Patents by Inventor George Riecke

George Riecke 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).

  • Pressurized wick burner
    Patent number: 5664945
    Abstract: A hollow ceramic fiber wick is used for combustion of diesel or other liquid fuels in a small combustor. Fuel and air are provided to the hollow ceramic wick by a positive-displacement fuel pump and a positive-displacement air blower driven by a common microprocessor-controlled driveshaft. A first portion of the air is provided directly to the wick while a second portion of the air is communicated by passageways outwardly concentric from the wick holder to a swirler chamber near the tip of the wick within the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Mechanical Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: William B. Maynard, George Riecke