Patents by Inventor Lee P. Shunn

Lee P. Shunn 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).

  • Vaporization chambers and associated methods
    Patent number: 9574713
    Abstract: A vaporization chamber may include at least one conduit and a shell. The at least one conduit may have an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end and a flow path therebetween. The shell may surround a portion of each conduit and define a chamber surrounding the portion of each conduit. Additionally, a plurality of discrete apertures may be positioned at longitudinal intervals in a wall of each conduit, each discrete aperture of the plurality of discrete apertures sized and configured to direct a jet of fluid into each conduit from the chamber. A liquid may be vaporized by directing a first fluid comprising a liquid into the inlet at the first end of each conduit, directing jets of a second fluid into each conduit from the chamber through discrete apertures in a wall of each conduit and transferring heat from the second fluid to the first fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Terry D. Turner, Bruce M. Wilding, Michael G. McKellar, Lee P. Shunn
  • VAPORIZATION CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120103428
    Abstract: A vaporization chamber may include at least one conduit and a shell. The at least one conduit may have an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end and a flow path therebetween. The shell may surround a portion of each conduit and define a chamber surrounding the portion of each conduit. Additionally, a plurality of discrete apertures may be positioned at longitudinal intervals in a wall of each conduit, each discrete aperture of the plurality of discrete apertures sized and configured to direct a jet of fluid into each conduit from the chamber. A liquid may be vaporized by directing a first fluid comprising a liquid into the inlet at the first end of each conduit, directing jets of a second fluid into each conduit from the chamber through discrete apertures in a wall of each conduit and transferring heat from the second fluid to the first fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Terry D. Turner, Bruce M. Wilding, Michael G. McKellar, Lee P. Shunn