Patents by Inventor Philip E. O. Buelow
Philip E. O. Buelow 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: 11885496Abstract: A fluid nozzle includes a first fluid circuit, a second fluid circuit spaced apart from the first fluid circuit and a fuel circuit. The fuel circuit is defined between the first and second fluid circuits and between a first fuel circuit wall and a second fuel circuit wall. A ring-shaped permeable barrier is positioned between the first and second fuel circuit walls configured and adapted to provide a controlled resistance to fuel flow. A fuel distributor includes a first fuel circuit wall and a second fuel circuit wall spaced apart from the first fuel circuit wall. A fuel circuit is defined between the first and second fuel circuit walls. A ring-shaped permeable barrier is positioned between first and second fuel circuit walls. A combustion assembly includes a combustor housing, a combustor dome positioned at an upstream end of the combustor housing, and a fluid nozzle positioned adjacent the combustor dome.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.Inventors: Lev A. Prociw, Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow
-
Patent number: 11628455Abstract: An atomizer includes an atomizer body with a plurality of air passages defined therethrough from an upstream end of the atomizer body to a downstream end thereof. The air passages together define an air circuit through the atomizer body. A fuel circuit is defined in the atomizer body extending from a fuel inlet to a respective fuel outlet opening into each air passage. The air passages can be arranged circumferentially about a central axis defined by the atomizer body. The fuel circuit can include a manifold extending circumferentially about the atomizer body in fluid communication with a fuel opening in each respective air passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Steven L. Smith, Lev Alexander Prociw
-
Patent number: 11454397Abstract: A fuel injector for an exhaust heater includes a cover and an air blast nozzle. The cover has a nozzle seat, a fuel inlet, and an air inlet, the nozzle seat arranged along a flow axis. The air blast nozzle is seated in the nozzle seat and has a unibody. The air blast nozzle unibody is in fluid communication with the fuel inlet and the air inlet arranged along the flow axis to port fuel and air into a combustion volume, e.g., to heat a stream of exhaust gas flowing between an engine and a catalytic reactor by combustion with fuel introduced through the fuel inlet and air introduced through the air inlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Steve J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow, Lev A. Prociw
-
Patent number: 11426742Abstract: A spray nozzle comprising a housing including a primary passage defining a primary axis, a series of secondary passages configured to provide swirl to a fluid passing therethrough circumferentially positioned around the housing, a series of standoffs circumferentially spread around an outer surface of the housing and located downstream along the primary axis of the series of swirling passages, wherein each of the swirling passages corresponds to a respective standoff of the series of standoffs, in order to control the swirl of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.Inventors: Steve J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow, Robert R. Fogarty
-
Patent number: 11253823Abstract: A nozzle includes an outer gas flow path, an inner gas flow path radially inward from the outer gas flow path, a liquid flow path defined radially between the inner gas flow path and the outer air flow path, and a core conduit defined radially inward from the inner gas flow path. An injector assembly includes an outer housing, a nozzle within the outer housing, and an outer housing gas flow path defined radially outward from the nozzle between an inner surface of the outer housing and an outer surface of the nozzle. The nozzle includes an outer gas flow path, an inner gas flow path radially inward from the outer gas flow path, a liquid flow path defined radially between the inner gas flow path and the outer gas flow path and a core conduit defined radially inward from the inner gas flow path.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Lev Alexander Prociw, Brandon Phillip Williams
-
Publication number: 20210372621Abstract: A fuel injector for an exhaust heater includes a cover and an air blast nozzle. The cover has a nozzle seat, a fuel inlet, and an air inlet, the nozzle seat arranged along a flow axis. The air blast nozzle is seated in the nozzle seat and has a unibody. The air blast nozzle unibody is in fluid communication with the fuel inlet and the air inlet arranged along the flow axis to port fuel and air into a combustion volume, e.g., to heat a stream of exhaust gas flowing between an engine and a catalytic reactor by combustion with fuel introduced through the fuel inlet and air introduced through the air inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Steve J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow, Lev A. Prociw
-
Publication number: 20210332981Abstract: A fluid nozzle includes a first fluid circuit, a second fluid circuit spaced apart from the first fluid circuit and a fuel circuit. The fuel circuit is defined between the first and second fluid circuits and between a first fuel circuit wall and a second fuel circuit wall. A ring-shaped permeable barrier is positioned between the first and second fuel circuit walls configured and adapted to provide a controlled resistance to fuel flow. A fuel distributor includes a first fuel circuit wall and a second fuel circuit wall spaced apart from the first fuel circuit wall. A fuel circuit is defined between the first and second fuel circuit walls. A ring-shaped permeable barrier is positioned between first and second fuel circuit walls. A combustion assembly includes a combustor housing, a combustor dome positioned at an upstream end of the combustor housing, and a fluid nozzle positioned adjacent the combustor dome.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Lev A. Prociw, Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow
-
Patent number: 11118785Abstract: A fuel injector for an exhaust heater includes a cover and an air blast nozzle. The cover has a nozzle seat, a fuel inlet, and an air inlet, the nozzle seat arranged along a flow axis. The air blast nozzle is seated in the nozzle seat and has a unibody. The air blast nozzle unibody is in fluid communication with the fuel inlet and the air inlet arranged along the flow axis to port fuel and air into a combustion volume, e.g., to heat a stream of exhaust gas flowing between an engine and a catalytic reactor by combustion with fuel introduced through the fuel inlet and air introduced through the air inlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Steven J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow, Lev Alexander Prociw
-
Publication number: 20210229117Abstract: A spray nozzle comprising a housing including a primary passage defining a primary axis, a series of secondary passages configured to provide swirl to a fluid passing therethrough circumferentially positioned around the housing, a series of standoffs circumferentially spread around an outer surface of the housing and located downstream along the primary axis of the series of swirling passages, wherein each of the swirling passages corresponds to a respective standoff of the series of standoffs, in order to control the swirl of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Steve J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow, Robert R. Fogarty
-
Patent number: 11014054Abstract: A fluid-gas mixer including a housing, defining a primary axis, for mixing fluid and gas, a mixer nozzle circumscribing the primary axis, wherein an annular gap between an outer surface of the mixer nozzle and an inner surface of the housing defines at least one outer gas path, a swirling gas passage defining an inner gas path for mixing with the outer gas path.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Lev Alexander Prociw, Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Brandon Phillip Williams
-
Patent number: 11015805Abstract: A flow directing apparatus for directing fluid flow includes a flow body defining a bore therethrough configured and adapted to direct fluid flowing therethrough. The bore includes an outlet and an opposed inlet with an enlargement, formed as a countersink and/or a chamfer using a suitable boring device. The enlargement is configured and adapted to reduce sensitivity to entrance-edge conditions for the bore.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Steve J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow
-
Publication number: 20200332998Abstract: A fluid-gas mixer including a housing, defining a primary axis, for mixing fluid and gas, a mixer nozzle circumscribing the primary axis, wherein an annular gap between an outer surface of the mixer nozzle and an inner surface of the housing defines at least one outer gas path, a swirling gas passage defining an inner gas path for mixing with the outer gas path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Lev Alexander Prociw, Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Brandon Phillip Williams
-
Patent number: 10807108Abstract: A fluid spray nozzle tip can include a feed hole body that defines at least one feed hole and a spray outlet, the at least one feed hole being in direct fluid communication with the spray outlet without also being in fluid communication with an upstream spin chamber. The at least one feed hole can be a plurality of feed holes, wherein the tip further includes a pintle sealing surface body extending from the feed hole body and configured to allow a pintle to seal against a sealing surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: DELAVAN INC.Inventors: Andy W. Tibbs, Philip E. O. Buelow
-
Publication number: 20200309376Abstract: A nozzle includes an outer gas flow path, an inner gas flow path radially inward from the outer gas flow path, a liquid flow path defined radially between the inner gas flow path and the outer gas flow path, and a core conduit defined radially inward from the inner gas flow path. An injector assembly includes an outer housing, a nozzle within the outer housing, and an outer housing gas flow path defined radially outward from the nozzle between an inner surface of the outer housing and an outer surface of the nozzle. The nozzle includes an outer gas flow path, an inner gas flow path radially inward from the outer gas flow path, a liquid flow path defined radially between the inner gas flow path and the outer gas flow path and a core conduit defined radially inward from the inner gas flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Lev Alexander Prociw, Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Brandon Phillip Williams
-
Publication number: 20200306703Abstract: A nozzle includes an outer gas flow path, an inner gas flow path radially inward from the outer gas flow path, a liquid flow path defined radially between the inner gas flow path and the outer air flow path, and a core conduit defined radially inward from the inner gas flow path. An injector assembly includes an outer housing, a nozzle within the outer housing, and an outer housing gas flow path defined radially outward from the nozzle between an inner surface of the outer housing and an outer surface of the nozzle. The nozzle includes an outer gas flow path, an inner gas flow path radially inward from the outer gas flow path, a liquid flow path defined radially between the inner gas flow path and the outer gas flow path and a core conduit defined radially inward from the inner gas flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Jason Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, Lev Alexander Prociw, Brandon Phillip Williams
-
Publication number: 20200132305Abstract: A fuel injector for an exhaust heater includes a cover and an air blast nozzle. The cover has a nozzle seat, a fuel inlet, and an air inlet, the nozzle seat arranged along a flow axis. The air blast nozzle is seated in the nozzle seat and has a unibody. The air blast nozzle unibody is in fluid communication with the fuel inlet and the air inlet arranged along the flow axis to port fuel and air into a combustion volume, e.g., to heat a stream of exhaust gas flowing between an engine and a catalytic reactor by combustion with fuel introduced through the fuel inlet and air introduced through the air inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Steven J. Myers, Philip E. O. Buelow, Lev Alexander Prociw
-
Patent number: 10480472Abstract: A nozzle for injecting liquid includes a nozzle body defining a flow channel and a swirl ante-chamber in fluid communication with the flow channel. An injection point orifice is defined in the swirl ante-chamber. The flow channel feeds into the swirl ante-chamber to impart a tangential flow component on fluids entering the swirl ante-chamber to generate swirl on a spray issuing from the injection point orifice. A second flow channel can be included in fluid communication with the swirl ante-chamber. The second flow channel feeds into the swirl ante-chamber in cooperation with or in opposition to the first flow channel. The first flow channel, second flow channel, and swirl ante-chamber are configured and adapted to adjust spray angle of a spray issuing from the injection point orifice by varying flow apportionment among the first and second flow channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Philip E. O. Buelow, John Earl Short
-
Patent number: 10317073Abstract: A flow directing apparatus for directing fluid flow includes a flow body defining a bore therethrough configured and adapted to direct fluid flowing therethrough. The bore includes an outlet and an opposed inlet with an enlargement, formed as a countersink and/or a chamfer using a suitable boring device. The enlargement is configured and adapted to reduce sensitivity to entrance-edge conditions for the bore.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Philip E. O. Buelow, Jason Ryon, Steve J. Myers
-
Publication number: 20190101291Abstract: A swirler, such as for swirling air in a fuel injector of a gas turbine engine, includes a swirler body with opposed inlet and outlet ends with a swirler wall extending therebetween along a longitudinal axis. The inlet end of the swirler body defines an inlet opening. A plurality of swirl slots is defined through a portion of the swirler wall that converges toward the longitudinal axis in a direction from the inlet opening toward the outlet end of the swirler body. The swirl slots are radially off-set with respect to the longitudinal axis for imparting swirl on a flow passing from the inlet opening, through the swirl slots, and past the outlet end of the swirler body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Gary Chew, Viraphand Cholvibul, Philip E. O. Buelow, Jason A. Ryon
-
Patent number: 10240792Abstract: A valve for regulating fluid flowing bidirectionally therethrough includes a first flow body defining a passage configured to direct fluid flow in a downstream direction defined from the inlet to the outlet. The inlet includes an enlargement configured to provide decreased resistance to fluid flow in the downstream direction relative to flow in an upstream direction opposite the downstream direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Delavan Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Ryon, Chien-Jung Yu, Philip E. O. Buelow, Neal A. Thomson