Patents by Inventor Padraic A. Doyle

Padraic A. Doyle 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).

  • Method of optimizing performance of Rankine cycle power plants
    Patent number: 4358930
    Abstract: A method for efficiently operating a Rankine cycle power plant (10) to maximize fuel utilization efficiency or energy conversion efficiency or minimize costs by selecting a turbine (22) fluid inlet state which is substantially in the area adjacent and including the transposed critical temperature line (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: William L. Pope, Howard S. Pines, Padraic A. Doyle, Lenard F. Silvester