Patents by Inventor William Otto Litrenta

William Otto Litrenta 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).

  • Retractable ignition system
    Patent number: 9273867
    Abstract: An integrated retractable burner ignition system including a burner having an outlet face and a flow passage including a front end substantially coincident with the outlet face of the burner and a gas inlet positioned rearward from the front end of the flow passage, an igniter including a high voltage electrode surrounded by an insulator and extending beyond the insulator to form a tip end of the igniter, the igniter being mounted slidably within the flow passage, an actuator connected to a rear portion of the igniter and configured to advance and retract the igniter within the flow passage, and a slidable seal between the igniter and the flow passage, the seal being positioned rearward of the gas inlet of the flow passage and frontward of the rear portion of the igniter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael David Buzinski, Shailesh Pradeep Gangoli, William Otto Litrenta, Reed Jacob Hendershot, Larry Saul Zelson
  • Retractable Ignition System
    Publication number: 20140220499
    Abstract: An integrated retractable burner ignition system including a burner having an outlet face and a flow passage including a front end substantially coincident with the outlet face of the burner and a gas inlet positioned rearward from the front end of the flow passage, an igniter including a high voltage electrode surrounded by an insulator and extending beyond the insulator to form a tip end of the igniter, the igniter being mounted slidably within the flow passage, an actuator connected to a rear portion of the igniter and configured to advance and retract the igniter within the flow passage, and a slidable seal between the igniter and the flow passage, the seal being positioned rearward of the gas inlet of the flow passage and frontward of the rear portion of the igniter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael David Buzinski, Shailesh Pradeep Gangoli, William Otto Litrenta, Reed Jacob Hendershot, Larry Saul Zelson