Patents by Inventor Christopher H. McLean

Christopher H. McLean 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).

  • Gaseous product delivery system
    Patent number: 5746050
    Abstract: There is provided a system for the delivery of a gaseous product to a reaction chamber. The system includes a fuel tank containing a hypergolic liquid displaced from the fuel tank by a pressurized gas whose flow is controlled by a thruster control valve and directed to a gas generator. Pressurant gas entrained in the hypergolic liquid is not decomposed in the gas generator and causes pressure oscillations. The pressure oscillations are minimized by reducing the diameter of the gas bubbles or by disposing a gas fluid resistor between the gas generator and the reaction chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Primex Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. McLean, Paul G. Lichon, Joseph P. Morris, Philip O. Flugstad