Patents by Inventor Gunnar Mouritzen

Gunnar Mouritzen 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).

  • Patent number: 5154051
    Abstract: An air liquefier and separator of air constituents for a liquid air engine. Its unique structure captures the ambient air and guides it through guide vanes into a bank of spiral tubes or channels where the air is completely contained while being liquified and separated into its constituents. The spiral tubes or channels provide a compact heat exchanger design with long tube length or channel length for efficient heat transfer and liquefying of the air which is accomplished by a flow of liquid hydrogen flowing either inside a concentric tube inside the air condensing tube or flowing in a tube or channel with a common wall in contact with the air condensing tube or channel. The liquefier can easily be designed to be an integral part of a liquid air jet engine installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: General Dynamics Corporation
    Inventor: Gunnar Mouritzen