Patents by Inventor Charles F. Nearhoof, Sr.

Charles F. Nearhoof, Sr. 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).

  • Patent number: 6742340
    Abstract: This invention is a fuel injection control system for a turbine engine. The invention uses at least one fuel injector, having means for injecting fuel in pulses to the combustion chamber of a turbine engine, and an electronic control unit to receive and interpret input sensor signals from selected operating functions of the engine and to generate and direct fuel injection signals to modify the pulse duration and/or frequency of fuel injection in response to a deviation from a selected operating function, such as the desired operating speed, caused by variable operating loads encountered by the turbine engine. This configuration provides significantly greater fuel efficiency, better operational control and response time, and a lighter weight than is currently available in turbine engines. The invention may be used in many applications such as commercial, private, experimental and military aviation, power plant turbines, and other industrial, military and mining applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Affordable Turbine Power Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. Nearhoof, Sr., Charles F. Nearhoof, Jr., Kevin P. Pearce