Patents by Inventor Luca ROMEO

Luca ROMEO 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).

  • Apparatus and a method of controlling the supply of fuel to a combustion chamber
    Patent number: 10006635
    Abstract: Combustion chamber includes a primary stage fuel burner to supply fuel into a primary combustion zone and secondary stage fuel burner supplies fuel into a secondary combustion zone. A sensor is positioned downstream from combustion chamber measuring concentration of one or more compounds. The sensor sends measurements of the concentration of compounds to a processor. The processor compares the measured concentration of the compound with a first threshold value and a second threshold value. The processor supplies more fuel to the primary stage fuel burner if the measured concentration is higher than the first threshold value, supplies more fuel to the secondary stage fuel burner if the measured concentration is higher than the second threshold value, maintaining fuel supply to the primary and secondary stage fuel burners if the measured concentration is lower than the first threshold value and lower than the second threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE CONTROLS AND DATA SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Whiteman, Luca Romeo, Yong Qin, Paul Thornton
  • APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20150345791
    Abstract: Combustion chamber includes a primary stage fuel burner to supply fuel into a primary combustion zone and secondary stage fuel burner supplies fuel into a secondary combustion zone. A sensor is positioned downstream from combustion chamber measuring concentration of one or more compounds. The sensor sends measurements of the concentration of compounds to a processor. The processor compares the measured concentration of the compound with a first threshold value and a second threshold value. The processor supplies more fuel to the primary stage fuel burner if the measured concentration is higher than the first threshold value, supplies more fuel to the secondary stage fuel burner if the measured concentration is higher than the second threshold value, maintaining fuel supply to the primary and secondary stage fuel burners if the measured concentration is lower than the first threshold value and lower than the second threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Michael WHITEMAN, Luca ROMEO, Yong QIN, Paul THORNTON