Patents by Inventor William E. Komm

William E. Komm 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 and apparatus for an external combustion engine having a steam generator
    Patent number: 8863520
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a power and/or propulsion system comprising an external combustor, a steam generator, and a radial piston engine. In one embodiment, an undersea vehicle is powered by a propulsion system including a steam generator having a series of coiled tubes in which water is heated to generate steam by combustion of a monopropellant fuel ignited in the external combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Kevin P. Bowen, Kenneth C. Holmboe, Kurt Stiffel, William E. Komm
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN EXTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A STEAM GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20130019601
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a power and/or propulsion system comprising an external combustor, a steam generator, and a radial piston engine. In one embodiment, an undersea vehicle is powered by a propulsion system including a steam generator having a series of coiled tubes in which water is heated to generate steam by combustion of a monopropellant fuel ignited in the external combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Kevin P. Bowen, Kenneth C. Holmboe, Kurt Stiffel, William E. Komm
  • Autonomous data relay buoy
    Patent number: 7837525
    Abstract: An easily deployable data relay buoy, in some embodiments, has a diesel powered alternator and storage battery, providing long service life. The data relay buoy has mechanical characteristics that allow it to maintain antenna stability in the presence of seas states from at least zero through four and to survive in sea states up to sea state six.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Domenic F. Napolitano, Craig W. Bradford, William E. Komm, Marc A. Brown, Frank H. Hitzke, David A. Sharp, Michael W. Little, Douglas L. Veilleux, II
  • Autonomous Data Relay Buoy
    Publication number: 20090279383
    Abstract: An easily deployable data relay buoy, in some embodiments, has a diesel powered alternator and storage battery, providing long service life. The data relay buoy has mechanical characteristics that allow it to maintain antenna stability in the presence of seas states from at least zero through four and to survive in sea states up to sea state six.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Domenic F. Napolitano, Craig W. Bradford, William E. Komm, Marc A. Brown, Frank H. Hitzke, David A. Sharp, Michael W. Little, Douglas L. Veilleux, II