Patents by Inventor Werner E. Howald

Werner E. Howald 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).

  • Combustion apparatus including an air-fuel premixing chamber
    Patent number: 4586328
    Abstract: A combustor for generating a hot gas stream by the combustion of fuel in a pressurized airstream is disclosed including a generally toroidal-shaped combustion chamber of relatively short axial length, an annular orifice providing for the entry of a main airstream into the combustion chamber and a premixing chamber for generating and directing a vapor phase air-fuel premixture into the entering main airstream to form a combustible mixture for burning in the combustion chamber. In a preferred form, the mixture burns along a generally toroidal-helical gas flow path. The combustor is particularly suited for use in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Inventor: Werner E. Howald
  • Combustion apparatus including an air-fuel premixing chamber
    Patent number: 4563875
    Abstract: A combustor for generating a hot gas stream by the combustion of fuel in a pressurized airstream is disclosed including a generally toroidal-shaped combustion chamber of relatively short axial length, an annular orifice providing for the entry of a main airstream into the combustion chamber and a premixing chamber for generating and directing a vapor phase air-fuel premixture into the entering main airstream to form a combustible mixture for burning in the combustion chamber. In a preferred form, the mixture burns along a generally toroidal-helical gas flow path. The combustor is particularly suited for use in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Inventor: Werner E. Howald
  • Combustion apparatus including an air-fuel premixing chamber
    Patent number: 4084371
    Abstract: A combustor for generating a hot gas stream by the combustion of fuel in a pressurized air stream is disclosed including a generally toroidal-shaped combustion chamber of relatively short axial length, an annular orifice providing for the entry of a main air stream into the combustion chamber and a premixing chamber for generating and directing a vapor phase air-fuel premixture into the entering main air stream to form a combustible mixture for burning in the combustion chamber. In a preferred form, the mixture burns along a generally toroidal-helical gas flow path. The combustor is particularly suited for use in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Inventor: Werner E. Howald