Patents by Inventor Stephen Alden Ralls, Jr.

Stephen Alden Ralls, Jr. 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 ENGINE WITH INTERSTAGE HEAT
    Publication number: 20100000217
    Abstract: Efficiency and/or power are increased in a turbine engine by using a self-contained, passive heat transfer device, such as a heat pipe, to transfer heat from working fluid in one section of the engine to working fluid in another section of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Stephen Alden Ralls, JR.
  • Turbine engine with interstage heat transfer
    Patent number: 7600382
    Abstract: Efficiency and/or power are increased in a turbine engine by using a self-contained, passive heat transfer device, such as a heat pipe, to transfer heat from working fluid in one section of the engine to working fluid in another section of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Stephen Alden Ralls, Jr.