Patents by Inventor Brian Hollon

Brian Hollon 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).

  • Nozzle assembly
    Patent number: 8616003
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly comprises a first-fuel-inlet tube, a second-fuel-inlet tube, and a plate stack. The nozzle-plate stack (100) defines a central circuit, corner air circuits, a first fuel circuit and a second fuel circuit. The fuel circuits include a swirl chamber in which the fuel is swirled prior to being merged with the central circuit. The corner air circuits merge with the central circuit downstream of the fuel circuits' merge and provide an additional swirling component to further shape the fuel-air stream prior to ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Hollon, Adel B. Mansour, Erlendur Steinthorsson
  • NOZZLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130255264
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly (10) comprises a first-fuel-inlet tube (80), a second-fuel-inlet tube (90), and a plate stack (100). The nozzle-plate stack (100) defines a central circuit (104), corner air circuits (105), a first fuel circuit (106) and a second fuel circuit (107). The fuel circuits (106, 107) include a swirl chamber in which the fuel is swirled prior to being merged with the central circuit (104). The corner air circuits (105) merge with the central circuit (104) downstream of the fuel circuits' merge and provide an additional swirling component to further shape the fuel-air stream prior to ignition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Hollon, Adel B. Mansour, Erlendur Steinthorsson