20076,979,118'Estimating combustor flame temperature based on frequency of combustor dynamics transverse mode'2005

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2005–2017Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (65)· patent assignee history
2005–2017Based in Simpsonville, SC, US· patent location history
2011–2017Based in Greenville, SC, US· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to ZIMINSKY WILLY STEVE (36)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to JOHNSON THOMAS EDWARD (14)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to YORK WILLIAM DAVID (12)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to ZUO BAIFANG (10)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
GEN ELECTRIC652005–2017
ZIMINSKY WILLY STEVEself362012–2017
JOHNSON THOMAS EDWARD142012–2016
YORK WILLIAM DAVID122012–2016
ZUO BAIFANG102012–2015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Simpsonville, SC, US522005–2017
Greenville, SC, US142011–2017