Patents by Inventor Robert K. Hoover

Robert K. Hoover 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).

  • Combustor for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 5431019
    Abstract: An air blast fuel nozzle includes a unitary structure which introduces not only axially swirling primary airflow into the primary zone of the combustor chamber, but also introduces radial inflow, coswirling, primary airflow into the premixing chamber immediately upstream of the primary zone of the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey D. Myers, Manuel M. Cardenas, Jr., Robert K. Hoover