Patents by Inventor Norman D. Love, JR.

Norman D. Love, JR. 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).

  • Swirl torch igniter
    Patent number: 10823398
    Abstract: A torch igniter and a method of igniting a torch flame. An example embodiment includes a body including an oxidizer inlet configured to facilitate oxidizer flow through the body toward an output end of the body. The body includes a group of fuel inlet passages configured to distribute fuel in a direction tangential to the oxidizer flow through the body to create a swirling fuel-oxidizer mixture. A sparking element can be mounted on the body to produce a spark in the path of the swirling fuel-oxidizer mixture to ignite the mixture. The output end of the body is configured to emit a torch flame when the fuel-oxidizer mixture is ignited. Thus, a swirl torch igniter is configured for oxidizer and fuel flow through the igniter body to create an internal swirling fuel-oxidizer mixture to be ignited by a sparking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Ahsan R. Choudhri, Norman D. Love, Jr., Luis E. Sanchez, Charles S. Hill
  • SWIRL TORCH IGNITER
    Publication number: 20170350590
    Abstract: A torch igniter and a method of igniting a torch flame. An example embodiment includes a body including an oxidizer inlet configured to facilitate oxidizer flow through the body toward an output end of the body. The body includes a group of fuel inlet passages configured to distribute fuel in a direction tangential to the oxidizer flow through the body to create a swirling fuel-oxidizer mixture. A sparking element can be mounted on the body to produce a spark in the path of the swirling fuel-oxidizer mixture to ignite the mixture. The output end of the body is configured to emit a torch flame when the fuel-oxidizer mixture is ignited. Thus, a swirl torch igniter is configured for oxidizer and fuel flow through the igniter body to create an internal swirling fuel-oxidizer mixture to be ignited by a sparking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Ahsan R. Choudhri, Norman D. Love, JR., Luis E. Sanchez, Charles S. Hill