Patents by Inventor Edwin W. Pitcher

Edwin W. Pitcher 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).

  • Ultrasonic burner means
    Patent number: 3932109
    Abstract: An improved burner assembly, especially useful to heat a thermoelectric generator, comprising an ultrasonic atomizer for atomizing liquid fossil fuels into a mist of fine particles; baffle means for causing an appropriate mixture of fuel and air; and, usually, a mantle for uniformly distributing the heat of combustion over a cylindrical hot plate against which thermoelectric legs are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Edwin W. Pitcher, Thomas L. Nystrom