Paul Economo

Title: Paul Economo and Fuel-Injection Innovation

Introduction

Paul Economo is an inventor based in Carlsbad, California, and works at Solar Turbines Inc. His patent work addresses fuel-injection technology for gas turbine engines, with a focus on reducing emissions at lower engine loads.

Latest Patents

Economo is associated with 1 patent, titled “Fuel Injector and Methods of Use.” The invention describes a fuel-injection head with a splitter that divides an annular passage into two passages for swirling an air-fuel mixture. Fuel can be supplied independently to each passage, enabling internal fuel staging in a double-swirler lean premix injector. This approach is intended to support lower emissions and extend emission warranties at lower engine loads. The design may also use gas streams to purge fuel from surfaces inside the passages.

Career Highlights

Economo’s disclosed patent work connects his role at Solar Turbines Inc. with engineering solutions for gas turbine combustion. The invention aims to provide an alternative to more expensive and complex approaches to low-emission operation.

Collaborations

The provided information identifies Jonathan Duckers and Steven M. Skinner as Economo’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on the invention.

Conclusion

Paul Economo’s patent describes an internally staged fuel injector designed to help gas turbine engines achieve lower emissions at reduced loads.