Patents by Inventor Robert D. Byerley

Robert D. Byerley 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).

  • Turbine fuel strainer
    Patent number: 5862667
    Abstract: A fuel strainer for use in a turbine that filters debris out of fuel feed lines of the turbine to prevent clogging of flame nozzles in the turbine. The strainer comprises an elongated straining member with a plurality of apertures therethrough. The sum of the cross-sectional areas of the apertures is significantly greater than the cross-sectional area of the fuel feed line, and each individual aperture is smaller than all of the fuel holes in the flame nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Brian K. Prince, Robert D. Byerley, Svjatoslav Ingistov