Patents Assigned to Simmonds Precision Engine Systems & Precision Combustion
  • Ignition apparatus using electrostatic nozzle and catalytic igniter
    Patent number: 5695328
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for igniting fuel include an electrostatic fuel nozzle that produces an atomized fuel spray; and a catalytic igniter for igniting the atomized fuel spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Engine Systems & Precision Combustion
    Inventors: Dennis Michael DeFreitas, Ervin Jack Sweet