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Bretz, US

Bob Bretz, Howell, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110052839SHOWCASE DISPLAY BADGE - A vehicle showcase display badge is provided which includes a bezel, a substantially transparent front lens, and a rear lens comprising a light transparent front surface and a colored reflective rear surface. The badge also includes a graphic assembly disposed between the front lens and the rear lens, wherein the rear lens provides a three-dimensional appearance of the graphic assembly. The badge further includes an attachment for attaching the badge to a vehicle such that the graphic assembly is viewable. One or more curved surfaces may be employed on the rear lens to provide a shadow effect. One or more of the lenses may be overmolded.03-03-2011

David H. Bretz, West Des Moines, IA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090197214Air assisted simplex fuel nozzle - Disclosed is an air-assisted simplex spray nozzle assembly for a fuel burner that includes, inter alia, a nozzle body that has opposed upstream and downstream ends, wherein the downstream end of the nozzle body defines a fuel outlet, an adapter member that is engaged with the upstream end of the nozzle body and defines concentrically positioned air and fuel inlets for the nozzle assembly and an air cap that is positioned over the downstream end of the nozzle body. The nozzle assembly further includes a fuel circuit and a first air circuit. The fuel circuit directs fuel from a fuel pump toward the fuel outlet of the nozzle body. The fuel circuit extends from the fuel inlet of the adapter member through the nozzle body to the fuel outlet. The first air circuit directs assist air towards the fuel exiting from the fuel outlet. The first air circuit extends from the air inlet of the adapter member, through a gap defined between the air cap and the nozzle body and merges with the fuel emitted from the fuel outlet of the nozzle body. In certain embodiments, the assist air is provided to the first air circuit by an auxiliary pump.08-06-2009
20090212139Radially outward flowing air-blast fuel injector for gas turbine engine - An air-blast fuel injector is disclosed which includes an outer air circuit having an exit portion, an inner air circuit having an outlet configured to direct air toward the exit portion of the outer air circuit, and a fuel circuit radially outboard of the inner air circuit and having an exit communicating with the outer air circuit upstream from the exit portion of the outer air circuit.08-27-2009
20090255258Pre-filming air-blast fuel injector having a reduced hydraulic spray angle - An air-blast fuel injector is disclosed that includes an on-axis inner air circuit, a fuel circuit radially outboard of the inner air circuit, the fuel circuit having an axially converging pre-filming chamber and an axially diverging pre-filming surface extending from the pre-filming chamber to an exit annulus and an outer air circuit radially outboard of the fuel circuit communicating with the exit annulus of the axially diverging pre-filming surface.10-15-2009
20100287946Lean direct injection atomizer for gas turbine engines - A lean direct injection fuel nozzle for a gas turbine is disclosed which includes a radially outer main fuel delivery system including a main inner air swirler defined in part by a main inner air passage having a radially inner wall with a diverging downstream surface, an intermediate air swirler radially inward of the main inner air swirler for providing a cooling air flow along the downstream surface of the radially inner wall of the main inner air passage, and a radially inner pilot fuel delivery system radially inward of the intermediate air swirler.11-18-2010
20110089262Radially outward flowing air-blast fuel injector for gas turbine engine - An air-blast fuel injector is disclosed which includes an outer air circuit having an exit portion, an inner air circuit having an outlet configured to direct air toward the exit portion of the outer air circuit, and a fuel circuit radially outboard of the inner air circuit and having an exit communicating with the outer air circuit upstream from the exit portion of the outer air circuit.04-21-2011
20110089264Radially outward flowing air-blast fuel injection for gas turbine engine - An air-blast fuel injector is disclosed which includes an outer air circuit having an exit portion, an inner air circuit having an outlet configured to direct air toward the exit portion of the outer air circuit, and a fuel circuit radially outboard of the inner air circuit and having an exit communicating with the outer air circuit upstream from the exit portion of the outer air circuit.04-21-2011

Patent applications by David H. Bretz, West Des Moines, IA US

James Bretz, Lancaster, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090037034VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-LEVEL CACHING - A system and method for monitoring vehicle performance including multi-level caching. The system includes a vehicle portion with sensors, a vehicle caching data server, and a wireless transceiver and a monitoring station portion with monitoring workstations, a monitoring caching data server, and a wireless transceiver. The monitoring caching data server receives and aggregates requests for vehicle performance data from the monitoring workstations based on request priority and available bandwidth. The vehicle caching data server stores vehicle performance data from the sensors and selectively transmits a subset of the vehicle performance data to the monitoring caching data server in response to aggregate requests.02-05-2009