Two Of Three Disparate Fluids Premixed Patents (Class 239/419.3)
  • Patent number: 11339969
    Abstract: Adhesion of particulate matters to the burner accompanying combustion in a lean-combustion gas turbine combustor is suppressed, and the structural reliability is improved. In a gas turbine combustor including: a tubular liner that forms a combustion chamber; and a burner including an air hole plate that is arranged at an inlet of the liner and includes a plurality of air holes for guiding compressed air to the combustion chamber, and a plurality of fuel nozzles that are arranged on a side opposite to the combustion chamber with the air hole plate being sandwiched therebetween, the plurality of fuel nozzles each injecting a fuel toward a corresponding air hole, the air holes and the fuel nozzles forming a plurality of concentric annular lines, a plurality of small holes having opening diameters smaller than those of the air holes are provided through the air hole plate such that the plurality of small holes are positioned in an inner area of an innermost annular line of the air holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Asai, Shohei Yoshida, Yoshitaka Hirata, Akinori Hayashi, Yasuhiro Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11002224
    Abstract: A liquid propellant rocket engine includes a main turbo-pump and a boost turbo-pump. The main turbo-pump has a main pump with an outlet that is fluidly coupled with a supply line. The boost turbo-pump includes a housing, a rotor, a boost pump, and a turbine. The boost pump includes a first portion of the housing and a first portion the rotor. The turbine includes a second portion of the housing and a second portion of the rotor. The turbine has turbine blades attached to the second portion of the rotor and an inlet fluidly coupled with the supply line. The turbine has a plurality of circumferentially disposed feed lines defined by the second portion of the housing and not the first portion of the housing. The feed lines are fluidly coupled between the inlet and the turbine blades. The feed lines have an acute angle turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
    Inventor: Khin Phui
  • Patent number: 10953373
    Abstract: A nozzle including a first channel, a second channel annularly disposed around the first channel, and a plurality of third channels fluidly connected to the second channel. The nozzle includes an interior cavity having a first inlet fluidly connected to the first channel and a plurality of second inlets. Individual second inlets of the plurality of second inlets fluidly connect to individual third channels of the plurality of third channels. The interior cavity includes an outlet and an impinging surface located opposite the first inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Satya Ramakrishna Manda Venkata Naga, Kevin L. Martin, Paul Arthur Zwart, Andrew M. Denis
  • Patent number: 10940304
    Abstract: Mixing systems and methods include a mixing device comprising a primary tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and an inner lumen and at least one secondary tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and an inner lumen. The at least one secondary tube is substantially parallel to the primary tube. The distal end of the at least one secondary tube is fluidly connected to the primary tube at a junction located on the primary tube close to the distal end of the primary tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Intravenous Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Page, Stephen Probst, Thomas Corrado
  • Patent number: 10894237
    Abstract: A nozzle including an interior cavity, a structure disposed within the interior cavity, a first channel fluidly connected to the interior cavity, one or more second channels fluidly connected to the interior cavity, and one or more outlets coupled to the interior cavity. The structure includes a bottom impinging surface that is at least partially concave, one or more legs that support the bottom impinging surface, and a top surface located opposite the bottom impinging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Satya Ramakrishna Manda Venkata Naga, Kevin L. Martin, Paul Arthur Zwart, Andrew M. Denis
  • Patent number: 10888885
    Abstract: A nozzle including an exterior surface extending between a first end and a second end of the nozzle. The exterior surface including spray outlets disposed at the second end. An interior cavity is disposed interior to the exterior surface. A first channel and a second channel fluidly connect to the interior cavity. One or more third channels fluidly connect between the interior cavity and an individual spray outlet of the spray outlets. The one or more third channels rotate about a longitudinal axis of the nozzle and angle in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Satya Ramakrishna Manda Venkata Naga, Kevin L. Martin, Paul Arthur Zwart, Andrew M. Denis
  • Patent number: 10677459
    Abstract: The gas fuel burner of the present invention has: a first oxidation agent discharge port that is disposed in the center of a first circular face constituting a combustion chamber having a truncated cone shape that expands from the basal end toward the distal end of a burner body and that discharges a first oxidation agent in the direction that the center axis of the burner body extends; a gas fuel discharge port that is disposed on the outside of the first oxidation agent discharge port and that discharges gas fuel in a direction intersecting the direction that the center axis extends; and a second oxidation agent discharge port that is disposed on a side face of the combustion chamber and that discharges a second oxidation agent in a direction intersecting the direction that the center axis extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kimio Iino
  • Patent number: 10408455
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a bundled tube type fuel nozzle assembly. The fuel nozzle assembly includes a fuel plenum body including a forward plate, an aft plate, an outer band that extends between the forward plate and the aft plate and a fuel plenum defined within the fuel plenum body. A plurality of tubes extends through the fuel plenum. Each tube of the plurality of tubes includes an inlet defined along an outer surface of the forward plate and an outlet defined downstream from the inlet. The forward plate defines a plurality of fuel inlet slots that is in fluid communication with the fuel plenum. Each fuel inlet slot extends radially outwardly with respect to an axial centerline of the fuel plenum body along the outer surface of the forward plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael John Hughes, James Scott Flanagan, Jonathan Dwight Berry
  • Patent number: 10304705
    Abstract: A cleaning device for atomizing and spraying liquid in two-phase flow comprising a nozzle provided with multiple liquid bypass pipelines each having liquid guiding outlets inclined at a predetermined angle and an exhaust mesh plate having vertical gas guiding outlets, which makes the high speed liquid flow and high speed gas flow sprayed out therefrom collide against each other sufficiently to form ultra-micro atomized particles with uniform and adjustable size. The ultra-micro atomized particles are sprayed out downwardly to the wafer surface under the acceleration and vertical orientation effects of an atomized particle guiding outlet to perform a reciprocating cleaning for the wafer. Other components such as an ultrasonic or megasonic generation unit, a gas shielding unit, a self-cleaning unit or a rotating unit can also be provided to perform the multifunction of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BEIJING NAURA MICROELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Teng, Wei Li
  • Patent number: 10201690
    Abstract: A wound injector apparatus is described. The wound injector includes a clotting factor, an expandable material, a thermal agent, a chamber, and a nozzle. At least one chamber houses the clotting factor, the expandable factor and the thermal agent. Additionally, at least one nozzle is configured to discharge at least one of the clotting factor, the expandable material, and the thermal agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Nutter
  • Patent number: 10101032
    Abstract: A micromixer system includes a casing having a first side wall and a second side wall. Further, the micromixer system includes a plurality of pipes spaced apart from each other and disposed within the casing. Each pipe includes an inlet and an outlet formed in the first and second side walls respectively. The micromixer system includes a first plenum having a first inlet formed in the casing. The first plenum is disposed around a first portion of the plurality of pipes and fluidically coupled to the plurality of pipes. The micromixer system includes a second plenum having a second inlet formed in the casing and disposed around a second portion of the plurality of pipes. Further, the micromixer system includes a plurality of openings formed in the second side wall, surrounding the outlets of at least some pipes of the plurality of pipes, and fluidically coupled to the second plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bassam Sabry Mohammad Abd El-Nabi, Gregory Allen Boardman, Gerardo Antonio Salazar Lois
  • Patent number: 10060625
    Abstract: In a perforated coaxial jet burner implemented by a lot of air-fuel coaxial jets, a swirl plate (33) as an end face of the burner on the combustion chamber's side has a lot of air holes for supplying unburned premixed gas of fuel and air to the combustion chamber. Grooves (36) are formed downstream of the air holes of the swirl plate. Adhesion of flame to the swirl plate is inhibited by feeding part of the unburned premixed gas to the grooves. Further, the width of each remaining part (37) between adjacent grooves is set at several millimeters that is approximately equal to the flame quenching distance, by which adhesion of flame to the remaining parts is also prevented. With this configuration, both stable combustion and low NOx combustion can be achieved irrespective of the load condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Abe, Tomomi Koganezawa, Keisuke Miura
  • Patent number: 9958152
    Abstract: A nozzle cap (82) is disposed at a downstream end of the nozzle. The nozzle cap includes a bore arranged to accommodate a downstream portion of a fluid-injecting lance that extends along a longitudinal axis (18) of the nozzle. The downstream portion of the fluid-injecting lance includes a centrally-located atomizer (80) to form a first atomized ejection cone. An array of atomizers (84) is disposed in the nozzle cap. The array of atomizers is circumferentially disposed about the longitudinal axis of the lance. The array of atomizers may be positioned radially outwardly relative to the centrally-located atomizer to form an array of respective second atomized ejection cones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stephen A. Ramier, Vinayak V. Barve, Richard L. Thackway, Charalambos Polyzopoulos, Khalil Farid Abou-Jaoude
  • Patent number: 9931648
    Abstract: Apparati for generating a mist are disclosed. One apparatus is disclosed, which has an elongate hollow body (12) and an elongate member (14) located within the body (12). A transport fluid passage (16) and a nozzle (32) are defined between the body (12) and the elongate member (14). The transport fluid passage (16) has a throat portion of reduced cross-sectional area and is in fluid communication with the nozzle (32). The elongate member (14) includes a working fluid passage (26) and one or more communicating openings, such as for example, bores, annuli, and combinations thereof, (30) extending radially outward from the working fluid passage (26). The openings (30) permit a working fluid (e.g. water) to be passed into the transport fluid passage (16), whereupon the working fluid is subjected to shear forces by a high velocity transport fluid (e.g. steam). The shearing of the working fluid results in the generation of a mist formed from droplets of substantially uniform size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Brian Mayhall Fenton, Alexander Guy Wallis
  • Patent number: 9810433
    Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine is provided. The combustor includes a pre-combustion chamber having a center axis and a swirler which is mounted to the pre-combustion chamber. The swirler surrounds the pre-combustion chamber in a circumferential direction with respect to the center axis. The swirler has a bottom surface which forms a part of a slot through which oxidant/fuel mixture is injectable into the pre-combustion chamber, wherein the bottom surface is located in a bottom plane. The swirler further includes a fuel injector which is arranged to the bottom surface such that a fuel is injectable into the slot with a fuel injection direction, wherein a first component of the fuel injection direction is non-parallel to the normal (n) of the bottom plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Suresh Sadasivuni
  • Patent number: 9784452
    Abstract: A system including a first multi-tube fuel nozzle including a plurality of first tubes extending in an axial direction, wherein each first tube of the plurality of first tubes includes a first air inlet, a first fuel inlet, and a first fuel-air mixture outlet, a second multi-tube fuel nozzle including a plurality of second tubes extending in an axial direction, wherein each second tube of the plurality of second tubes includes a second air inlet, a second fuel inlet, and a second fuel-air mixture outlet, and an aft plate including a plurality of first tube apertures and a plurality of second tube apertures, wherein the plurality of first tubes extend to the plurality of first tube apertures, and the plurality of second tubes extend to the plurality of second tube apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Keener, Jason Thurman Stewart, Heath Michael Ostebee
  • Patent number: 9759426
    Abstract: A micro-mixer nozzle for use in a combustor of a combustion turbine engine, the micro-mixer nozzle including: a fuel plenum defined by a shroud wall connecting a periphery of a forward tube sheet to a periphery of an aft tubesheet; a plurality of mixing tubes extending across the fuel plenum for mixing a supply of compressed air and fuel, each of the mixing tubes forming a passageway between an inlet formed through the forward tubesheet and an outlet formed through the aft tubesheet; and a wall mixing tube formed in the shroud wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Johnson, Christopher Paul Keener, Jason Thurman Stewart, Heath Michael Ostebee
  • Patent number: 9574533
    Abstract: A fuel injection head for use in a fuel injection nozzle comprises a monolithic body portion comprising an upstream face, an opposite downstream face, and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. A plurality of pre-mix tubes are integrally formed with and extend axially through the body portion. Each of the pre-mix tubes comprises an inlet adjacent the upstream face, an outlet adjacent the downstream face, and a channel extending between the inlet and the outlet. Each pre-mix tube also includes at least one fuel injector that at least partially extends outward from an exterior surface of the pre-mix tube, wherein the fuel injector is integrally formed with the pre-mix tube and is configured to facilitate fuel flow between the body portion and the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Christopher Monaghan, Thomas Edward Johnson, Heath Michael Ostebee
  • Patent number: 9562688
    Abstract: A combustion burner including a fuel nozzle, a burner tube that surrounds the fuel nozzle to form an air passage between the burner tube and the fuel nozzle, swirler vanes that are arranged a circumferential direction on an external circumferential surface of the fuel nozzle, each of which extends along an axial direction of the fuel nozzle, and gradually curves from upstream to downstream so as to swirl air flowing in the air passage from the upstream to the downstream, a liquid fuel injecting hole that is formed on the fuel nozzle, and from which a liquid fuel is injected to a vane surface of each of the swirler vanes, and a cooling unit that cools a part of the vane surface on which the liquid fuel hits. The cooling unit includes a water cooling circuit formed inside the swirler vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Saito, Koichi Ishizaka, Satoshi Tanimura
  • Patent number: 9423135
    Abstract: A combustor includes a tube bundle that extends radially across at least a portion of the combustor. The tube bundle includes an upstream surface axially separated from a downstream surface, and a plurality of tubes extend from the upstream surface through the downstream surface to provide fluid communication through the tube bundle. A barrier extends radially inside the tube bundle between the upstream and downstream surfaces, and a baffle extends axially inside the tube bundle between the upstream surface and the barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael John Hughes, Johnie Franklin McConnaughhay
  • Patent number: 9423134
    Abstract: A bundled tube fuel injector includes a fuel plenum that is defined within the bundled tube fuel injector and a plurality of pre-mix tubes that extend downstream from the fuel plenum substantially parallel to one another. Each pre-mix tube includes an end portion and a radially extending end surface. The bundled tube fuel injector further includes a tube tip that is fixedly connected to the end portion of a corresponding pre-mix tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven Charles Woods, Gregory Scott Means, Mark Carmine Bellino, James Christopher Monaghan, Johnie F. McConnaughhay
  • Patent number: 9388745
    Abstract: An exemplary method for switching over a combustion device from operation with a first premix fuel to a second premix fuel includes reducing and stopping a first premix fuel supply and then starting a second premix fuel supply. In an intermediate phase, after the first premix fuel supply stop and before the second premix fuel supply start, the combustion device is operated with one or more pilot fuels generating diffusion flames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Mirko Ruben Bothien, Martin Zajadatz, Douglas Anthony Pennell
  • Patent number: 9353941
    Abstract: A burner assembly combines oxygen and fuel to produce a flame. The burner assembly includes an oxygen supply tube adapted to receive a stream of oxygen and a fuel supply tube arranged to extend through the oxygen tube to convey a stream of fluidized, pulverized, solid fuel into a flame chamber. Oxygen flowing through the oxygen supply tube passes through oxygen-injection holes formed in the fuel supply tube and then mixes with fluidized, pulverized, solid fuel passing through the fuel supply tube to create an oxygen-fuel mixture in a downstream portion of the fuel supply tube. This mixture is discharged into the flame chamber and ignited in a flame chamber to produce a flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis L. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9347668
    Abstract: A system includes an end cover for a multi-tube fuel nozzle. The end cover includes a first side, a second side disposed opposite the first side, a plurality of fuel injectors disposed on the first side, and at least one pre-orifice disposed within a passage within the end cover between the first and second sides. The pre-orifice is configured to be removed through the end cover from the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: James Harold Westmoreland, Patrick Benedict Melton
  • Patent number: 9182144
    Abstract: A hot air blower includes a shell including a fan mechanism, a combustion device, a vane mechanism, and a flame protector disposed therein. The vane mechanism includes a clipping seat and a plurality of guiding vanes extended thereon. The plurality of guiding vanes extend obliquely and prevents the air passing through the vane mechanism from generating turbulence. The clipping seat and the flame protector form a half-closed combustion chamber therebetween. Heat in the half-closed combustion chamber causes a thermal expansion of the air and, thereby increasing a speed and a volume of the air passing the guiding vanes of the vane mechanism. The heated air is discharged from an external flow tube and which controls a heating range of an area of the hot air blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Pro-Iroda Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Wei-Long Chen
  • Patent number: 8857740
    Abstract: A two-fluid nozzle is provided. The two-fluid nozzle includes a main nozzle, a mixing chamber and a nozzle orifice connected to the mixing chamber and positioned downstream of the mixing chamber. A ring of secondary air nozzles surrounding the nozzle orifice is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Dieter Wurz
  • Patent number: 8763933
    Abstract: A sprayer capable of avoiding clogging caused in the nozzle includes liquid supplies for supplying a liquid, and a nozzle connected to the liquid supply. The nozzle includes a first internal tube and a second internal tube through which a first liquid and a second liquid supplied from the liquid supply pass, respectively, and an external tube into which respective internal tubes are inserted, and which allows a gas to pass through the gap between it and each internal tube, for ejecting the first liquid and the second liquid with the gas. At least a part of the longitudinal direction of each internal tube is formed of a coil including a helically wound wire rod, so that the gas can flow into the inside of the coil from between the adjacent portions of the wire rod of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 8672238
    Abstract: A spray head is provided for a blower tube of a spray apparatus. The blower tube is adapted to conduct a blower air flow to the spray head (20) in a flow direction (18). The spray head includes a supply pipe (13) for a medium to be sprayed such as a liquid. The spray head also includes an inlet opening for receiving the blower air flow (40) and an outlet opening through which the blower air flow is discharged from the spray head enriched with the medium. The supply pipe (13) has an outer feed connection for the medium and a discharge opening (29) in the interior of the spray head for admixing the medium into the blower air flow (40). The discharge opening (29) defines a plane aligned in the flow direction (18) and an impediment is disposed at the edge of the discharge opening lying upstream with respect to the flow direction (18). The impediment disturbs the blower air flow entering the spray head through the inlet opening before it flows over the discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marcus Stein, Markus Herzog, Christine BƤhr
  • Patent number: 8640975
    Abstract: A miniaturized aerosol jet, or an array of miniaturized aerosol jets for direct printing of various aerosolized materials. In the most commonly used embodiment, an aerosol stream is focused and deposited onto a planar or non-planar target, forming a pattern that is thermally or photochemically processed to achieve physical, optical, and/or electrical properties near that of the corresponding bulk material. The apparatus uses an aerosol jet deposition head to form an annularly propagating jet composed of an outer sheath flow and an inner aerosol-laden carrier flow. Miniaturization of the deposition head facilitates the fabrication and operation of arrayed deposition heads, enabling construction and operation of arrays of aerosol jets capable of independent motion and deposition. Arrayed aerosol jets provide an increased deposition rate, arrayed deposition, and multi-material deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Optomec, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce H. King
  • Patent number: 8616464
    Abstract: A method of forming droplets comprises flowing a liquid through a channel; spreading the liquid into a thin film in the channel; and impinging the thin film with a flowing gas to atomize the liquid into droplets. The droplets may then be dried to produce dried particles, such as particles comprising a pharmaceutical active agent. The droplets formed by the disclosed process have improved size and/or size distribution characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Herman E Snyder, James Nasiatka, Christopher M Varga
  • Patent number: 8567199
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combustor including a baffle plate having at least one through baffle hole and at least one fuel nozzle extending through the at least one baffle hole. A plurality of injection holes extend through the at least one fuel nozzle and are configured to meter a flow of diluent into the combustor. Further disclosed is a method for providing diluent to a combustor including providing a plurality of openings located at at least one fuel nozzle extending through a through hole in a baffle plate. The diluent is flowed through the plurality of openings toward at least one airflow opening in the at least one fuel nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jesse Ellis Barton, Jonathan Dwight Berry, Mark Allan Hadley, Patrick Benedict Melton
  • Patent number: 8534575
    Abstract: A spraying device having a spray head for spraying at least one component comprises at least one substance component duct (6, 6?; 20), the component outlet (8, 8?; 23, 23?) of which leads out of a spray head tip (7). An annular duct (12) for a pressurized gas surrounds the at least one component duct (6, 6?; 20) at least partially in the longitudinal direction and leads out of the spray head (5) at the spray head tip (7). A pressurized gas supply duct (13) is provided for introducing pressurized gas at the annular duct (12). The annular duct (12) has a plurality of ribs (16, 16?), which divide the annular duct (12) at least in the region of the spray head tip (7) into pressurized gas outlet ducts (17, 17?) that are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Medmix Systems AG
    Inventor: William Brem
  • Patent number: 8371845
    Abstract: A head-mountable flashback arrestor for a gas torch having body, head, and tip sections. The head-mountable flashback arrestor may be disposed in a variety of gas torches, such as cutting torches, welding torches, heating torches, and so forth. The flashback arrestor also may embody a variety of filtering mechanisms, such as a porous metal structure. For example, the porous metal structure may be sintered from a metal particulate, such as a stainless steel powder, to form a non-linear or random flow pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Wakeman
  • Patent number: 8157191
    Abstract: A drywall mud spray nozzle includes a main inlet, a main outlet, a main bore extending between the main inlet and main outlet, a plurality of air injector bores having inlets adjacent the main inlet, outlets in the main bore, and outlets adjacent the main outlet, and a nozzle cap having a bore receiving outflow from the main outlet and air injector outlets and a nozzle tip through which the outflow sprays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Ray vonBampus
  • Publication number: 20120032002
    Abstract: A tip assembly for use in a gas cutting torch is provided that includes a tip and a mixer. The tip includes a tip central gas passageway and a distal orifice and the mixer includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion of the mixer is adapted for connection to the tip and the proximal end portion of the mixer defines a connecting member that removably connects the mixer to a torch head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Victor Equipment Company
    Inventors: Darrin MacKenzie, Chris Conway, Mike Wolfinger, Brandon Hebert
  • Patent number: 7856940
    Abstract: A control module for a nozzle arrangement, including at least one two-component nozzle for spraying a gas/liquid mixture on the zones of action between a tool and a workpiece is characterized by a gas supply line for pressurized air and a liquid supply line for pressurized liquid, both leading to the two-component nozzle, a liquid check valve in the liquid supply line, a control device to be actuated by the pressurized gas for opening or closing of the liquid check valve, a packing disposed downstream of the liquid check valve, a branch line in the form of a capillary tube extending from the packing to the or each two-component nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Microjet GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wendler, Edmar Link
  • Patent number: 7757964
    Abstract: An air cap for keeping a spray nozzle with a flat spray clean is presented. The air cap contain the nozzle and has a slit for the spray from the nozzle, through which opening an air flow is flowing in the same direction as the flat spray from the nozzle. The air cap is divided into a back component comprising an internal thread, and a front component comprising the slit. The components are rotatable relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Baldwin Jimek AB
    Inventor: Birger Hansson
  • Patent number: 7744019
    Abstract: An apparatus for mixing a catalyst with a resin and then spraying the mixture onto a surface. The catalyst is mixed with air before the catalyst/air mixture is introduced to the resin in the mixing tube. The sprayer is provided with a specially designed check valve to prevent resin and catalyst from back flowing into the air/catalyst supply line. The construction of the check valve prevents it from clogging or becoming stuck shut during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Alphagen Materials Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Merchant
  • Publication number: 20090277364
    Abstract: A nozzle tip [100] for a pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle [200] of a pulverized solid fuel-fired furnace includes: a primary air shroud [120] having an inlet [102] and an outlet [104], wherein the inlet [102] receives a fuel flow [230]; and a flow splitter [180] disposed within the primary air shroud [120], wherein the flow splitter disperses particles in the fuel flow [230] to the outlet [104] to provide a fuel flow jet which reduces NOx in the pulverized solid fuel-fired furnace. In alternative embodiments, the flow splitter [180] may be wedge shaped and extend partially or entirely across the outlet [104]. In another alternative embodiment, flow splitter [180] may be moved forward toward the inlet [102] to create a recessed design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Richard E. Donais, Todd D. Hellewell, Robert D. Lewis, Galen H. Richards, David P. Towle
  • Publication number: 20090095823
    Abstract: A fluid amplification and mixing device is provided, which includes a siphon plug defining a first portion of a passageway being configured to receive a first fluid. The siphon plug further defines at least one opening configured to receive a second fluid in communication with the passageway. A venturi defines a second portion of the passageway for receiving a mixture of the first and second fluids. The venturi further defines an input port configured to receive a third fluid and at least one accelerator chamber communicating with the input port and the second portion of the passageway. A siphon barrel defines a third portion of the passageway being configured to receive a mixture of the first, second and third fluids and supply the mixture to a combustion chamber thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: XIOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Gardega, Abdel N. Bacchus
  • Patent number: 7516909
    Abstract: An apparatus for mixing an additive into a fluid to form a settable mixture includes a main fluid passageway having an inlet for receiving a supply of the fluid and an outlet for dispensing the fluid, the passageway having a longitudinal axis. The apparatus includes a control valve defining a portion of the main fluid passageway and configured for selectively controlling the flow of fluid in the passageway, an additive injector disposed in the passageway and having an emitter disposed in close relationship with the axis and oriented toward the outlet. A static mixer is disposed between the injector and the outlet for enhancing the uniform mixing of the additive and the fluid. Connection points between the inlet, the valve and the static mixer are configured for smooth transition of fluid and the prevention of at least one of the collection and premature setting of the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Raymond A. Kaligian, II, James E. Messer, Dennis Lettkeman, Salvatore C. Immordino, Timothy Ross
  • Publication number: 20080128528
    Abstract: A fluid spraying system for applying a spraying solution to an area under low pressure. The system includes at least one supply device for providing an aqueous solution and one or more compounds to create the spraying solution. A mixing device is configured to mix and inject the aqueous solution and one or more compounds into the container to create the spraying solution. A distribution system in communication with the container includes at least one distribution conduit to remove the spraying solution from the container. One or more delivery devices in communication with the at least one distribution conduit apply the spraying solution under low pressure to the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Salvatore A. Alongi, Daniel R. Kramer
  • Publication number: 20080083841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel injector (100) for a gas turbine engine combustion chamber, comprising a first fuel supply line for running at idle speed, and a second, main, fuel supply line for running at speeds up to full throttle and first (112) and second (113) injection orifices with which the two fuel supply lines respectively communicate. The injector is one wherein the injection orifices (112, 113) are arranged in a ring, the first orifices occupying a sector of said ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Francois Rene Daniel BAINVILLE, Denis Jean Maurice Sandelis, Stephane Henri Guy Touchaud
  • Publication number: 20080035751
    Abstract: The nozzle for introducing and for metered addition of a treatment medium into the exhaust gas stream in combustion processes comprises a nozzle tube (2) and an inner displacement body (1) having a round cross section to form a nozzle ring gap (14). The displacement body (1) borders a mixing chamber (18) inside the nozzle tube (2) and on this end has a tapered area (3) with which it is held exclusively on a feed tube (5) for the treatment medium. The feed tube (5) crosses through a pressure chamber (6.1), which has two axial bordering walls (4, 7). The feed tube is held in these bordering walls, with a holder (12) being provided in the bordering wall (4), allowing the carrier medium from the pressure chamber (6.1) to flow through to the nozzle gap (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Johannes Martin, Dirk Hammler
  • Patent number: 6892963
    Abstract: A convergent type of spray gun is made portable by miniaturizing the components with the addition of a double tube, fluid tip and air cap for defining the discharge nozzle for the liquid resin and atomizing air. The dry powdered nozzle is likewise miniaturized and is adapted to fit over the double tube, fluid tip and air cap arrangement by including a sleeve disposed therebetween. The main body is configured in either an L-shape or straight-through configuration. Although the component parts are min is the spray gun is capable of flowing coating mixture at the same rate as the larger version convergent spray gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Usbi Co
    Inventors: Jack G. Scarpa, John D. Marlin, Terry Hall, Steven A. Cosby
  • Patent number: 6745951
    Abstract: A detonation gun for thermal spraying formed by a combustion chamber (1) and a barrel (2), with entrances for fuel (5) and for oxidizer (4), one or more spark plugs (6) for detonating the fuel-oxidizer mixture and one or more injectors (7) for the introduction of the product into the barrel, the gun in the invention centers its characteristics on the incorporation of a direct injection system of the fuel and oxidizer gases into the explosion chamber, producing explosive mixtures of different compositions according to the various zones in the explosion chamber, with a constrained volume existing in this explosion chamber in which only fuel is injected in such a way that it can generate high-energy explosions, maintaining the cyclic operation of the gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Aerostar Coatings, S.L.
    Inventors: Georgy Yur'evich Barykin, IƱaki Fagoaga Altuna
  • Patent number: 6669115
    Abstract: A nozzle for discharging finely atomized fluids comprises a vortex-mixing-module with a mixing chamber along with at least one liquid inlet tangentially communicating with the chamber and at least one gas inlet axially communicating with the liquid inlet prior to their injection into the mixing chamber, wherein the mixed fluid of liquid/gas from the liquid inlet is setting vortex flow, re-mixing with each other and forming bubble-laden fluid. An impingement member positioned at the downstream of a substantially concentric-mounted pintle stem of the module provides the function of metering flow and forming the spray angle while maintaining the flow distribution to be axial-symmetric in both mass and velocity plus forming a flow field with non-disturbed angular momentum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventors: Tai-Yen Sun, Shu-Hsien Wei
  • Publication number: 20030015604
    Abstract: A nozzle comprises a nozzle body, a principal orifice, annular orifice means in the front of the nozzle body for atomizing the stream ejected from the principal orifice, a pair of flattening orifice means in the front of the nozzle body for flattening the atomized stream, secondary orifice means in the front of the nozzle body for widening the flattened stream, and conduit means communicating between the back of the nozzle body and, respectively, said principal orifice means, said annular orifice, said flattening orifice means, and said secondary orifice means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: William Thoru Kobayashi, Nelson Seiji Yokaichiya
  • Patent number: 6409098
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for delivering single or multi-component material through a disposable delivery tube and atomizing the material into a spray pattern of substantially uniform dispersion. The apparatus includes a tubular manifold having an opening for receiving a disposable delivery tube with the exit end or nozzle of the delivery tube projecting out from the end of the manifold. A plurality of atomizer holes are formed in the end of the manifold surrounding the hole which receives the nozzle end of the delivery tube. A source of air under pressure is connected to direct air through the atomizer holes. An air cap is mounted to the manifold to direct air passing through the atomizer holes about the nozzle of the delivery tube to atomize the delivered material into a uniform spray pattern without the material coming into contact with either the manifold or the air cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Rhino Linings USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell H. Lewis, Mihai A. Solomon
  • Patent number: 6322000
    Abstract: A shut-off system that is semi-automatic or fully automatic shuts off the mechanism for flowing resin, air and filler to a miniaturized convergent spray gun so as to stop the flow of the ingredients of being sprayed and purging the spray gun so that the residue ingredients do not cure and destroy the gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jack G. Scarpa, John D. Marlin, Terry Hall, Steven A. Cosby, Jack D. Snyder