Richard Roby

US Patent:

7435080, Oct 14, 2008

Filed:

Jan 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/033180

Inventors:

Richard G. Joklik - Annapolis MD, US
Richard J. Roby - Columbia MD, US
Michael S. Klassen - Columbia MD, US
John L. Battaglioli - Glenville NY, US
Andrew J. Hamer - Columbia MD, US
Diwakar Vashishat - Columbia MD, US

Assignee:

Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. - Columbia MD

International Classification:

C10L 10/00
F23J 7/00

US Classification:

431 4, 431 3, 431121

Abstract:

A system and method for providing continuous measurement and control of a combustion device by altering the fuel composition delivered thereto. The system includes devices for sensing related information, such as fuel characteristics, combustion characteristics, or other device characteristics, and controlling the performance of the combustion device based on the sensed information. Performance control occurs via addition of one or more additives to the fuel to adjust combustion characteristics. Via such sensing and performance control, consistent combustion device performance may be maintained, despite varying fuel characteristics. In one variation, sensing occurs for the fuel delivered to the combustion device, and one or more additives are added to the fuel, based on the composition and flow rate for the fuel. In another variation, characteristics of the combustion device in operation, such as flame characteristics, are sensed and used to adjust fuel characteristics via iterative addition of one or more additives.

US Patent:

7934924, May 3, 2011

Filed:

Oct 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/250700

Inventors:

Richard G. Joklik - Annapolis MD, US
Richard J. Roby - Columbia MD, US
Michael S. Klassen - Columbia MD, US
John L. Battaglioli - Glenville NY, US
Andrew J. Hamer - Columbia MD, US
Diwakar Vashishat - Columbia MD, US

Assignee:

Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. - Columbia MD

International Classification:

F23J 7/00

US Classification:

431 4, 431 3, 431121

Abstract:

A system and method for providing continuous measurement and control of a combustion device by altering the fuel composition delivered thereto. The system includes devices for sensing combustion characteristics or other device characteristics, and controlling the performance of the combustion device based on the sensed information. Performance control occurs via addition of one or more additives to the fuel to adjust combustion characteristics. Via such sensing and performance control, consistent combustion device performance may be maintained, despite varying fuel characteristics. In one variation,—characteristics of the combustion device in operation, such as flame characteristics, are sensed and used to adjust fuel characteristics via iterative addition of one or more additives.

US Patent:

20110234396, Sep 29, 2011

Filed:

Mar 24, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/071161

Inventors:

Stephen Miller OLENICK - Ellicott City MD, US
Douglas J. CARPENTER - Pasadena MD, US
Jason Anthony SUTULA - Ellicott City MD, US
Michael S. KLASSEN - Columbia MD, US
Richard J. ROBY - Columbia MD, US

Assignee:

SAFEAWAKE, LLC - Columbia MD

International Classification:

G08B 1/08
G08B 3/00

US Classification:

34053913, 3403841

Abstract:

Devices, systems, and methods for locating remote objects and notifying animals that alarms are active comprising detecting an alarm signal with an alarm sensor and a processor in communication with the alarm sensor and transmitting a locator signal and/or an audio signal having a frequency greater than 20 kHz in response to the detection of the alarm signal;

US Patent:

20140199642, Jul 17, 2014

Filed:

Mar 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/213356

Inventors:

- Annapolis MD, US
Richard JOKLIK - Annapolis MD, US
Casey FULLER - Columbia MD, US
Ponnuthurai GOKULAKRISHNAN - Columbia MD, US
Leo ESKIN - Darnestown MD, US
Glenn GAINES - Fallston MD, US
Richard J. ROBY - Columbia MD, US
Michael S. KLASSEN - Columbia MD, US

Assignee:

LPP COMBUSTION, LLC - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

F23D 11/44

US Classification:

431 11, 122 311, 431211

Abstract:

In one embodiment of a method for vaporizing liquids such as fuels, the liquid is sprayed into a chamber such that the spray does not impinge on any surface. The energy for vaporization is supplied through the injection of a hot diluent such as nitrogen or oxygen depleted air. Additional heat is added through the surface. In another embodiment, the liquid is sprayed onto a hot surface using a geometry such that the entire spray is intercepted by the surface. Heat is added through the surface to maintain an internal surface temperature above the boiling point of the least volatile component of the liquid. The liquid droplets impinging on the surface are thus flash vaporized. A carrier gas may also be flowed through the vaporizer to control the dew point of the resultant vapor phase mixture.