Patents by Inventor Ricardo Aleman

Ricardo Aleman 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).

  • Isolation of plate thermal expansion between different expansion rate materials
    Patent number: 11959445
    Abstract: In a fuel injector, the temperature differential between a distributor plate, through which relatively cool fuel passes, and the manifold to which the distributor plate is bonded causes stresses and strains that can reduce the durability and longevity of the fuel injector. In disclosed embodiments, the distributor plate is bonded to an outer arm and inner arm. These arms act as levers to take up the stresses and strains caused by the temperature differential, thereby increasing the durability and longevity of the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael A. Lane, Ricardo Aleman, Robert Fanella
  • FUEL INJECTOR FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, AND ENGINE OPERATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20170227224
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a combustion engine includes an injector body having formed therein a first passage structured to feed a fuel to an outlet of the injector body, and a second passage structured to feed air to the outlet of the injector body. Flow-directing surfaces are exposed to a flow of fuel through the first passage to induce swirl, and a flow segregator is positioned between the flows of fuel and air such that the air shrouds the swirling flow of fuel and inhibits migration of fuel radially outwardly from the fuel injector outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Gareth Oskam, Ricardo Aleman