Patents by Inventor Andrew David Ketsdever

Andrew David Ketsdever has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for distributed ignition of fuels by light sources
    Patent number: 7665985
    Abstract: An apparatus for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises ignition agents and fuel and where ignition agents can be nano-metallic particles in combination with single-walled carbon nano-tubes (SWCNTs). The combination of ignition mixture and combustion fuel in the presence of oxygen are exposed to light causing heating of the ignition agents and combustion of the fuel within which the ignition agents are interspersed. A system for igniting fuels using the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: ERC Incorporated
    Inventors: Behrouz Chehroudi, Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani, Andrew David Ketsdever
  • Method for distributed ignition of fuels by light sources
    Patent number: 7517215
    Abstract: A method for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises ignition agents and fuel and where ignition agents can be nano-metallic particles in combination with single-walled carbon nano-tubes (SWCNTs). The combination of ignition mixture and combustion fuel in the presence of oxygen are exposed to light causing heating of the ignition agents and combustion of the fuel within which the ignition agents are interspersed. A system for igniting fuels using the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: ERC Incorporated
    Inventors: Behrouz Chehroudi, Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani, Andrew David Ketsdever