Patents by Inventor Frederick Martin Van Assche

Frederick Martin Van Assche 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).

  • Pin insert and igniter assembly
    Patent number: 10823077
    Abstract: An igniter assembly for an engine, including a gas turbine engine, includes a shell comprising a tip end defining an opening and a sidewall extending away from the tip end where the sidewall surrounds a cavity within the shell and a tip insert assembly operably coupled to the tip end within the opening and having an insert body and a set of pins recessed within the insert body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick Martin Van Assche, Philip Nose Alberti, Michael Thomas Kenworthy
  • Electric-field enhanced performance in catalysis and solid-state devices involving gases
    Patent number: 10197521
    Abstract: Electrode configurations for electric-field enhanced performance in catalysis and solid-state devices involving gases are provided. According to an embodiment, electric-field electrodes can be incorporated in devices such as gas sensors and fuel cells to shape an electric field provided with respect to sensing electrodes for the gas sensors and surfaces of the fuel cells. The shaped electric fields can alter surface dynamics, system thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and adsorption/desorption processes. In one embodiment, ring-shaped electric-field electrodes can be provided around sensing electrodes of a planar gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan M. Blackburn, Eric D. Wachsman, Frederick Martin Van Assche, IV
  • PIN INSERT AND IGNITER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180094587
    Abstract: An igniter assembly for an engine, including a gas turbine engine, includes a shell comprising a tip end defining an opening and a sidewall extending away from the tip end where the sidewall surrounds a cavity within the shell and a tip insert assembly operably coupled to the tip end within the opening and having an insert body and a set of pins recessed within the insert body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Frederick Martin Van Assche, Philip Nose Alberti, Michael Thomas Kenworthy
  • Electric-Field Enhanced Performance in Catalysis and Solid-State Devices Involving Gases
    Publication number: 20150253275
    Abstract: Electrode configurations for electric-field enhanced performance in catalysis and solid-state devices involving gases are provided. According to an embodiment, electric-field electrodes can be incorporated in devices such as gas sensors and fuel cells to shape an electric field provided with respect to sensing electrodes for the gas sensors and surfaces of the fuel cells. The shaped electric fields can alter surface dynamics, system thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and adsorption/desorption processes. In one embodiment, ring-shaped electric-field electrodes can be provided around sensing electrodes of a planar gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Bryan M. BLACKBURN, Eric D. WACHSMAN, Frederick Martin VAN ASSCHE, IV
  • Electric-field enhanced performance in catalysis and solid-state devices involving gases
    Patent number: 9034170
    Abstract: Electrode configurations for electric-field enhanced performance in catalysis and solid-state devices involving gases are provided. According to an embodiment, electric-field electrodes can be incorporated in devices such as gas sensors and fuel cells to shape an electric field provided with respect to sensing electrodes for the gas sensors and surfaces of the fuel cells. The shaped electric fields can alter surface dynamics, system thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and adsorption/desorption processes. In one embodiment, ring-shaped electric-field electrodes can be provided around sensing electrodes of a planar gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan M. Blackburn, Eric D. Wachsman, Frederick Martin Van Assche, IV
  • ELECTRIC-FIELD ENHANCED PERFORMANCE IN CATALYSIS AND SOLID-STATE DEVICES INVOLVING GASES
    Publication number: 20100323258
    Abstract: Electrode configurations for electric-field enhanced performance in catalysis and solid-state devices involving gases are provided. According to an embodiment, electric-field electrodes can be incorporated in devices such as gas sensors and fuel cells to shape an electric field provided with respect to sensing electrodes for the gas sensors and surfaces of the fuel cells. The shaped electric fields can alter surface dynamics, system thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and adsorption/desorption processes. In one embodiment, ring-shaped electric-field electrodes can be provided around sensing electrodes of a planar gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan M. Blackburn, Eric D. Wachsman, Frederick Martin Van Assche