Patents by Inventor Mark Cassell

Mark Cassell 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: 11828232
    Abstract: A direct injection fuel system is shown for injecting hydrogen fuel into a gas turbine combustor. The fuel injection system includes a plurality of fuel injector blocks. Each fuel injector block includes a fuel admission duct having an inlet for receiving hydrogen fuel from a fuel supply, an outlet for delivering hydrogen fuel into the combustor and a central axis extending from said inlet to said outlet. Each fuel injector block also includes an air admission duct located around the periphery of the fuel admission duct, having an inlet for receiving air from a diffuser and an outlet for delivering air into the combustor for mixing with the hydrogen fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Jonathan F. Carrotte, Anthony John Moran, Mark Brend, Mark Cassell, Maxwell Williams
  • Publication number: 20220099025
    Abstract: A direct injection fuel system is shown for injecting hydrogen fuel into a gas turbine combustor. The fuel injection system includes a plurality of fuel injector blocks. Each fuel injector block includes a fuel admission duct having an inlet for receiving hydrogen fuel from a fuel supply, an outlet for delivering hydrogen fuel into the combustor and a central axis extending from said inlet to said outlet. Each fuel injector block also includes an air admission duct located around the periphery of the fuel admission duct, having an inlet for receiving air from a diffuser and an outlet for delivering air into the combustor for mixing with the hydrogen fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Jonathan F. CARROTTE, Anthony John MORAN, Mark BREND, Mark CASSELL, Maxwell WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20220099299
    Abstract: A direct fuel injection system (206) is shown for injecting hydrogen fuel into a gas turbine combustor, the fuel injection system comprising a plurality of fuel injector blocks (1202). Each fuel injector block includes one or more air admission ducts (1603) for receiving air from a diffuser and an air outlet for delivering air into a mixing zone for combustion with fuel. Each fuel injector block also includes a fuel admission duct or aperture having a fuel inlet for receiving fuel (F) from a manifold, and a fuel outlet for delivering fuel into the mixing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Jonathan F CARROTTE, Anthony J MORAN, Mark BREND, Mark CASSELL, Maxwell WILLIAMS
  • Patent number: 9844231
    Abstract: An apparatus for imparting an organoleptic quality to a recipient product using a sensate substance obtained from a donor product, the apparatus comprising a donor product storage chamber; and a recipient product storage chamber, the apparatus being arranged to allow a fluid to circulate repeatedly between the donor product storage chamber and the recipient product storage chamber so that at least one sensate substance obtained from the donor product is conveyed from the donor product storage chamber into the recipient product storage chamber and into contact with the recipient product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Louis Barber, Andrew McLellan, Richard Hepworth, Mark Cassell, Robert Whiffen, Aaron Brookbank
  • Patent number: 9723867
    Abstract: An method for imparting an organoleptic quality to a tobacco industry product using a sensate substance obtained from a donor product, the method comprising repeatedly circulating a fluid in a closed loop through a donor product storage chamber containing a donor product and a recipient product storage chamber containing a batch of tobacco industry product so that at least one sensate substance obtained from the donor product is conveyed from the donor product storage chamber into the recipient product storage chamber and into contact with the tobacco industry product to impart an organoleptic quality thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Louis Barber, Andrew McLellan, Richard Hepworth, Mark Cassell, Robert Whiffen, Aaron Brookbank
  • Publication number: 20160073682
    Abstract: An method for imparting an organoleptic quality to a tobacco industry product using a sensate substance obtained from a donor product, the method comprising repeatedly circulating a fluid in a closed loop through a donor product storage chamber containing a donor product and a recipient product storage chamber containing a batch of tobacco industry product so that at least one sensate substance obtained from the donor product is conveyed from the donor product storage chamber into the recipient product storage chamber and into contact with the tobacco industry product to impart an organoleptic quality thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Louis BARBER, Andrew MCLELLAN, Richard HEPWORTH, Mark CASSELL, Robert WHIFFEN, Aaron BROOKBANK
  • Publication number: 20140099442
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for impregnating tobacco industry products with sensate constituents of botanicals by storing the tobacco industry products and the botanicals separately and applying heat and/or pressure to the apparatus to obtain a modified taste and aroma profile, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Louis Barber, Andrew Mclellan, Richard Hepworth, Mark Cassell, Robert Whiffen, Aaron Brookbank