Patents by Inventor Stephen Daniel Myers

Stephen Daniel Myers 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).

  • Compact, low pressure-drop shock-driven combustor
    Patent number: 7739867
    Abstract: A system for efficiently creating cyclic detonations is provided. The system includes at least a first initiator chamber configured to generate an initial wave, at least one main chamber coupled to the first initiator chamber. The main chamber is configured to generate a main wave and to output products of supersonic combustion. The products are generated within the main chamber. The main chamber is configured to enable the main wave to travel upstream and downstream within the main chamber when the first initiator chamber is located outside the main chamber. The system further includes an initial connection section located between the first initiator chamber and the main chamber that enhances a combustion process via shock focusing and shock reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ross Hartley Kenyon, Venkat Eswarlu Tangirala, Kevin Michael Hinckley, Anthony John Dean, Stephen Daniel Myers