Patents by Inventor Dennis Vivian Collins

Dennis Vivian Collins 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 having an acoustically enhanced ejector system
    Patent number: 8381527
    Abstract: The present specification generally relates to improvements to combustors such as burners and engines. In one aspect, the specification presents an acoustically enhanced ejector system which can be used as part of an intake system for a combustor. In another aspect, the specification teaches the use of a combustor combustion chamber as an oscillator to magnify a harmonic frequency of a pulsating frequency of the combustor. In still other aspects, the specification presents a combustion chamber having an inlet with a plurality of tangentially spaced apertures, and an in-line intake system connected to the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Atlantis Research Labs
    Inventors: Luc LaForest, Dennis Vivian Collins
  • Pulse combustor including acoustic elements
    Patent number: 8312706
    Abstract: The present specification generally relates to improvements to combustors such as burners and engines. In one aspect, the specification presents an acoustically enhanced ejector system which can be used as part of an intake system for a combustor. In another aspect, the specification teaches the use of a combustor combustion chamber as an oscillator to magnify a harmonic frequency of a pulsating frequency of the combustor. In still other aspects, the specification presents a combustion chamber having an inlet with a plurality of tangentially spaced apertures, and an in-line intake system connected to the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Atlantis Research Labs
    Inventors: Luc Laforest, Dennis Vivian Collins
  • COMBUSTOR CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20120107754
    Abstract: The present specification generally relates to improvements to combustors such as burners and engines. In one aspect, the specification presents an acoustically enhanced ejector system which can be used as part of an intake system for a combustor. In another aspect, the specification teaches the use of a combustor combustion chamber as an oscillator to magnify a harmonic frequency of a pulsating frequency of the combustor. In still other aspects, the specification presents a combustion chamber having an inlet with a plurality of tangentially spaced apertures, and an in-line intake system connected to the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: LUC LAFOREST, Dennis Vivian Collins
  • COMBUSTOR CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20120100495
    Abstract: The present specification generally relates to improvements to combustors such as burners and engines. In one aspect, the specification presents an acoustically enhanced ejector system which can be used as part of an intake system for a combustor. In another aspect, the specification teaches the use of a combustor combustion chamber as an oscillator to magnify a harmonic frequency of a pulsating frequency of the combustor. In still other aspects, the specification presents a combustion chamber having an inlet with a plurality of tangentially spaced apertures, and an in-line intake system connected to the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Luc Laforest, Dennis Vivian Collins
  • Pulse jet engine having an acoustically enhanced ejector system
    Patent number: 8083494
    Abstract: Improvements to combustors such as burners and engines are provided. In one aspect, the specification presents an acoustically enhanced ejector system which can be used as part of an intake system for a combustor. In another aspect, the specification teaches the use of a combustor combustion chamber as an oscillator to magnify a harmonic frequency of a pulsating frequency of the combustor. In still other aspects, the specification presents a combustion chamber having an inlet with a plurality of tangentially spaced apertures, and an in-line intake system connected to the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Gestion Serge Benjamin Inc.
    Inventors: Luc Laforest, Dennis Vivian Collins
  • Combustor Configurations
    Publication number: 20080223045
    Abstract: The present specification generally relates to improvements to combustors such as burners and engines. In one aspect, the specification presents an acoustically enhanced ejector system which can be used as part of an intake system for a combustor. In another aspect, the specification teaches the use of a combustor combustion chamber as an oscillator to magnify a harmonic frequency of a pulsating frequency of the combustor. In still other aspects, the specification presents a combustion chamber having an inlet with a plurality of tangentially spaced apertures, and an in-line intake system connected to the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Luc Laforest, Dennis Vivian Collins