Patents by Inventor Ronald M. Gabriel

Ronald M. Gabriel 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 nozzle with water injection
    Patent number: 4290558
    Abstract: An annulus formed in the nut of a fuel nozzle to collect, distribute and atomize water droplets fed into the fuel nozzle for increased thrust produced by a turbine type power plant powering aircraft is discretely formed adjacent the discharge juncture point and discharged angularly into and with respect to the fuel spray emitted into the combustion zone for smoke reduction purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Coburn, Ronald M. Gabriel, Richard S. Tuthill