Patents by Inventor Donald T. Lemon

Donald T. Lemon 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).

  • Fuel injector and method of operating the fuel injector
    Patent number: 5423173
    Abstract: A fuel injector 28 utilizing air, a liquid fluid and a gaseous fluid is disclosed. Various construction details are developed to enhance mixing and reduce carbon monoxide emissions for a given level of nitrous oxide emissions. In one detailed embodiment, the fuel nozzle 28 has two radially spaced passages 68, 104 for air having swirlers 86, 114, a liquid fluid passage 57 for water therebetween and a gaseous fluid fuel passage 118 which injects fuel into one of the air passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Donald T. Lemon, Aaron S. Hu, Barry C. Schlein, Theodore G. Fox