Inventor

MICHAEL A. BENJAMIN

Inventor

US

Overview

2022–2026

Patent span

Mechanical engineering

Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 78 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 chambers34%

F02CGas-turbine plants25%

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants14%

F23DBurners6%

Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation4%

F23CMethods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or solid fuel suspended in a carrier gas or air3%

B64DEquipment for fitting in or to aircraft2%

F02KJet-propulsion plants2%

F23LSupplying air or non-combustible liquids or gases to combustion apparatus in general2%

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines1%

PatentTitleYear

12,590,702Gas turbine engine combustor with a set of dilution passages2026 12,590,561Combustor with lean openings2026 12,590,556Gas turbine engine, fuel nozzle assembly, and method2026 12,577,917Method of operating a gas turbine engine2026 12,571,539Turbine engine having a combustion section with a fuel nozzle2026 12,560,324Combustion section with a primary combustor and a set of secondary combustors2026 12,535,215Combustor including a steam injector operably injecting steam into a trapped vortex cavity2026 12,492,819Gas turbine engine fuel nozzle having a secondary fuel passage through a swirler2025 12,486,982Combustor having a main chamber and one or more trapped vortex cavities2025 12,460,578Methods of control for management of hot fuel2025 12,460,573Combustor size rating for a gas turbine engine using hydrogen fuel2025 12,454,909Combustor size rating for a gas turbine engine using hydrogen fuel2025 12,448,918Diffuser with passlets2025 12,429,220Combustion section with a primary combustor and a set of secondary combustors2025 12,416,409Gas turbine engine having a combustion section with steam provided to second combustor plenum2025 12,416,408Combustor size rating for a gas turbine engine using hydrogen fuel2025 12,410,746Gas turbine and fuel nozzle assembly for mixing hydrogen fuel and steam to control flame speed2025 12,405,007Combustor size rating for a gas turbine engine using hydrogen fuel2025 12,385,642Sequential combustion gas turbine engine including a steam system for injecting steam to each combustor2025 12,359,813Engine fuel nozzle and swirler2025 12,352,218Fuel supply system for a combustor2025 12,339,006Turbine engine having a combustion section with a fuel nozzle assembly2025 12,320,300Methods of control for management of hot fuel2025 12,313,264Coupling assembly for a turbine engine2025 12,305,571Combustor2025 12,286,932Turbine engine combustor including a heat shield2025 12,287,094Combustor with dilution openings2025 12,255,363Integrated fuel cell and combustor assembly2025 12,241,424Hydrogen fuel leak detection system2025 12,228,282Gas turbine fuel nozzle having an inner air passage and plural outer fuel passages2025 12,228,286Combustion section with a primary combustion chamber and a secondary combustion chamber2025 12,222,104Turbine engine combustor and combustor liner2025 12,221,926Multi-temperature fuel injectors for a gas turbine engine2025 12,215,869Gas turbine combustor fuel nozzle assembly and combustor liner having dilution holes in arrangements2025 12,196,422Combustor with secondary fuel nozzle in dilution fence2025 12,173,898Combustion section with a primary combustor and a set of secondary combustors2024 12,152,779Combustor2024 12,152,780Method of supplying fuel and air to a combustor with an ignition tube2024 12,130,013Swirler-ferrule assembly2024 12,130,016Turbine engine including a combustor2024 12,116,935Methods of control for management of hot fuel2024 12,104,795Combustor with a variable primary zone combustion chamber2024 12,092,332Fuel nozzle and swirler2024 12,085,281Fuel nozzle and swirler2024 12,078,100Combustor size rating for a gas turbine engine using hydrogen fuel2024 12,072,099Gas turbine fuel nozzle having a lip extending from the vanes of a swirler2024 12,038,176Coupling a fuel nozzle purge flow directly to a swirler2024 12,037,128Safety markers for a hydrogen fuel system2024 12,031,486Combustor with lean openings2024 12,018,839Gas turbine engine combustor with dilution passages2024 12,012,903Fuel temperature control system2024 11,994,071Fuel system having a coke filtration system2024 11,994,295Multi pressure drop swirler ferrule plate2024 11,978,934Integrated fuel cell and combustor assembly2024 11,959,036Tuning the zeta potential of surfaces for coke mitigation in fuel and oil systems2024 11,906,165Gas turbine nozzle having an inner air swirler passage and plural exterior fuel passages2024 11,898,752Thermo-acoustic damper in a combustor liner2024 11,898,755Combustor with a variable volume primary zone combustion chamber2024 11,892,165Heat shield for fuel nozzle2024 11,821,366Methods of control for management of hot fuel2023 11,795,879Combustor with an igniter provided within at least one of a fuel injector or a compressed air passage2023 11,788,724Acoustic damper for combustor2023 11,774,100Combustor fuel nozzle assembly2023 11,754,288Combustor mixing assembly2023 11,747,019Aerodynamic combustor liner design for emissions reductions2023 11,747,018Combustor with dilution openings2023 11,732,652Removing safety markers from a hydrogen fuel system2023 11,725,819Gas turbine fuel nozzle having a fuel passage within a swirler2023 11,668,241Methods of control for management of hot fuel2023 11,668,462Method of operating a combustor with a variable combustion chamber2023 11,649,966Combustor with an ignition tube2023 11,592,177Purging configuration for combustor mixing assembly2023 11,578,870Systems and methods for spraying fuel in an augmented gas turbine engine2023 11,572,835Combustor dilution hole2023 11,486,262Diffuser bleed assembly2022 11,421,885System for aerodynamically enhanced premixer for reduced emissions2022 11,421,884System for aerodynamically enhanced premixer for reduced emissions2022 11,408,610Systems and methods for spraying fuel in an augmented gas turbine engine2022

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2022–2026Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (77)· patent assignee history

2022–2026Based in US· patent location history

2025Patents assigned to GE AVIO SRL (1)· patent assignee history

2026Patents assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	77	2022–2026
GE AVIO SRL	1	2025
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	1	2026

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
US	78	2022–2026