Patents by Inventor Sean T. Kelley

Sean T. Kelley 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: 6263864
    Abstract: A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine utilizing hydrogen, natural gas or other alternate fuel is described which includes a pressure vessel for containing liquid fuel in a first compartment and gaseous fuel in a second compartment, the compartments separated by a movable piston configured to maintain the fuel in liquid and gaseous phases by maintaining constant, but different pressures, respectively, in the two compartments regardless of fuel quantity in either compartment. A thermal expansion system interconnecting the two compartments draws fuel from the first compartment and expands the fuel to a superheated gas into the second compartment for transfer to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Sean T. Kelley