Patents by Inventor Jack Shekleton

Jack Shekleton 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: 4478045
    Abstract: Combustors [22] which employ such features as rotary cup fuel atomizers and the latter in conjuction with CIVIC combustion to enhance flame performance, to produce efficient combustion over a wide operating range, and to eliminate the problems typically encountered in liquid fueled combustors, especially as they are scaled down in size. A porous or perforate barrier [180] can be used to keep large fuel drops from reaching the combustion zone [124] of the combustor. Also, an air buffer system can be employed to keep fuel from backing up to the bearings [32] by which the rotary cup [98] of the atomizer is rotatably supported, and a fuel supply line [56] with a strategically located orifice [176] can be provided to effect an interaction between fuel discharged therefrom and the buffer air. This keeps the film of fuel formed on the atomizer cup [98] from being disrupted and also keeps the buffer air from penetrating to an inner hot gas recirculation zone [130] in the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventor: Jack Shekleton