Patents by Inventor Jay C. Gillis

Jay C. Gillis 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).

  • Arrangement and method of burner ignition
    Patent number: 4021183
    Abstract: An arrangement and method of burner ignition utilizing hydrogen which is stored, periodically released, and ignited in one fashion or another, to thus function as a pilot to ignite the burner. In accordance with the invention, the hydrogen is stored as a metal hydride in a pressure vessel, such that the process of igniting the burner can be repeated until the metal hydride has given up all of its hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Institute of Gas Technology
    Inventors: Jay C. Gillis, Norman Holcombe