Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Nemecek

Dennis J. Nemecek 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).

  • FAN FLOW CONTROL VALVE
    Publication number: 20160230675
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to an engine of an aircraft. A first duct may be configured to convey a first flow, a second duct may be configured to convey a second flow that corresponds to a first portion of the first flow, and a third duct may be configured to convey a third flow that corresponds to a second portion of the first flow. At least one valve may be configured to control a cross-sectional area associated with at least one of the second duct or the third duct in order to control the ratio of the first portion to the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Lovett, Dennis J. Nemecek
  • Scram jet engine design
    Patent number: 6715293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a scram jet engine for use with a hypersonic vehicle. The scram jet engine has an upper boundary wall, a lower boundary wall, and a plurality of side walls defining an inner air flowpath. The walls are formed by a plurality of tubular heat exchanger panels. Each of the heat exchanger panels comprises a plurality of structural panels, each having a plurality of cooling passages, joined together. In the scram jet engine of the present invention, fuel may be used as a coolant and supplied to the cooling passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Sillence, Daniel P. Guinan, Dennis J. Nemecek, Costante Salvador, Henry K. Webster, Thomas B. Fortin, Sergio Rinella, Revi K. Nigam
  • Scram jet engine design
    Publication number: 20030182928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a scram jet engine for use with a hypersonic vehicle. The scram jet engine has an upper boundary wall, a lower boundary wall, and a plurality of side walls defining an inner air flowpath. The walls are formed by a plurality of tubular heat exchanger panels. Each of the heat exchanger panels comprises a plurality of structural panels, each having a plurality of cooling passages, joined together. In the scram jet engine of the present invention, fuel may be used as a coolant and supplied to the cooling passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Mark A. Sillence, Daniel P. Guinan, Dennis J. Nemecek, Costante Salvador, Henry K. Webster, Thomas B. Fortin, Sergio Rinella, Ravi K. Nigam