Patents by Inventor Lowell W. Ormand

Lowell W. Ormand 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).

  • Solid boron fuel burner for ramjet
    Patent number: 3942320
    Abstract: A solid boron fuel burning ramjet engine having a cylindrical primary burner located within a ramjet combustion chamber. A portion of the air bypasses the primary burner to provide secondary burning at the outlet of the primary burner. Solid boron fuel pellets are ground to powder in a wire brush fuel mill with the fuel then being carried to the primary burner by air which is passed through the fuel mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Paul J. Ortwerth, Lowell W. Ormand, David B. Wilkinson