Patents Assigned to Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
  • Nuclear fuel
    Patent number: 8755483
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel composition includes a nuclear fissile material and a neutron-absorption material that adjoins the nuclear fissile material. The nuclear fuel composition may be used in a nuclear reactor, such as a thermal reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory A. Johnson
  • Launch abort and orbital maneuver system
    Patent number: 8727283
    Abstract: A spacecraft includes a first engine configured to provide primary launch abort thrust and a second engine disposed radially from a center of gravity, the second engine configured to provide a secondary launch abort thrust, a primary orbital maneuvering thrust, and a primary control thrust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis E. Morris, Alfred Little
  • Sequence diagram system
    Patent number: 8731745
    Abstract: A method of generating a test sequence diagram includes: linking a first action of the plurality of actions with a second action of the plurality of actions and generating a test sequence diagram which maintains the linking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Fisher, Tim Brodeur
  • Scissor duct flex joint damper
    Patent number: 8696033
    Abstract: A flex joint assembly includes a damper mounted to a first scissors linkage and a second scissors linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale O. Cipra
  • Fuel-cracking diesel engine system
    Patent number: 8695540
    Abstract: A system includes a diesel engine and a fuel-cracking system in fluid communication with a fuel supply to the diesel engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan B. Minick
  • Rotary engine with exhaust gas supplemental compounding
    Patent number: 8689764
    Abstract: A rotary engine which provides a supplemental phase of compression between a first phase of compression and a second phase of compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of De, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Horn, Glenn L. Havskjold, Calvin Q. Morrison, Jr.
  • Reactor vessel and liner
    Patent number: 8673234
    Abstract: A reactor vessel liner system includes a liner having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of passages extending between the inner wall and the outer wall. An attachment member extends outwards from the outer wall for securing the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur Yows, Steven P. Fusselman, Bryan William McEnerney, Kenneth M. Sprouse
  • Track with overlapping links for dry coal extrusion pumps
    Patent number: 8631927
    Abstract: A chain for a particulate material extrusion pump includes a plurality of links, each of the plurality of links having a link body and a link ledge, wherein each link ledge of the plurality of links at least partially overlaps the link body of an adjacent one of the plurality of links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Saunders, John D. Brady
  • Cooling device and method with synthetic jet actuator
    Patent number: 8584735
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a heat sink body having a plurality of elongated channels that extend between respective channel inlets and outlets. A synthetic jet actuator module is adjacent to the heat sink body and includes a plurality of jet outlets adjacent to the respective channel inlets for emitting a plurality of vortices into the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventor: David W. Gerlach
  • Lifting system for solar power tower components
    Patent number: 8544237
    Abstract: A lifting assembly for a solar power tower includes a track, a cable, and a winch. The track extends longitudinally from the tower top to the tower base. The winch is located at the tower top and anchors the cable that extends toward the tower bottom adjacent the track. A component attached to the track and to the cable is guided along the track by the winch spooling or unspooling the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Zillmer, Daniel P. Cap
  • Tuned damper member
    Patent number: 8544597
    Abstract: A method of making a damper member includes forming a lattice network of a first material using an additive powder forming technique. The lattice network includes interconnected pores. A matrix of a second, different material is then deposited within the interconnected pores to form a damper member having an acoustic attenuation that is tuned to dampen a target vibrational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan William McEnerney