US Patent Issued to Collins Engine Nozzles on April 8 for "Proportional restriction of fuel nozzle with an auxiliary circuit" (Iowa, Connecticut, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,343, issued on April 8, was assigned to Collins Engine Nozzles Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa).

"Proportional restriction of fuel nozzle with an auxiliary circuit" was invented by Brandon P. Williams (Johnston, Iowa), Michael Ferrarotti (Durham, Conn.), Murtuza Lokhandwalla (South Windsor, Conn.), Todd Haugsjaahabink (Amherst, Mass.), Russell P. Rourke Jr. (East Granby, Conn.), Jay W. Kokas (Bloomfield, Conn.), Richard E. Versailles (New Hartford, Conn.), Charles E. Reuter (Granby, Conn.), Kevin Gibbons (Torrington, Conn.), Jesse C. Peters (Windsor, Conn.) and Jason A. Ryon (Carlisle, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel injector for a...