Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Bates

Stephen C. Bates 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).

  • Technique for high mixing rate, low loss supersonic combustion with solid hydrogen and liquid helium fuel
    Patent number: 6003300
    Abstract: This invention relates to a fueling process that allows complete combustion with air in the combustor of an aircraft traveling at a speed greater than the speed of sound. A process is described to inject a jet of solid hydrogen particles admixed in liquid helium through the combustor wall to achieve extremely rapid mixing of hydrogen throughout the supersonic airstream of the combustor of a high speed vehicle. Mixing on a molecular scale is so rapid that complete and efficient combustion occurs within the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Stephen C. Bates
    Inventor: Stephen C. Bates
  • Coal-fired heating apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5216981
    Abstract: An aerodynamically cleaned heat-exchanger is used in heating apparatus in which the radiant energy of a dirty fuel, such as coal or char, is efficiently recovered while the exposed heat-exchange components are protected from the deleterious combustion products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter R. Solomon, Stephen C. Bates, Robert M. Carangelo, David G. Hamblen