Patents by Inventor Luis Miguel GARCÍA-CUEVAS GONZÁLEZ

Luis Miguel GARCÍA-CUEVAS GONZÁLEZ 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).

  • Internal combustion engine and operating method of same
    Patent number: 11603810
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine that comprises a first Brayton cycle comprising a mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) membrane that separates the O2 from the air such that the suctioned air current is free from N2; a second Brayton cycle combined in a binary manner with the first Brayton cycle and nested with a cycle selected from an Otto cycle and a diesel cycle performed by means of oxy-combustion. The second Brayton cycle transmits mechanical energy and thermal energy from exhaust gases to the first Brayton cycle. The first Brayton cycle provides to the second Brayton cycle compressed O2 from the MIEC membrane. By means of the present engine, the NOx emission into the atmosphere is prevented by the separation of N2 in the MIEC membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITAT POLITÉCNICA DE VALÉNCIA, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
    Inventors: Francisco José Arnau Martínez, Jesús Vicente Benajes Calvo, David Catalán Martínez, José María Desantes Fernández, Luis Miguel García-Cuevas González, José Manuel Serra Alfaro, José Ramón Serrano Cruz
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND OPERATING METHOD OF SAME
    Publication number: 20220178333
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine that comprises a first Brayton cycle comprising a mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) membrane that separates the O2 from the air such that the suctioned air current is free from N2; a second Brayton cycle combined in a binary manner with the first Brayton cycle and nested with a cycle selected from an Otto cycle and a diesel cycle performed by means of oxy-combustion. The second Brayton cycle transmits mechanical energy and thermal energy from exhaust gases to the first Brayton cycle. The first Brayton cycle provides to the second Brayton cycle compressed O2 from the MIEC membrane. By means of the present engine, the NOx emission into the atmosphere is prevented by the separation of N2 in the MIEC membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
    Inventors: Francisco José ARNAU MARTÍNEZ, Jesús Vicente BENAJES CALVO, David CATALÁN MARTÍNEZ, José María DESANTES FERNÁNDEZ, Luis Miguel GARCÍA-CUEVAS GONZÁLEZ, José Manuel SERRA ALFARO, José Ramón SERRANO CRUZ