Patents by Inventor James E. Broadwell

James E. Broadwell 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: 4785461
    Abstract: The premixed cold reaction CW chemical laser places the secondary injectors which input fuel and/or diluent in the exit walls of the primary nozzle. These injectors are acutely angled thereto and are arranged in rows and are further grouped therein where a first injector inputs a pure diluent, a second group of injectors inputs independently of a third group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Dale L. Hook, James E. Broadwell
  • Patent number: 4466100
    Abstract: A delta wing nozzle assembly for use within a supersonic chemical laser having a plurality of delta wing-shaped elements which substantially increases the mixing rate of the active reactive gaseous ingredients injected into the resonant cavity of the laser. Each of the plurality of delta wing-shaped elements being of a triangular configuration in which the shape thereof is such that the flow of the gaseous ingredients thereover, normal to the leading edge of the triangular-shaped element, is subsonic. This increased mixing rate substantially increases the output power of the laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: James E. Broadwell
  • Patent number: 4048586
    Abstract: An inert diluent such as N.sub.2, He, Ar, etc., is injected into the reactant streams emerging from the cavity nozzle of a CW, supersonic, laser to increase the cavity power and lower the cavity temperature by enhancing mixing of the reactant stream while maintaining high pressure recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Arvel B. Witte, James E. Broadwell, Dale L. Hook