Patents by Inventor Mui-Tong Joseph Yip

Mui-Tong Joseph Yip 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).

  • Combustor oscillating pressure stabilization and method
    Patent number: 5791889
    Abstract: High dynamic pressure oscillations in hydrocarbon-fueled combustors typically occur when the transport time of the fuel to the flame front is at some fraction of the acoustic period. These oscillations are reduced to acceptably lower levels by restructuring or repositioning the flame front in the combustor to increase the transport time. A pilot flame front located upstream of the oscillating flame and pulsed at a selected frequency and duration effectively restructures and repositions the oscillating flame in the combustor to alter the oscillation-causing transport time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Randall S. Gemmen, George A. Richards, Mui-Tong Joseph Yip, Edward H. Robey, Scott R. Cully, Richard E. Addis