Patents by Inventor Anthony C. Occhipinti

Anthony C. Occhipinti 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).

  • Publication number: 20120189457
    Abstract: The invention relates a fluid or air propeller propulsion apparatus using modified state of the art propeller that reduces the typical propeller slipstream disc contraction at the propeller tips, by simply adding a novel channel or trough on the back surface spanwise midway between the leading edge and trailing edge. A portion of the air or fluid flowing over the back face of propeller blade is raked off and collected in the channel during rotation of the propeller, wherein the fluid or air is acted upon by centrifugal force varying directly with the propeller speed causing the fluid or air to be accelerated thru the channel or trough to the trailing edge of the propeller. This additional flow increases the propeller capacity additional jetting action bootstrapping causing the propeller to turn more easily, all of which increases the propeller thrust and efficiency as much as 10 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: Anthony C. Occhipinti
  • Publication number: 20110229329
    Abstract: The invention relates a fluid or air propeller propulsion apparatus using the state of the art propeller that reduces the typical propeller slipstream disc contraction taking place very close to the propeller tips, containing an inlet slot on the leading edge of the propeller some distance measured from the propeller tips and connected internally to an exit tip slot at the propeller trailing edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Anthony C. Occhipinti
  • Publication number: 20090165438
    Abstract: The invention provides a liquid fueled pulse detonation air breathing engine. The invention also provides an embodiment of an engine which has an axial flow compressor final stage configured for momentary closure of air flow at the final stage of the compressor followed by pulse detonation combustion that powers compressor, appliances, propeller, and produce thrust. Fuel enters the configured final stage of the axial flow air compressor to allow a mixture of air and fuel before entering the engine's pulse detonation combustion chamber, also referred to as detonation canister, having an inlet opening for receiving the fuel and air mixture charge and an open end down stream to discharge the resulting combustion products. Once the fuel and air mixture enters the detonation chamber there is closure for an instant of the compressor final stage's novel stators and blades before detonation of the fuel and air mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Anthony C. Occhipinti
  • Patent number: 5540406
    Abstract: A low turbulence cambered surface foil, hydrofoil or airfoil, which contains indentations located on maximum camber across which a fluid can be flowed. The indentations create turbulence in the boundary layer downstream of the indentations, changing the characteristics of the flowing fluid to a turbulent boundary layer ahead of the normal point of separation of the fluid from the foil, this causing the fluid to cling close to the surface of the foil and postpone or delay trailing edge separation of the fluid stream from the foil. The noise level is reduced, the performance and efficiency of the foil is improved, or both the noise level is reduced and the performance and efficiency of the foil is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventor: Anthony C. Occhipinti