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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. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Jay M. Francisco, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Greg R. Giddings, San Marcos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jay M. Francisco, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Greg R. Giddings, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 3/00 (2006.01); F02C 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/08 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); F02C 7/224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/08 (2013.01); F05D 2220/50 (2013.01); F02C 7/224 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat exchanger has a first passage to be connected to a source of fuel. The heat exchanger has an outlet to communicate the fuel downstream. A second passage connects to a source of air. The air passes adjacent to the first passage to heat fuel in the first passage. A jet pump is positioned downstream of the second passage to receive air from the second passage. The jet pump includes a tap connected to a housing compartment to drain fluid from the compartment. A method is also disclosed.