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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marc Bouchez, Bourges, FR;
Assignee:
Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602701 ; 60245 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a hybrid engine capable of employing a ramjet mode and a super ramjet mode and comprising a main engine system (3, 4, 5, 8) which burns fuel and which comprises at least one air inlet (3) for an air stream (F), a combustion chamber (8) and a jetpipe (4). According to the invention, said engine (1) additionally comprises first means (10) for storing, in ramjet mode, air diverted from the air stream (F), and second means (11) for burning, in super ramjet mode, some of a fuel of the engine (1) with the air stored by the first means (10), before injecting it into the main engine system (3, 4, 5, 8).