Patents by Inventor Philippe Locanetto

Philippe Locanetto 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).

  • Process and apparatus intended to effect staged combustion of a mixture of fuel and comburent to reduce the production of nitrogen oxides
    Patent number: 4925387
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus intended to effect the combustion of a mixture of air and liquid or gaseous fuel, wherein the injection of the fuel is staged without that of the air for combustion being staged. According to the invention, in addition to the primary means (20, 34) for injecting fuel into the passage (10, 14) supplying air to the burner, secondary injection means (24) mounted inside said passage are provided and comprise a main part (24a) which is extended by a terminal part (24b) bent in such a manner that the end of said terminal part is situated downstream of the end of the primary means (20, 34) and at a distance from the axis (2) of said passage which is greater than the minimum section of the latter. The invention is applicable both to so-called parallel air admission burners and to burners having swirl vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Inventors: Philippe Locanetto, Frederic Bury, Jacques Pizant