Patent 7926286 was granted and assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada on April, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A fuel injection system for a gas turbine engine having a manifold ring, a plurality of spray tip assemblies and a heat shield including at least two heat shield segments cooperating to at least substantially surround a cross-section of the manifold ring around a circumference of the manifold ring, and detachably retained around the manifold ring through a plurality of removable fasteners.