Patents by Inventor Steven Lampe

Steven Lampe 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).

  • Method for preventing lean flaeout at ignition of a stored energy system for driving a turbine wheel
    Patent number: 5305596
    Abstract: Lean flameout upon ignition in a turbine system including a turbine wheel (10) driven by motive gases including gases of combustion from a combustor (20) may be avoided by locating an orifice (130) downstream of the servo/.DELTA.P valve (52) that controls fuel flow to the fuel inlet (22) of the combustor (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Lampe, Timothy David, Jack R. Shekleton
  • Stored energy system for driving a turbine wheel
    Patent number: 5179831
    Abstract: Improved control over the production of motive gas applied by a nozzle (16) to a turbine wheel (10) may be achieved by a method of (a) supplying fuel to a combustor (20), (b) simultaneously with the performance of step (a), supply insufficient oxidant for the fuel through a path (90) to the combustor (20), and (c) simultaneously with steps (a) and (b), supplying additional oxidant sufficient to effect desired combusiton of the fuel to the combustor (20) via a path (92) and at a variable rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Lampe
  • Stored energy system for driving a turbine wheel
    Patent number: 5163283
    Abstract: Improved control over the production of motive gas applied by a nozzle (16) to a turbine wheel (10) may be achieved by a method of (a) supplying fuel to a combustor (20), (b) simultaneously with the performance of step (a), supply insufficient oxidant for the fuel through a path (90) to the combustor (20), and (c) simultaneously with steps (a) and (b), supplying additional oxidant sufficient to effect desired combustion of the fuel to the combustor (20) via a path (92) and at a variable rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Lampe