Patents by Inventor Mark Ricciardo

Mark Ricciardo 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).

  • Enhanced performance torroidal coolant-collection manifold
    Patent number: 7373774
    Abstract: A system for cooling a combustion chamber of an engine, such as a rocket engine, is provided. The system has a plurality of coolant tubes or passages surrounding the combustion chamber, a torroidal coolant-collection manifold for receiving coolant from the coolant tubes or passages and for discharging the coolant through a discharge port, and a plurality of turning vanes within the torroidal manifold for reducing pressure loss and improving pressure uniformity associated with the torroidal coolant-collection manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jim A. Clark, Mark Ricciardo
  • Enhanced performance torroidal coolant-collection manifold
    Publication number: 20050178106
    Abstract: A system for cooling a combustion chamber of an engine, such as a rocket engine, is provided. The system has a plurality of coolant tubes or passages surrounding the combustion chamber, a torroidal coolant-collection manifold for receiving coolant from the coolant tubes or passages and for discharging the coolant through a discharge port, and a plurality of turning vanes within the torroidal manifold for reducing pressure loss and improving pressure uniformity associated with the torroidal coolant-collection manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Jim Clark, Mark Ricciardo