Patents by Inventor David P. Kutchinski

David P. Kutchinski 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: 6390203
    Abstract: A fire suppression apparatus (10) including a pneumoacoustic atomizer (40) for delivering a mist of water in the form of droplets having a size range between 50-90 microns suspended in a fire suppressing gas such as nitrogen. The supply (12) of fire suppressing gas may be provided by a bottle (16) or a nitrogen generator (14). For airborne applications, the nitrogen generator (14) may be supplied with compressed air bled from a turbine engine (26) of the aircraft. To minimize the consumption of fire suppressing materials, the apparatus (10) may be operated in a pulsed mode, wherein the delivery of fire suppressing materials is interrupted unless a fire sensor (66) detects a fire re-flash. Furthermore, only those atomizers (40) proximate the location of a fire are activated in response to the detection of a fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventors: Yulian Y. Borisov, David P. Kutchinski, John W. Newell, Gary O'Neal