US Patent Issued to Collins Engine Nozzles on May 27 for "Fuel systems for torch ignition devices" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,005, issued on May 27, was assigned to Collins Engine Nozzles Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa).

"Fuel systems for torch ignition devices" was invented by Jason A. Ryon (Carlisle, Iowa), Lev Alexander Prociw (Johnston, Iowa) and Brandon P. Williams (Johnston, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torch igniter system for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a housing defining a combustion chamber, an ignition source disposed at least partially in the combustion chamber, a fuel injector, a first fluid path connecting a first fuel source to the fuel injector, a second fluid path connecting an air source to the fuel injector, and a third ...