ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,922, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Collins Engine Nozzles Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa).
"Fuel preheating for fuel injection" was invented by Jason Ryon (Carlisle, Iowa), Philip Buelow (West Des Moines, Iowa), Brandon Williams (Johnston, Iowa), Andy Tibbs (Earlham, Iowa) and Jared Richards (Mingo, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel pre-heating component in a gas turbine engine includes a component housing extending around a central axis from a first end to a second end, wherein the component housing includes walls that define an inner chamber, a heating element positioned inside the inner chamber, and a plurality of internal f...