Patents by Inventor Gerard CHASE

Gerard CHASE 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).

  • Flexible gas pipe ignitor
    Patent number: 9765967
    Abstract: A gas pipe ignitor for igniting a non-premixed air and fuel mixture includes a housing having an axially interior space along its length, a supply end segment, a flame end segment axially spaced from the supply end segment, and a flexible segment spaced between the supply end segment and the flame end segment. A fuel supply conduit extends axially within the housing, and the fuel supply conduit is operatively flexible with the flexible segment. An ignition conduit extends axially within the housing, and the ignition conduit is operatively flexible with the flexible segment. A detector conduit extends axially within the housing, and the detector conduit is operatively flexible with the flexible segment. An air supply conduit is operatively connected to the housing at the supply end segment and provides combustion air within the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: David C. Saunders, James P. Sutton, Rebecca Lynn Tobiasz, Gerard Chase
  • FLEXIBLE GAS PIPE IGNITOR
    Publication number: 20140363775
    Abstract: A gas pipe ignitor for igniting a non-premixed air and fuel mixture includes a housing having an axially interior space along its length, a supply end segment, a flame end segment axially spaced from the supply end segment, and a flexible segment spaced between the supply end segment and the flame end segment. A fuel supply conduit extends axially within the housing, and the fuel supply conduit is operatively flexible with the flexible segment. An ignition conduit extends axially within the housing, and the ignition conduit is operatively flexible with the flexible segment. A detector conduit extends axially within the housing, and the detector conduit is operatively flexible with the flexible segment. An air supply conduit is operatively connected to the housing at the supply end segment and provides combustion air within the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: David C. SAUNDERS, James P. SUTTON, Rebecca Lynn TOBIASZ, Gerard CHASE