Patents by Inventor Dale T. Shouse

Dale T. Shouse 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).

  • Combustor flame stabilizing structure
    Patent number: 5857339
    Abstract: A combustor structure is described which comprises a cavity defined in the combustor for trapping a vortex of fuel, air and hot combustion products to stabilize the flame, the cavity being formed in any suitable way such as being defined between two or more bluff bodies in tandem, or in a wall of the combustor, or in the combustor liner, and wherein fuel and air are injected directly into the fuel/air recirculation zone defined by the trapped vortex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: William M. Roquemore, Dale T. Shouse, Kuang-Yu M. Hsu